Envisaged as an architectural prototype based on the equalization of the Form/Matter/Flow relationship, the PLANTA project is organized in thermodynamic key to achieve a triple program: museum, thermal machine, and observatory, simultaneously displaying the material systems that support its business activity, its art collection, and the ecological systems it is based on. This ‘machine’ of 7,500m², built with materials extracted from the gravel pit, passively manages radiation, lighting, and ventilation. Its synthetic character, at the same time programmatic, performative, and material, seeks to connect the times and cultures of the place using the media and iconographies present there... [+]