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How to preserve the natural vocation of the project site to be an archaeological museum with
the request of the competition - the construction of a SPA tower of 100m?
How can a skyscraper be integrated in an area of such historic-archaeological importance?
How should a skyscraper work to ensure not only its functions / services, but also that it attracts
the interest of casual visitors?
The new SPA tower will be at the same time an archaeological tourist destination and a
thermal facility, it will thus have a double use: cultural (at ground floor) and thermal (in the
tower) and will also accommodate recreational and sports activities.
This will be achieved thanks to two combined strategies: 1) extension of the archaeological
Parco di Traiano with excavation and restoration of the ruins of the Terme di Tito. 2) the
construction of the SPA tower whose lower part – covering the perimeter of the plot – will create
a sort of covered square with a partially transparent floor, that will show the ruins of the Terme di
Tito.
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Status: Competition
Site: Rome, Italy
Program: Leisure skyscraper
Key Team Members: Marco de Piaggi, Federico Caputo, Weronika Wawrzyniak