MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY

LOCATION

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid

YEAR

2002

CLIENT

Government of Madrid

AREA

1.300 m²

STATUS

Built

CONTRACTOR

BUDGET

1.739.034€

Transforming the space of a church in a museum of archaeology takes an effort of mutual adaptation. When the use of the old church were changed, it is no longer a sacred space for worship but a place of culture.
We proposed the creation of a series of intermediate scale elements that act as adapters between two realities: the large scale of the church and the small scale of the display case.
These elements, which we call containers, acting as a link between the church setting and the museum-installation, and allow both concepts complement and enrich each other.

FIRST PLACE IN PROPOSALS COMPETITION

RELATED PROJECTS

LOCATION

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid

YEAR

2002

CLIENT

Government of Madrid

AREA

1.300 m²

STATUS

Built

CONTRACTOR

BUDGET

1.739.034€

Transforming the space of a church in a museum of archaeology takes an effort of mutual adaptation. When the use of the old church were changed, it is no longer a sacred space for worship but a place of culture.
We proposed the creation of a series of intermediate scale elements that act as adapters between two realities: the large scale of the church and the small scale of the display case.
These elements, which we call containers, acting as a link between the church setting and the museum-installation, and allow both concepts complement and enrich each other.

FIRST PLACE IN PROPOSALS COMPETITION

RELATED PROJECTS

MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY
CULTURAL/EDUCATIONAL
MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY
CULTURAL/EDUCATIONAL
MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY
CULTURAL/EDUCATIONAL
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Exterior view

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Interior view

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Interior view

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Building scheme

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Ground floor

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First floor

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West elevation

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South elevation

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Longitudinal section

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Cross section

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