Designed by OMA, The 60-meters high Torre is realized in exposed white concrete. The new building further develops the repertoire of different exhibition conditions that together define the architectural vision of the foundation, characterized by a variety of oppositions and fragments.

Each of the nine floors of Torre offers an original perception of the internal environment thanks to a specific combination of three spatial parameters: plan dimension, clear height, and orientation. Half of the levels are in fact developed on a rectangular floor plan, while the other half displays a trapezoid one.

The clear height of the ceilings increases from bottom to top, varying from 2,7 meters on the first floor to 8 meters on the top level. The external façades are characterized by an alternation of concrete and glass surfaces, which allows exposure from a northern, eastern or western side on the different floors, whereas the top gallery space is exposed to zenithal light.
The southern side of Torre presents a diagonal structure connecting it to the Deposito, and inside which a panoramic elevator is integrated. As stated by Rem Koolhaas, ?Together these variations produce a radical diversity within a simple volume ? so that the interaction between the spaces and specific events or works of art offers an endless variety of conditions?.

Since the opening of Fondazione Prada?s new venue in 2015, the collection has become one of the available tools for the development of the foundati...