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MAXXI Museum Extension

- Rome, Italy

The MAXXI Museum Extension in Rome by LAN redefines urban space with a multifunctional building and a linear urban park, integrating nature and artifice.

Street view with a traditional pink building and a modern white building with a rooftop garden.

A street view showing a contrast between a traditional pink building and a modern white building with large windows and a rooftop garden.

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MAXXI Museum Extension

A New Architectural Dialogue in Rome The MAXXI Museum Extension in Rome, designed by LAN, embodies a new generation of hybrid architectures that blend the boundaries between nature and artifice. Situated in a developing area near the Tiber and beneath Monte Mario, the project asserts the identity of the MAXXI complex through a multifunctional building and a linear urban park. The new building is a silent architecture that reinterprets existing urban patterns with orthogonal forms and simple volumes. It houses restoration and research laboratories, archives, and educational spaces across multiple levels, crowned by a large hanging botanical garden. The reflective compluvium on the roof, with its mirror material, creates a kaleidoscopic effect, multiplying images of vegetation and seasons. The urban park introduces permeable green surfaces to enhance climatic comfort, replacing the cemented areas typical of the site. This approach transforms the space into a lush green landscape, retaining the parallel strip configuration reminiscent of Zaha Hadid’s original design.

Design Highlights

Integration of a multifunctional building and urban park Use of orthogonal forms and simple volumes Hanging botanical garden with reflective compluvium Prefabricated panels in polished pink concrete Permeable green surfaces to improve microclimate

Key Facts

Feature Description
Location Rome, Italy
Architect LAN
Year 2024
Status Competition
Materials Reinforced concrete, prefabricated panels

Technical summary

Updated 4/20/2026

Finishes

  • Façade: Prefabricated panels in polished pink concrete.

Materials

  • concrete — Load-bearing structure and façade panels.
  • glass — Windows and large openings.
  • wood — Interior elements and canopy structures.

Construction / Systems

  • Structural: Modular systems of reinforced concrete pillars and beams.

Products

  • Not specified

Palette / Lighting

  • Colors: pink, beige
  • Lighting: Natural and track lighting

Images

Street view with a traditional pink building and a modern white building with a rooftop garden.
Modern building with rooftop garden and large rectangular openings, surrounded by greenery.
Building entrance labeled 'MAXXI HUB' with wooden interior and glass doors, scattered leaves on the ground, and a tree branch above.
Person on a gravel path with greenery and trees under a wooden canopy.
Interior of a modern multi-level building with glass walls, skylights, and seating areas.
Interior view of a modern atrium with concrete walls and floors, featuring stairs and modular seating.
Interior of a modern classroom with people seated at tables on wheels, large window with trees outside.
Interior gallery with colorful sculptures and a large painting, featuring white walls and track lighting.
Interior of a laboratory with a person working at a bench, large windows, shelves, and equipment.
Interior of a modern laboratory with a person in a lab coat, large windows, and various equipment.
Aerial view of a cityscape architectural model with buildings, roads, and green spaces.
Scale model of a rectangular building with a rooftop garden and transparent facade, surrounded by trees and other structures.
Architectural model of a building with rooftop garden and surrounding trees.
Modern building with rooftop garden and surrounding trees and seating.
Modern building with flat roof and columns, surrounded by trees, with people in the foreground.
Person on gravel path amidst greenery under modern structure.
People in a modern outdoor space with greenery, trees, and architectural elements.
Interior of a modern building with large windows, multiple levels, and people working inside.
Modern building with glass windows and trees around, people walking and cycling.
Modern building with glass windows and rooftop garden, surrounded by trees and courtyard with seating.
Modern building with glass windows next to an older pink residential building, with people crossing the street.
Urban park with tall trees and people sitting on grass, surrounded by historical buildings.
Rooftop garden with people and greenery, featuring reflective surfaces.
Architectural master plan of MAXXI museum extension in Rome with building layouts and green spaces.
Site plan of the MAXXI museum extension in Rome with green areas and building layouts.
Floor plans of the MAXXI museum extension in Rome, including basement, ground floor, first floor, second floor, and roof garden.
Section drawings of a building with multiple levels and a rooftop garden, labeled Section AA and Section BB.
Axonometric landscape drawing of MAXXI museum extension with green spaces and modern architecture.

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