The geometrical layout structuring the piazza is made up of a dense, graded mesh of golden rectangles. The measurements for these have been taken from the site's main dimensions, which determine every element of the piazza, from the basic geometry to the design of the paving sections. Within the piazza, the designers have introduced the unusual idea of creating folds in the ground. This three-dimensional modelling of the ground has two roles: it gives each zone its own spatial character, and it emphasises pre-existing spatial tensions, introducing new ones at the same time.
The unity and identity of the design is promoted by the system of triangular sections included within the overarching geometrical layout. Thanks to its continuously varied use of different materials, sizes and combinations, this is also what creates the great variety within this landscape, one uneasily balanced between natural and artificial. Maria Claudia Clemente, Francesco Isidori
Piazza Fontana, Quinto de Stampi, Rozzano
Architect: Labics (Maria Claudia Clemente, Francesco Isidori)
Design team: Gaia Maria Lombardo, Giorgio Pasqualini, Susan Berardo
Consultants: DFM technical studio
Client: Comune di Rozzano
Timescale: design, 2006-2007; construction, 2009
Total area: 6,200 mq Cost: € 1,240,000
