HPONXT 2026: HPO Rubato

A large temporary pavilion of salvaged materials in the museum’s piazza, with a site-specific sound piece, used for rest, play and events.

Rubato, by the Ferrara group HPO, won the 2026 edition of NXT, the programme in which five young architecture studios are invited every two years to propose a temporary structure for the MAXXI piazza. Curated by Pippo Ciorra, it is a sizeable pavilion built from recovered materials, with a deliberate construction-site look.

Open and adaptable, it serves as a place to meet, relax and play, and as the setting for the museum’s summer events. Agnese Menguzzato contributed a site-specific sound piece.

Full details at maxxi.art