Officially inaugurated on April 14, 2025, the Bicocca Pavilion stands at the heart of the central courtyard within the building complex originally designed by Vittorio Gregotti in the 1990s. This space is now undergoing significant regeneration led by Piuarch, revitalizing all the areas overlooking Viale Pirelli 10.
Spanning two above-ground levels and a basement — totaling 800 square meters — the Pavilion is conceived as a fluid and welcoming architectural volume, designed to host hybrid functions such as meetings, events, and installations, while enabling new ways of experiencing urban space.
The Pavilion features a freeform, nearly circular shape — a design gesture that disrupts the orthogonal rigidity of its surroundings and introduces a fresh architectural language into the original urban layout. Piuarch’s design harmoniously integrates into the landscaped courtyard by Antonio Perazzi, engaging in a continuous dialogue with the garden and becoming an organic part of it.
The building is defined by a lightweight envelope composed of slanted, staggered vertical elements encircling its perimeter – evoking the natural, organic rhythm of bamboo stalks in the surrounding courtyard. Resting atop this dynamic form is a similarly lightweight circular roof treated with greenery: from above, the Pavilion visually dissolves into the landscape, further reinforcing its sense of belonging to the site. The central volume interacts with the courtyard through the interplay of semi-reflective metal surfaces and transparent glass, creating a dynamic, ever-changing appearance. One side mirrors the surrounding vegetation, while the other lets natural light filter through, blurring the boundaries between inside and outside.
Through its permeable, open, and inclusive design, the Bicocca Pavilion becomes a space for connection and collaboration — a place where ideas and people meet. More than just a visual landmark, it acts as a relational device and, as the first completed project within the BiM development — alongside the renewed ground-floor spaces along Viale Pirelli 10 — it marks a key milestone in the transformation of the Bicocca district.
