LIVING MUSEUM

Competition Terra Viva, Orani - Sardinia

TAKING ROOT : PROLIFERATION

The beautiful site of Orani is plentiful of treasure from the nature. The fascinating beauty of the grazing light of Sardegna, colliding with the white stones of the village houses and illuminating the narrow streets, has been one magical moment that fostered the use of a delicate translucent fabric to diffuse the sun within our structure.

The living museum is taking root within the earth of Orani, as a centennial olive tree, and its branches support the light inflatable fabric shell which houses the numerous sleeping capsules where the visitors will stay.

The structure evolves along the different seasons : it breathes and blossoms as the spring sparks the summer and cowers when the winter and the rains rush downhills toward the sea. Each capsule is a piece of dream floating under the main tree, where one can find everything, she/he may need to experience the singularity and the beauty of living connected to the nature and the sky.

A delicate inflated shell protects the visitor, which opalescence can vary with the incorporation of an opaque gas in between the two layers of fabric.

Finally, the living museum acknowledges that the museum of Orani needs to be extended to better share the beautiful heritage of its region and artists, which would be achieved through the generous and light continuous space inside the structure, where art and nature could subsist in a symbiotic relationship.

“ The main structure is constituent of the permanent landscape. It flows along the slope and mean-ders in between the trees, expanding the architecture outside and onto landscape element where one can sit or lay. From this point onwards, the inflatable shell is part of the temporary landscape. The colour of its reflection manifests the action of nature on human activities, and especially on the arts of Costantino Nivola, through the play of lights, hues, and textures.”