Digital and tangible tools for physical and cognitive accessibility of Palazzo Carignano staircase

This proposal is rooted in a broader project aimed at the physical and cognitive accessibility of the Carignano’s palace and museum, which was commissioned by the Direzione Regionale Musei (DRM) - Museo di Palazzo Carignano. The project has been funded as part of the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) in the Accessibility sector and concluded in February 2025. In the project program, the need to make the double staircase usable without the need to walk through was specified. The staircase in the baroque palace, designed by Guarino Guarini, is one of the elements on which most communication devices are applied for physical and cognitive accessibility. This objective pursues two goals: to ensure full space accessibility and facilitate its preservation by limiting its wear and tear. Three main outputs characterize the accessibility strategies: a virtual tour, a 1:50 tactile cutaway scale model, and an AR visualization.