Friday, 12 September 2025 | 10:00 - 11:00
Visit to Romeo Roma Hotel
Site Visit: Romeo Rome Hotel – Architectural Mastery Meets Timeless Tradition
Date: September 12
Location: Palazzo Capponi, Via di Ripetta 246, Rome
Discover the extraordinary transformation of Palazzo Capponi into the Romeo Rome Hotel, brought to life by ROMEO Design and the visionary Zaha Hadid Architects. On September 11, Paolo Matteuzzi (Director at ZHA) will introduce this project—an ideal precursor to understanding its architectural significance. The following day, we’ll walk the site in person.
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Historical layers honored: The palazzo dates to the 1500s and once hosted INAIL offices until its 2012 conversion into a boutique luxury hotel
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A daring revival: ZHA created a “second skin” to blend signature fluid forms within the heritage structure, including vaulted ceilings, sinuous interiors, and advanced hidden systems for a seamless modernization
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Design, art & luxury: Expect ebony, Carrara marble, contemporary art, Alain Ducasse’s debut Roman restaurant, and a Sisley Paris spa with a glass-bottom pool revealing archaeological traces below—this is avant-garde design anchored in Roman grandeur
This exclusive visit offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes experience: from expert insights by ZHA's Paolo Matteuzzi to walking through the hotel spaces and meeting Arch. Russo of ROMEO Design to understand the vision behind this architectural gem.
Photo credit: Zaha Hadid Architects
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