TEAM:

Roberto Ferlito  creative director

Alessandra Faticanti coordinator

Agita Putnina, Chief architect

Valentina Esposito, architect

Andrea Rojas, architect

Madara Villare, architect

Leonard Kalnins, architect

Aleksandra Laprus

Assigned Typology: Internnational Competition 2012

Poliedro, Acilia

The decision to name the new Acilia auditorium "PoliEdro" stems from the need to create a highly flexible space that can accommodate the diverse neighbourhood at all times of day, and to serve as a major attraction.

Starting from 'The Garden', or the Hortus, and moving on to the 'Forum', or the square, and finally arriving at the 'Auditorium', a polyhedron within a polyhedron of relationships.

The design process and the choice of types and structural construction technologies pursue the following objectives:

• The inclusion of the urban environment, with the aim of making the new project a "multifaceted element" that can influence the morphology and characteristics of the surrounding space, becoming the nucleus of qualifying activities.

• The characterisation and recognition of the intervention through contemporary architectural language, which highlights the public importance of the complex and enhances relations between the building's interior and exterior areas, as well as with the immediate surrounding urban area.

• Technological innovation and the use of high-performance materials at a cost compatible with the budget.

The key points of the project were the versatility of the representation space, the flexibility of the entire complex, and the physical, acoustic, and visual comfort of the spectator.

- Elevating the auditorium and stage above street level to create an excellent "sounding board".

- a room structure that optimises visibility and acoustics.

• The choice of wood for coatings and flooring, which is an effective medium for propagating sound vibrations.

• The flexibility to adapt the internal noise behaviour of the room to different events: the movement of the wooden acoustic panels lining the room routes sound in a homogeneous way throughout, and their rotation and translation controls the distribution of acoustic waves, ensuring changes in loudness for different types of event.