PAN-ORAMA
PAN-ORAMA is a pavilion designed for the 4th edition of the Festival des Cabanes at Villa Medici.
The project consists of a square enclosure that embraces a centuries-old pine tree in the garden, defining two distinct spaces: an inner one—more intimate and contemplative—facing the tree and the sky; and an outer one, in dialogue with the hedges that characterize the Villa’s gardens.
Access to the enclosure is through an opening facing east. Once the threshold is crossed, the visitor can choose to remain in the secluded space around the pine or continue toward a second opening, beyond which lies the path leading to the elevated part of the enclosure.
All along the perimeter, the project is punctuated by a series of openings that create poetic relationships with the surrounding environment: in some cases framing views of the city of Rome, in others glimpses of Villa Medici, and in others still the ancient pine or natural elements of the garden.
The enclosure is made entirely of dark pine wood, a material that enhances the visual experience through an optical effect: from the darkness of the inner space, the perception of the outer space is intensified.
PAN-ORAMA is the design of a spatial experience made of revelations and continuous transitions, of compressions and expansions, of allusions and references.
