This thesis seeks to make the architects aware on how a historical building is more than a static piece of art in a museum; rather than being left empty and unused, it should host an actual connection with the user where it transmits its history and continues to give the opportunity to create new experiences as part of an architectural project. The “Metamorphosis Apartment” in Mantua’s Ducal Palace museum was taken as a project laboratory, analyzing its history in relationship with the city and the Ducal Palace museum complex. An accurate physical study of the building, including a complete survey and diagnosis of the actual situation, has been included. Different case studies were also taken as examples of how to realize a project in a historical building of this kind and later connected to the Metamorphosis Apartment’s proposal. To explain some of the aspects to be taken into consideration when realizing a project for a historical building, a theoretical framework is exposed, explained and related with the Metamorphosis Apartment project. Finally, a proposal for the Metamorphosis Apartment is developed including all the theoretical aspects and the results of the initial building’s diagnosis. This proposal is called “a Box inside a Box” and shows how architecture itself can solve the problem of an empty and unused historical building, enhancing its values and giving back a real spatial experience.
Questa tesi mira a sensibilizzare gli architetti sull’approccio al lavoro in edifici storici per quanto sono più da opere d’arte statici che fanno parte di un museo. Invece di essere vuoti e sottoutilizzate, gli edifici debbono ospitare una connessione effettiva con l’utente per trasmetterle la sua storia e creare nuove esperienze, come parte di un progetto architettonico. L’Appartamento della Metamorfosi nel Palazzo Ducale a Mantova è stato scelto come laboratorio di progettazione, analizzando la sua storia in rapporto con la città e con il Palazzo Ducale stesso. Un accurato studio fisico dell’edificio, tra cui una completa indagine e diagnosi della situazione reale, è stato incluso. Casi studi sono state presse come esempi da progetti in edifici storici di questo tipo e comunque, collegato alla proposta architettonica dell’Appartamento della Metamorfosi. Per indagare sui diversi aspetti da prendere in considerazione nella realizzazione di un progetto in un edificio storico, è stato sviluppato un marco teorico collegato anche con il progetto dell’Appartamento della Metamorfosi. Infine, è stata sviluppata una proposta per l’Appartamento della Metamorfosi, compresi tutti gli aspetti e i risultati del diagnostico dell’edificio, “la scatola dentro la scatola”. In questa proposta viene illustrato come l’architettura stessa può risolvere il problema di un edificio storico vuoto e sottoutilizzato, rendendo conta e migliorando i suoi valori e restituendo un’esperienza spaziale tangibile.
A box inside a box. New documentary center for Mantua's Ducal Palace
VILLA MONTOYA, DIEGO
2017/2018
Abstract
This thesis seeks to make the architects aware on how a historical building is more than a static piece of art in a museum; rather than being left empty and unused, it should host an actual connection with the user where it transmits its history and continues to give the opportunity to create new experiences as part of an architectural project. The “Metamorphosis Apartment” in Mantua’s Ducal Palace museum was taken as a project laboratory, analyzing its history in relationship with the city and the Ducal Palace museum complex. An accurate physical study of the building, including a complete survey and diagnosis of the actual situation, has been included. Different case studies were also taken as examples of how to realize a project in a historical building of this kind and later connected to the Metamorphosis Apartment’s proposal. To explain some of the aspects to be taken into consideration when realizing a project for a historical building, a theoretical framework is exposed, explained and related with the Metamorphosis Apartment project. Finally, a proposal for the Metamorphosis Apartment is developed including all the theoretical aspects and the results of the initial building’s diagnosis. This proposal is called “a Box inside a Box” and shows how architecture itself can solve the problem of an empty and unused historical building, enhancing its values and giving back a real spatial experience.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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