Santos, Brazil
Metro Arquitetos Associados +
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Post By;Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados |
Check out
Santos, Brazil’s new Museum of Modern Art designed by
Metro Arquitetos Associados and
Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Officially opened, the museum is visually shocking as the gigantic volume seems to be hovering over an open gathering space. Metal
trusses measuring 60 m by 20 m support the two all-metal walls of the project. On the exterior, the facade is made with
pre-cast slabs of concrete and then on the interior, it is plastered. The museum boasts one exhibit hall of 1,135 m² and one of 1,200 m², a café, ticket office, gift shop, lounge and archive, and is integrated into the existing
Benedito Calixto Art gallery by way of the suspended steel beams of the new museum.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados |
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| Image © Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados |
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| floor plan 01--drawing Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados + Paulo Mendes da Rocha |
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| floor plan 02--drawing Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados + Paulo Mendes da Rocha |
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| floor plan 03--drawing Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados + Paulo Mendes da Rocha |
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| section--drawing Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados + Paulo Mendes da Rocha |
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| model 01--drawing Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados + Paulo Mendes da Rocha |
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| model 02--drawing Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados + Paulo Mendes da Rocha |
The people
Architects: Metro Arquitetos Associados +
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Location: Brazil
Photographs: Courtesy of Metro Arquitetos Associados
