Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Setsi sa Dipontsho by Spaceworkers is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Meaho, Dikaho le Dibopego Competition Category.
KhautaMeaho· 2020
Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Setsi sa Dipontsho
by Spaceworkers
Client: Spaceworkers
Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award Winner in Meaho Category
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The Design
About Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Setsi sa Dipontsho
Interpretation Centre of Romanesque ke setsi sa dipontsho se fumanehang motsaneng wa Lousada, Portugal. Moaho ona o entswe ka dikarolo tse supileng tsa konkreite e pepesehileng tsa bophahamo bo fapaneng, mme karolo ka nngwe e etsa sebaka se ikemetseng sa dipontsho. Holo e bohareng e kwahetsweng ka kgalase e hokahanya dikarolo tsena mme e isa mamenong a tsona. Phapang pakeng tsa holo e kganyang le diphaposi tse lefifi tsa dipontsho e tataisa ketelo. Siling ka nngwe e hlalosa botjha mofuta wa marulelo a tswang meahong ya Romanesque. Difahleho tsa konkreite tse nang le sebopeho sa patsi di hopotsa lejwe le patsi tsa meaho ya kgale ya lehae.
The Recognition
About the Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award
Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Setsi sa Dipontsho ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo ea maemo a pele, e ntle ka ho makatsa le e ikhethang. Bahapi ba Khauta ke lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse nang le mehopolo e mecha haholo, tse shebileng pele le tse khanyang ka ho foufatsa, tse bontšang botsebi, bohlale le bokhoni ba baqapi ba tsona. Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Setsi sa Dipontsho e lebelletsoe ho ba mohopolo o babatsoang haholo, o thehang mekhoa e mecha le o moholo, o tlisang boleng bo sa kang ba bonoa. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award ke mosebetsi o tsosang maikutlo, o hlomphehang, o tlisang molemo o moholo le o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Interpretation Centre of Romanesque Setsi sa Dipontsho e hlahisa maikutlo a matla a takatso, e tsosa tjantjello, e khothalletsa boqapi mme e re khahlisa.
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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