Rome, Italy
Onorato di Manno and Andrea Tanci from SET Architects have built a pop-up pavilion, designed as a temporary installation for the Architecture Festival of Rome, based on a simple geometric composition made of XLam walls, known as cross-laminated timber.
The pavilion named Skyframe is designed as a temporary installation for the festival based on a simple geometric composition made of XLam walls, known as CLT (Cross Laminated Timber).
The installation is located in Piazza del Gazometro, an area strongly characterized by the presence of industrial archeology buildings of the twentieth century.
Skyframe is conceived as a landmark, 5 meters high, capable of attracting passers-by and transforming the daily use of the square into a new individual experience of public space.
From the outside, the architectural object has a double nature: the XLam structure characterizes the base with a strong natural character, while the upper part is iridescent and reflects the shades of the sky and the surrounding urban landscape, thanks to the use of a coating “Rockpanel Platinum” panels.
The installation is therefore constantly changing and takes on ever-changing reflections and shades as the light changes, at different times of the day.
The internal space, 160×160 cm square, is mono-material and features XLam walls that plant a telescope that frames the sky.
The access is outlined by four portals that allow free and dynamic use of the architectural object.
The internal space, intimate and compressed, leads the visitor to look up and admire the sky of Rome at a precise moment of the day.
The installation is configured as an interactive urban device that modifies the ordinary dynamics of the use of public space, showing how architecture can offer new ways of experiencing the city.
As we live in a social media era, visitor can take their own photo of the Rome sky and share it using the #skyframerome hashtag or tagging the Instagram page @skyframerome.
Every single photo will become part of a piece of a larger collection generated from the images of the various users.
Project: Skyframe
Architects: SET Architects
Lead Architects: Onorato di Manno and Andrea Tanci
Design Partner: Lea Ružic
Technical Sponsor: Rockwool Italia Spa
Coordinator: Arch. Gabriele Russo – Project Sales Specialist Rockwool Italia Spa
Project Management and Engineering: Pierluigi Evangelista
General Contractor: Wood Building Srl
Client: Ordine degli Architetti di Roma e Provincia
Photographers: Simone Bossi
