Arcari quarry is located in northern Italy, in the hills around Vicenza, the city of Palladio. For more than 300 years, until the 50’, tons of green stone were excavated by hand and used as construction material for the traditional neoclassical villas of palladian echoes, in the surrounding countryside. Many statues used to adorn gardens around these rich estates, were modeled out of this soft beautiful white stone. The ‘cave’ are the result of many years of quarrying which left a cavernous space supported by irregular massive piers. The project designed by david chipperfield architects and commissioned by the morseletto stone laboratory, reintroduces the white stone, with a series of platforms, steps and ramps, to allow the maximum flexibility for every kind of use, from a concert to a lecture, a movie projection or a theatre piece. Both the ambient and stage lighting, designed by Viabizzuno, enhance the unique atmosphere for this new events space. therefore performances can take place in every point of the platforms or even on the rough ground of earth and gravel around it. The surrounding chambers, mostly filled with water, lit from below, offered a visual impressive show, supported in case of concerts by peculiar soundscape.