In 2013 the Berlin-based firm Sauerbruch Hutton won the international competition for its expansion, implemented from 2015 to 2019. The operation is a success: it has changed the seasons of this place that now welcomes the sparks of a new vitality, the wonders of science approached in a friendly, young and stimulating way, also for those who are no longer kids.
In substance, 17,720 new square meters expand the possibilities for visitors to interact and conduct experiments, thanks to over 275 installations in a complex of about 25,000 square meters. The new building created by Sauerbruch Hutton has a particular architectural design and relates to the existing context, after crossing a small bridge, by means of a shared plaza and a connection below ground level, which contains special exhibit zones and technical spaces.