This design is for an urban transit hub at Largo di Torre Argentina in Rome, Italy.



Considerations were given to archaeological sites, pathways of transit, and pedestrian protection. Like most of Rome, archaeological ruins can be found about 20 feet below street level. Specifically at this site, four pagan temples were buried. After being uncovered decades before, the ruins began to act like a building in scale, access, and urban treatment. A nearby and related temple has small museum, the Crypta Balbi, which lets viewers descend into the ancient layer. This proposed urban hub also pays homage to the ruins it protects in a museological fashion. Space for temporary and permanent exhibitions is made available at the ancient ground level.