Ecotono

The project extends this ecological idea into an architectural one. An edge is not simply a line that separates what is inside from what is outside. It is a frontier where conditions change, and it is often imprecise. Edges can be porous and ambiguous, and that ambiguity is productive. They are the places where the inside and the outside meet, and where interaction becomes possible.

ECOTONO is conceived to promote dialogue between art, science, and atmosphere by working with boundaries, interior, exterior, and the spaces in between. The museum is organised as a sequence of threshold zones that create points of social convergence. These intermediate spaces are neither fully open nor fully controlled. They allow visitors to move gradually from the city into the museum, and from more contained environments into more public and collective ones. In this sense, entering public life is understood as a spatial process, shaped through perception, encounter, and shared use.

The exhibition spaces form a narrative that can shift in character. At times, galleries open to the surrounding biomes, allowing the environmental context to become part of the visit. At other moments, they close into autonomous rooms, enabling more controlled atmospheres and concentrated experiences. This balance supports different curatorial formats without relying on a single spatial type.

The building’s form and organisation respond to four external conditions identified on site: the cultural axis, the urban forest, and two side streets. Volumes adjust their orientation to these edges, creating a museum that is connected to the city while remaining defined by its thresholds. In ECOTONO, the boundary is not a limit but a place of exchange, where environmental awareness and cultural experience are brought into direct contact.