Hylonicum

Light and residues, by Nicola Polloni

Urban Schematics

Alignments

Interior stairwell seen from below, with stacked flights, railings and geometric ceiling panels converging upward.
Spiral staircase viewed from above, its curved dark balustrades forming concentric loops around the central void.
Square stairwell descending through repeated rectangular landings around a checkerboard-patterned floor.
Rows of suspended globe lights forming a dense geometric grid across the ceiling of a large interior hall.
Diagonal view of repeating wooden compartments and latticework forming a dense architectural grid.
Symmetrical interior view through a curved glass-and-metal structure, with repeated horizontal and diagonal lines converging toward the centre.
Underground station platform beneath a long coffered concrete vault receding into the distance.
Close view of a tall modern façade articulated by repeating vertical ribs and narrow window bands.
Dense network of intersecting structural beams crossing in multiple directions inside a modern building.
Upward view of a monumental façade with repeated vertical ribs converging around a central architectural emblem.
Large roof surface filled with tightly repeated parallel rows of tiles.
Ornate traditional Chinese roof seen frontally, with repeated tiles, brackets and decorative painted bands.
Curving traditional tiled roof seen at an angle, its parallel rows bending upward toward the ridge.
Diagonal staircase cutting across a pale classical façade with repeated ornamental balustrade details.
Apartment façade arranged as a regular grid of identical balconies, doors and vertical supports.
Curving pedestrian walkway rising between metal railings and surrounding elevated structures.
Elevated roadways and ramps crossing at different heights, their concrete structures forming sweeping parallel curves.
Residential façade composed of stacked balconies, shutters, air-conditioning units and alternating rectangular sections.
Cluster of white buildings with repeated pitched roofs overlapping in a zigzag pattern.
Modern façade seen obliquely, with repeated rectangular windows receding along the building.
Apartment block divided into repeated balcony modules filled with plants, shutters and domestic objects.
Ornate decorated ceiling organised around a central octagonal panel with dense geometric and floral patterns.

Places and dates
Berlin, 2017–2018; Washington, D.C., 2018; Durham 2019; Helsinki and Beijing, 2023; Yanqi Lake, 2024; Beijing and Tokyo, 2025; Messina and Prague, 2026.