De Amicis Architetti
A design precedent for inserting a transparent circular pavilion into a sunken historic courtyard, balancing modern lightness with traditional context.
- What we like about this project
- The sunken circular terrace seamlessly bridges the grade change between the lawn and the glazed interior.
Materials
- glass
- concrete
- stone
- steel
- timber
Visual identifiers
- circular-pavilion
- sunken-courtyard
- glass-walls
- amphitheater-steps
Style tags
- contemporary
- contextual
- transparent
- pavilion-architecture
Visual tags
- pavilion
- courtyard
- public-space
- transparent
- concentric
- Geometry
- A central circular pavilion placed in a concentric stepped amphitheater courtyard, framed symmetrically by existing orthogonal structures.
- Facade system
- Full-height frameless glass curtain wall under a thin cantilevered flat roof.
- Structural guess
- Slim steel columns supporting a perimeter ring beam and flat roof slab above glass walls.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled gathering space; the circular pavilion seats numerous people under a low horizontal roofline.
- Lighting
- Overcast daylight overhead contrasts with the warm, glowing interior illumination radiating from within the glass pavilion.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and luminous, drawing the eye toward the glowing central gathering space.
- Environmental context
- Courtyard nestled between historic-style masonry buildings with vertical planting elements and mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- The descent into the sunken courtyard creates a sense of arrival before entering the transparent, light-filled pavilion volume.
- Composition rhythm
- Radial symmetry of the sunken ring counterpoints the linear facades of the surrounding buildings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary intervention in historic context
- Program
- Community gathering hall or events pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, concrete, stone, steel, timber
- Visual identifiers
- circular-pavilion, sunken-courtyard, glass-walls, amphitheater-steps
- Style tags
- contemporary, contextual, transparent, pavilion-architecture
- Visual tags
- pavilion, courtyard, public-space, transparent, concentric
- Geometry
- A central circular pavilion placed in a concentric stepped amphitheater courtyard, framed symmetrically by existing orthogonal structures.
- Facade system
- Full-height frameless glass curtain wall under a thin cantilevered flat roof.
- Structural guess
- Slim steel columns supporting a perimeter ring beam and flat roof slab above glass walls.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled gathering space; the circular pavilion seats numerous people under a low horizontal roofline.
- Lighting
- Overcast daylight overhead contrasts with the warm, glowing interior illumination radiating from within the glass pavilion.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and luminous, drawing the eye toward the glowing central gathering space.
- Environmental context
- Courtyard nestled between historic-style masonry buildings with vertical planting elements and mature trees.
- Spatial experience
- The descent into the sunken courtyard creates a sense of arrival before entering the transparent, light-filled pavilion volume.
- Composition rhythm
- Radial symmetry of the sunken ring counterpoints the linear facades of the surrounding buildings.
- Style reading
- Contemporary intervention in historic context
- Program
- Community gathering hall or events pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture