ITALY, LOCATED CLOSE TO THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE EURASIAN AND AFRICAN PLATE IS A VOLCANICALLY ACTIVE COUNTRY, CONTAINING THE ONLY ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN THE MAINLAND EUROPE.
VESUVIUS, GENERALLY CHARACTERISED BY EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS IS CLOSE TO THE PROPOSED SITE TO THE EAST OF NAPLES.
CONCEPT
THE BASIC FORM OF THE STRCTURE IS INSPIRED BY THE FORM OF A VOLCANO, ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSE OF PREHISTORIC MASS EXTINCTION.
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SITE PLAN
THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS LOCATED ON THE PATCH OF LAND THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN CLEARED BETWEEN THE FOREST. THIS MAIN STRUCTURE IS CONNECTED TO A SET OF POINTS OF IMPORTANCE THROUGH A BRIDGE. THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE POINTS IS SIMILAR TO A LAVA FLOW. THE BRIDGE STARTS AT THE MAIN MUSEUM AND ENDS AT THE LAKE.
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