01/09/2026
🏛️Rising from the ruins of an Early Christian basilica, the Basilica di Siponto reinterprets absence as architectural presence. Conceived as a permanent installation within the Archaeological Park of Siponto, the project reconstructs the lost volumes of the ancient church through a monumental wire-mesh structure, positioned beside the later Romanesque basilica built six centuries afterward.
Designed by , the installation operates between conservation and contemporary expression. Its transparent geometry traces walls, apses, and spatial rhythms without imposing mass, allowing light, wind, and landscape to pass through. Rather than replicating the past, the intervention suggests it, establishing a dialogue between archaeology, memory, and time.
Commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and realized in collaboration with local archaeological authorities, the project proposes an expanded notion of restoration. Here, architecture becomes an interpretive tool, transforming historical absence into a perceptible spatial experience and reframing how contemporary design can engage with heritage.
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