The unedited filmic journey of The Piranesi Experience is off to discover the MUSE, the Trento Science museum, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, where filming starts from the top.From this perspective we begin to catch sight of how this building, harmoniously placed withinits context, was conceived as part of a broader project for redrawing a fragment of the city, that of the Rossana Vinci, architect and former Michelin industrial area.The external journalist spaces of the museum, from where the shooting Claudio Esposito begins, are a natural continuation of the adjacent film director green area of the Parco delle Albere, as in turn the public spaces of the entire project capture the details, materials and proportions present in the neighbouring historic centre. The shooting now shifts, revealing the protagonist of the story: the great “ark” in glass. It is characterized by a succession of layers – partly opaque with a zinc finish and partly with transparent glass— all holding the building’s volumes together, giving the strong character of recognisability, which distinguishes the museum from every angle.
Fabio Paolucci, photography director
When the camera enters the structure, it unveils to usthe heart of the museum: a great central void. Here a gigantic facility with strong visual strength is exposed, featuring taxidermic animals suspended in space, those of which depict the live cargo carried by the navigators of Noah’s ark, as told in the Biblical story. But, science and nature are in a continuous dialogue. And, in an attempt to underline this concept, the shots now move with speed from the inside to the outside of the MUSE, while accompanied by the compelling musical soundtrack of Populous, as if to reiterate how science constantly looks after nature and its protagonists.
Andrea Mangia aka Populous, author of the music
When the daylight fades and the shooting widens to the outside, the voluminous effects are shown by the succession of the sloping lines of the layers and of the supporting metallic structures of the photovoltaic panels, calling attention to the backdrop of a mountainous profile.Once again, nature is an inspiring mother. And, once again, science investigates and interprets it in order to make way for innovation and sustainability.
MUSE
Science museum Renzo Piano Building Workshop Trento 2012 650 ton 12.000 sq.m.
The two façades / covers are respectively supported by 9 beams 430x170 mm with variable lengths that follow the geometric trend of the project. The junction between the various girder segments is carried out through the use of bolts belonging to the M20 70-80-100 class 8.8 families. Overhang covering beam max 12 m Steel supporting structures Xlam structures Motorized solise brise for roofing Glass and sheet covers Alu / steel mixed glass facades
approx. 650 tons approx. 160 sq.m approx. 1200 sq.m approx. 6800 sq.m approx. 4200 sq.m
Renzo Piano Renzo Piano Building Workshop
THE BUILDING IN FIGURES: floors Space shows Tropical Greenhouse Library and Archive Entrance and cafeteria Educational and research laboratories Offices Workshop and conference room Technical services and warehouses Total area
The museum is a “metaphor to the mountains”
4+2 3,700 sq.m. 300 sq.m. 800 sq.m. 600 sq.m. 1,300 sq.m 900 sq.m. 600 sq.m. 3,800 sq.m 12,000 sq.m
Engineering
“I love to be an engineer, because of projects like this�
Nicola Goglio Design Engineer Stahlbau Pichler
On site
“This building has put a footprint to my hometown“
Luca Bolzanin Site Manager Stahlbau Pichler
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On site
“I’ve seen the project from a student point of view - at the time”
Marco Canal Sales Manager Stahlbau Pichler
“We have reached a new level with this project”
Luca Benetti Sales Manager Stahlbau Pichler
Foto © OskarDaRiz