Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) has unveiled a 3D printed amphitheater titled “A Flower in San Servolo” on Venice’s San Servolo Island. The open-air construction was introduced in the course of the Inexperienced Design Days 2025, coinciding with the Venice Structure Biennale. Designed as a neighborhood house for dialogue and performances, the amphitheater options an natural type impressed by a blooming flower.
The undertaking represents a collaboration between architect Mario Cucinella and San Servolo srl, the general public firm that manages the island. Their goal was to create an inclusive and reversible construction that serves college students, residents, and guests. The amphitheater overlooks San Lazzaro degli Armeni, integrating with the pure lagoon panorama.
‘Because of 3D printing and the usage of sustainable supplies, the construction integrates into the panorama with an natural type that, like a flower, emerges from the bottom,’ shares the architect. ‘It isn’t only a stage house however a spot for assembly and dialogue, the place custom and innovation merge in concord with the atmosphere.’
The development employed roughly 750 dry-assembled blocks comprising 62 distinctive module sorts. These parts had been 3D printed utilizing an authorized sustainable materials primarily composed of pure lime. The on-site printing course of ran for practically 200 hours, which diminished transportation emissions whereas making certain exact manufacturing high quality.
The amphitheater makes use of a dry meeting methodology that permits for future disassembly and reuse of parts. Its interlocking modular design gives structural integrity whereas sustaining visible continuity all through the shape. The lime-based modules had been produced immediately on the island, additional lowering the undertaking’s environmental influence.
Supply: designboom.com
