Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Εκθεσιακό Κέντρο by Spaceworkers is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award in Σχεδιασμός Αρχιτεκτονικής, Κτιρίων και Κατασκευών Competition Category.
ΧρυσόΑρχιτεκτονική· 2020
Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Εκθεσιακό Κέντρο
by Spaceworkers
Client: Spaceworkers
Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award Winner in Αρχιτεκτονική Category
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The Design
About Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Εκθεσιακό Κέντρο
Το Κέντρο Ερμηνείας του Ρομανικού Ρυθμού είναι ένα εκθεσιακό κέντρο που βρίσκεται στο χωριό Lousada της Πορτογαλίας. Το κτίριο αποτελείται από επτά όγκους εμφανούς σκυροδέματος διαφορετικού ύψους, και κάθε όγκος διαμορφώνει έναν ξεχωριστό εκθεσιακό χώρο. Μια κεντρική αίθουσα καλυμμένη με γυαλί συνδέει τους όγκους και οδηγεί στις εισόδους τους. Η αντίθεση ανάμεσα στη φωτεινή αίθουσα και τις πιο σκοτεινές εκθεσιακές αίθουσες καθοδηγεί την επίσκεψη. Κάθε οροφή επανερμηνεύει έναν τύπο στέγης από τη ρομανική αρχιτεκτονική. Οι προσόψεις από σκυρόδεμα με υφή ξύλου παραπέμπουν στην πέτρα και το ξύλο των παλαιότερων τοπικών κτιρίων.
The Recognition
About the Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award
Το σχέδιο Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Εκθεσιακό Κέντρο κέρδισε το Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award, μια ιδιαίτερα διακεκριμένη αναγνώριση που απονέμεται σε σχέδια πρώτης κατηγορίας, υπέροχα και εξαιρετικά. Οι νικητές του Χρυσού Βραβείου είναι εξαιρετικά καινοτόμες, οραματικές και εκθαμβωτικά λαμπερές δημιουργίες που αντανακλούν την ιδιοφυΐα, τη σοφία και την ικανότητα των σχεδιαστών τους. Το σχέδιο Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Εκθεσιακό Κέντρο αναμένεται να είναι μια πολύ επαινεμένη, πρωτοποριακή και μνημειώδης εφεύρεση που προσφέρει πρωτοφανή αξία. Αυτό το σχέδιο που βραβεύτηκε με το Χρυσό Βραβείο A' Design Award είναι ένα θεαματικό, αξιοσέβαστο έργο που ωφελεί σε μεγάλο βαθμό και προωθεί τα όρια της τέχνης, της επιστήμης, του σχεδιασμού και της τεχνολογίας. Το σχέδιο Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Εκθεσιακό Κέντρο δημιουργεί έντονα συναισθήματα πόθου, προκαλεί πάθος, ενθαρρύνει τη δημιουργικότητα και μας συναρπάζει.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The building is composed by seven apparent concrete volumes with different heights.Each one represents a distinct exhibition space.To explore the relation between them,it was created a central body covered by glass that procedes them entries.This central space explores the contrast bright/dark between it and the exhibition spaces.Therefore, the building tries to be contemporary without forgetting the important Romanesque past, creating an atmospheric symbiosis between this different times.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 1580m2 - 57000 mm x 30000 mm x 15000 mm
- Tags
- Romanesque, concrete, architecture, Volumetric, interpretation, concrete volumes, Interpretation centre of the romanesque, Unity within diversity, Portuguese romanesque, Romanesque route,
- Production Technology
- In a clear allusion to the past constructions, which was built using the local materials like stone and wood, here we use the stone of our days, the concrete. The wood-texture on the concrete facades mark the straight connection that this kind of architecture established with the surrounding nature.
- Design Challenge
- One of the most challenging things of this design was the impact on the center of the village during its construction. The build is very auster, like all of the architecture of the romanesque period, and in the first instance this austerity was not being welcomed. Now with the building completed they full understand his meaning and the building is much loved for the whole population .
- Research
- The project seeks for a close relation between the old romanesque architecture and the architecture of nowadays. During the concept fase were study all of the Romanesque typology present in the region extracting of this research the most easily recognised elements of this architecture for transposing them into a contemporary building.
The final design seek for a contemporary approach of this Romanesque elements that allow people to immediately recognise that this new build as something to do with the old romanesque buildings.
Once inside, the scale, the light and the proportion of the spaces was also based on the old romanesque buildings, remind us the ancient Romanesque construction. - Inspiration
- Based on the concepts of Romanesque architecture in Portugal, the building aims to be a transitional element between the present and the distant past. In an austere way, the volumetric proposed contains the principals of unity within diversity, appearing under the form of several volumes with different heights and dimensions, demonstrating the diversity that Romanesque buildings have left us. Therefore, each volume ceilings reinterprets one of the roof types used in Romanesque architecture.
- Project Duration
- The building is located in the village of Lousada that belongs to Oporto district. Is is located in an area that is an expansion of this village ant it is marked by a strong relationship with an urban square called Praça das Pocinhas and withe the Senhor dos Aflitos Church - a strong reference in the town center. The project concept started in 2011 and and the construction was finished in 2018. It is open to the public since september 2018.
- Operation Flow
- The entire exhibition was designed to promote the interaction of the public, making them feel an integral part of it. The visitor is required to interact with the exhibition in order to obtain more information and deepen his knowledge of the different terms on which the exhibition focuses.
- Patents
- spaceworkers
- Team Members
- Principal Architect: Henrique Marques
Principal Architect: Rui Dinis
Architect: Rui Rodrigues
Architect: Rui Miguel
Architect: Sérgio Rocha - Image Credits
- Main Image #1 : Fernando Guerra FG+SG
Optional Image #1 : Fernando Guerra FG+SG
Optional Image #2 : Fernando Guerra FG+SG
Optional Image #3 : Fernando Guerra FG+SG
Optional Image #4 : Fernando Guerra FG+SG
Video Credits: Building Pictures
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