Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Pusat Pameran by Spaceworkers is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Emas in Reka Bentuk Seni Bina, Bangunan dan Struktur Competition Category.
EmasSeni Bina· 2020
Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Pusat Pameran
by Spaceworkers
Client: Spaceworkers
A' Design Award Emas Winner in Seni Bina Category
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The Design
About Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Pusat Pameran
Pusat Interpretasi Romanesque ialah sebuah pusat pameran yang terletak di perkampungan Lousada, Portugal. Bangunan ini terdiri daripada tujuh isipadu konkrit terdedah dengan ketinggian yang berbeza, dan setiap isipadu membentuk ruang pameran yang berasingan. Sebuah dewan tengah yang berbumbung kaca menghubungkan isipadu-isipadu tersebut dan menghala ke pintu masuknya. Kontras antara dewan yang terang dengan bilik-bilik pameran yang lebih gelap memandu lawatan. Setiap siling mentafsir semula jenis bumbung daripada seni bina Romanesque. Fasad konkrit bertekstur kayu mengingatkan kepada batu dan kayu bangunan tempatan yang lebih lama.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Emas
Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Pusat Pameran ialah pemenang A' Design Award Emas, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk kelas pertama, menakjubkan dan cemerlang. Pemenang Emas ialah ciptaan yang sangat inovatif, berwawasan dan berkilau memukau yang mencerminkan kegeniusan, kebijaksanaan dan kepakaran pereka bentuknya. Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Pusat Pameran diharapkan menjadi ciptaan yang sangat dipuji, perintis aliran dan monumental yang memberikan nilai tanpa tandingan. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Emas ini ialah projek yang menakjubkan dan disegani yang memberi manfaat besar kepada dan memajukan batas seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi. Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Pusat Pameran mencetuskan perasaan keinginan yang kuat, membangkitkan semangat, menggalakkan kreativiti dan memukau kita.
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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