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Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Xarunta Bandhigga by Spaceworkers

Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Xarunta Bandhigga by Spaceworkers is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qaab-dhismeedka, Dhismaha iyo Qaab-dhismeedyada Competition Category.


DahabQaab-dhismeed· 2020

Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Xarunta Bandhigga

by Spaceworkers

Client: Spaceworkers

Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Qaab-dhismeed Category

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The Design

About Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Xarunta Bandhigga

Xarunta Fasiraadda Romanesque waa xarun bandhig oo ku taal tuulada Lousada, Portugal. Dhismuhu wuxuu ka kooban yahay toddobo qaybood oo shub muuqda ah oo dherer kala duwan leh, qayb kastaana waxay samaysaa goob bandhig oo gooni ah. Hool dhexe oo quraarad lagu daboolay ayaa isku xira qaybaha, wuxuuna u horseedaa albaabbadooda. Isbarbardhigga u dhexeeya hoolka iftiinka leh iyo qolalka bandhigga ee mugdiga ah ayaa hagaya booqashada. Saqaf kastaa wuxuu si cusub u tarjumayaa nooc saqaf ah oo ka soo jeeda naqshadeynta Romanesque-ka. Darbiyada shubka ah ee muuqaalka alwaaxda leh waxay xusuusinayaan dhagaxa iyo alwaaxda dhismayaashii hore ee deegaanka.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award

Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Xarunta Bandhigga waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u weyn oo la siiyo naqshado heerka koowaad ah, cajiib ah oo aan caadi ahayn. Guuleystayaasha Dahabka waa hal-abuurro cusub oo aad u badan, aragti fog leh oo si indho-qabsi ah u dhalaalaya, kuwaas oo ka tarjumaya caqli, xikmad iyo xirfadda naqshadeeyayaashooda. Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Xarunta Bandhigga waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto hal-abuur aad loo ammaano, dejisa isbeddello cusub oo weyn, keenta qiimo aan hore loo arag. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Dahabka ah ee A' Design Award waa shaqo cajiib ah oo la ixtiraamo, waxtar weyn leh oo hormarisa xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Xarunta Bandhigga waa shaqo abuurta dareenno xoog leh oo rabitaan ah, kicisa xiiso, dhiirigelisa hal-abuur una soo jiidata.

Behind the Design

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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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