Fifth Ring

Fifth Ring is an immersive installation created for Milan Design Week 2018, set within the courtyard of the historic Seminario Arcivescovile. Invited by INTERNI, the project reinterprets the traditional courtyard through a single architectural gesture a suspended illuminated ring that transforms the spatial experience.

The circular form contrasts with the square geometry of the 16th-century courtyard, establishing a new spatial order that challenges classical symmetry. Viewed from above, the ring becomes a fifth façade. From the ground, it frames the sky, redirecting the viewer’s attention upward and creating a moment of reflection and pause within the dense urban fabric.

Reflecting pools on the ground mirror the sky and the ring, forming a visual connection between the earth and the atmosphere. The result is a layered, open environment where light, water, and architecture interact to suggest a space beyond the visible.

Fifth Ring explores the relationship between architecture, perception, and the unknown. By inserting a minimal but impactful intervention into a historical context, the project encourages a renewed dialogue between human presence and the infinite. It serves as a temporary shift in perception, transforming a static space into one that feels expansive, immersive, and connected to a larger, cosmic dimension.