His illustration of an idealized Roman scaenae frons for Barbaro's edition of Vitruvius had shown perspective street views similar to those which would later be built in the Teatro Olimpico.
Da bi se obok zlil z okolico in za pripravil obiskovalce gledališča na preoblikovanje od srednjeveške do klasične okolice, je Scamozzi zgradil obok enake velikosti in oblike kot "porta reggia" ali slavolok v središču "scaenae frons" ali zadnjo steno odra.