I believe that every project, even the most technical one, should carry a creative soul. Finding solutions is not just about solving engineering challenges, but about creating experiences that inspire, tell a story, and leave a lasting impact. This approach demands courage and the ability to see beyond the surface, because developing such interventions is never simple: it requires balancing function, aesthetics, and identity.
With this same vision, Naples has unveiled its new Monte Sant’Angelo metro station, designed by Anish Kapoor in collaboration with London-based studio AL_A, led by Amanda Levete. After years of anticipation, the project has finally come to life—not merely as public infrastructure, but as a true piece of public art. The monumental corten steel entrance, named La Bocca, evokes the fluid silhouette of a body and becomes a symbolic gateway to the unknown.
The design draws inspiration from Dante’s Inferno, perfectly resonating with Naples—a city shaped by the Vesuvian landscape and steeped in myths of the underground. Here, the act of descending into the metro ceases to be a routine gesture and instead becomes an immersive experience that reshapes perception and redefines spatial perspective. The architecture overturns the very concept of the tunnel, transforming the escalator descent into a symbolic inversion of space itself.
Beyond its practical purpose, the station establishes a dialogue between the visible and the invisible city, reframing urban infrastructure not as a mere point of transit but as a place of imagination, cultural identity, and renewed value for the territory.
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