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Piazzale Flaminio

The building in Rome’s P.le Flaminio was designed in the 1970s by Luigi Moretti, one of Italy’s most significant architects of the 20th century.

The redevelopment project respects Moretti’s original design, seeking to combine the architect’s architectural integrity and wishes with the needs of the 21st century.

The philological restoration, using the most modern and high-performance technologies, provides the new facades with a refined verticality that was impossible to achieve at the time.  Interventions in the façade elements, such as the aluminium cornices, the reinforced concrete volumes on the roof and the white pillars, are minimal.

The windows are full-height, with very light, almost invisible frames, so as to realise the Master’s wishes. Modern materials make a difference not only in an aesthetic sense: the glass chosen insulates the building much more effectively, bringing it up to a higher energy standard.

To reflect the sketches of the original project, the aluminium profiles, which run vertically on the façades and were coloured red in the 1970s, have been made gold.