Project
Vittorio Grassi Architects
Result
1st classified
Gross Floor Area
8,000 sqm
Contract Value
22.5 m Euros
Museum Program
Aubry Guiguet Programmation
Consolidation
D'Appolonia Engineering
Structural Design
Favero & Milan Engineering Ltd.
Services Design
Manens Intertecnica Ltd.
Quantity Surveyor
Favero & Milan Engineering Ltd.
Healt & Safety
D'Appolonia Engineering
Fire Prevention
GAE Engineering Ltd.
Graphic Design
Bob Noorda
The New Galleria Sabauda, inaugurated in December 2014 in Turin, represents an intervention of great significance in the field of restoration and conservation of cultural heritage in Italy.
The relocation of the Gallery completes the final configuration of the architectural masterplan of the Royal Museums, which includes some of the city’s most prestigious museum institutions: the Royal Palace, the Royal Armoury, the Archaeological Museum, the Royal Library, and the exhibition space of Palazzo Chiablese.
The project achieves a perfect cohesion between the works of art on display and their installation, returning to the public one of Italy’s principal public art galleries and enhancing the relationship between architecture, art, and heritage. The intervention stands out for its meticulous restoration work and for a discreet and elegant exhibition design, conceived in full respect of the existing historic building and the criteria for the renovation of historic buildings.
With the transfer to the long wing designed by Emilio Stramucci in the 19th century, occupied until a few years ago by the offices of the Piedmont Region, the royal collection has regained its original splendor. Larger and more functional exhibition spaces now host over 800 works of art, organized according to a museographic route that guides visitors through all the floors of the building.
The central functions necessary for the life of a contemporary museum facility are located on the ground floor and in the attic, integrating modern needs with historical preservation.
The project, winner of the international competition launched in 2003 and developed by architects from international competitions, was carried out in collaboration with Rick Mather Architects, OBR Architects, and Studio Albini.
The intervention represents an example of excellence in the field of restoration and heritage enhancement, recognized as a reference model also in the context of architecture awards for the quality of its conservation and design approach.
