MAXXI
Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo
MAXXI is no ordinary gallery. With 2,600m2 of glass, unmanaged daylight could have been harmful and inefficient. The roof is an intricate array of shading devices and buffer spaces to manage daylight and heat gain to exacting standards. This connection to nature delivers dynamic spaces and a feeling of well-being inside the building.
In hot sunny climates natural processes alone can't deliver the environment that artwork and people enjoy. High efficiency air-conditioning plant has therefore been integrated into the very fabric of the building, so nothing is on show. These systems allow the internal environment to change in response to the external seasons to further reduce energy cost.
Day-lit indoor spaces feel connected to nature; they become dynamic.
Intricate shading devices in the roof modulate and filter light.
A computer model was used to predict air flow and temperature profile in the building.
Hidden engineering emphasises the fluid, clear spaces created by the architecture.
MAXXI is one project in our continuing story of nearly 50 years of delivering international buildings.