The Development of the Projects for Villetta Di Negro

This paper analyzes the historical evolution, unbuilt proposals, and current architectural form of Villetta Di Negro in Genoa, today home to the Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art. Through archival research and three-dimensional reconstruction, the study retraces the original nineteenth-century villa designed by Carlo Barabino, its destruction during the Second World War, and the subsequent redesigns by Mario Labò between 1948 and 1971. Particular attention is given to the transformation of spatial organization, circulation systems, and museum experience, especially the cyclical exhibition path and changing staircase layouts developed across the 1952 and 1955 versions. Digital models are used to compare the different design phases and reveal the relationship between modern museum architecture, the historical park context, and references to Japanese spatial concepts. The project also proposes augmented reality applications to communicate lost or transformed architectural states to visitors directly on site, making complex historical stratifications accessible through interactive visualization.