An international, one-stage architecture competition was recently held by Arkxsite with the purpose of developing compelling ideias for a contemporary museum located within the Castle of Montemor-o-Novo in Portugal. Placed on the top of a hill, 291m above sea level, not only it rules over a breathtaking view but also documents a continuous history from the Roman Period to the 18th century.<\/p>\n
Citing the competition brief, \u0093the Castle of Montemor-o-Novo is a significant landmark on a prominent landscape, a place of great cultural heritage and historical significance with characteristics that must be preserved.<\/p>\n
When generating a vision for an intervention located within such a remarkable place, it is essential that each proposal emphasizes, respects and celebrates the site and existing ruins within this spectacular landscape, providing visitors a unique experience\u0094.<\/p>\n
Tiago do Vale Architects\u0092 design for the Site Museum is motivated by three particular circumstances of its context: the unique character of the place, the museum\u0092s theme and the size and features of its program.<\/p>\n
Sharing an amazing and bucolic view over the Alentejo expanses with the ruins of the Montemor-o-novo castle, the site allows for an unparalleled relationship between architecture, landscape, history and built pre-existences.<\/p>\n
Both the fact that the place is the theme of the Museum and the flexibility its program enabled the opportunity to propose a Museum that breaks with some of the usual paradigms of such a project.<\/p>\n
Establishing a conversation with history and ruins, the museum was designed as if it reconstructed a part of the missing wall but assuming, at the same time, with it\u0092s golden shimmer floating over a water mirror, that this is not just a reconstruction but a juxtaposition between historic pre-existences and an oneiric idea that dialogues with them.<\/p>\n
Breaking with the norm of inclosed exhibition spaces, the design proposes to allow the place to foray into the exhibition, placing landscape and museological pieces side by side.<\/p>\n
In the same line of thought, breaking with a traditional compartmentalized approach, this project suggests placing all the public aspects of the program on a same, continuous space, encompassed by the museological route, allowing each part of the museum to animate it as a whole, enlivening the visitor\u0092s experience.<\/p>\n
Without questioning that general approach, the Museum\u0092s bar, gift-shop and auditorium have their own independent access, allowing them to function equally with autonomy from the exhibition spaces.<\/p>\n
ARCHITECTURE: Tiago do Vale Architects, Portugal
\nPROJECT TEAM: Tiago do Vale, Mar\u00eda Cainzos Osinde, Hugo Quintela
\nLOCATION: Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
\nCOMPETITION: Site Museum (International Architecture Competition)
\nORGANIZATION: Arkxsite
\nPROJECT YEAR: 2015
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