Interior Design

Posted: 08/01/2011

Cylinders were constructed from light-gauge steel for Spain’s Museo Interactivo de la Historia de Lugo.

Cylinders were constructed from light-gauge steel for Spain’s Museo Interactivo de la Historia de Lugo.

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From the Magazine:
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos designed these silo forms for a museum in Galicia.

Cylinders were constructed from light-gauge steel for Spain’s Museo Interactivo de la Historia de Lugo.

The steel cylinders joined cast-concrete versions. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

Concrete cylinders were equipped to function either as emergency exits or as elevator shafts. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

Three of the cylinders clustered together. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

A steel-framed partial cylinder emerged from the larger concrete structure. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

Steel joists and decking were installed to support the park surface above. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

A continuous ramp of Cor-Ten steel would bring visitors down to the entry courtyard. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

Cor-Ten steel, either solid or mesh, wraps the cylinders. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

Fluorescent tubes and HID fixtures illuminate at night. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

Interior materials include butt-joined safety glass, painted plasterboard, and unfinished cast concrete as well as Cor-Ten panels. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

To make the exterior mesh, coil-stock steel is scored and stretched. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

This space is intended for presentation boards, vitrines, and interactive modules. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

An oculus brings light into the museum. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

Thanks to a sloping site, cars enter and exit the underground garage at grade. Photography: Fernando Alda Fotografia.

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