Offener Wettbewerb | 03/2019
Espai CrĂ ter - Neubau eines Museums in Olot (ES) / El nou centre dels volcans
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ESPAI CRĂTER New Museum of Volcanoes
The project consists of the design of a new Vulcanology Interpretation Center, especially dedicated to the typical volcanic formations of Olot and the Garrotxa area.
The volcanoes are impressive and spectacular geological structures. The volcanoes of Olot rest hidden by the course of geological history under a dense layer of vegetation and the activities that man deploys on the territory. The proposal does not pretend the future building to be a small volcano, but rather an underground room that enters into a volcano, the Puig del Roser, recently discovered and that lies under the Braus square in Olot.
The access to this room will take place through a crevice in the ground, a crack completely integrated in the topography that traces an underground path and invites to visit the interior of the volcano. Visitors can enter through this crack in which they will discover a multisensory place where they can enjoy the story about this natural heritage of La Garrotxa.
On the outer surface we will only see a park, a grove with beech and oak trees. Only the bulging of the terrain will make us suspect that a telluric force has deformed the natural relief forming a hill.
The building breathes geology and volcanism by the materials with which it is built and by the geometry of the walls and surfaces. The interior space has been designed with a hall divided into two floors to accommodate the museographic proposal (in an oval, conical, volcanic room), the documentation center and an integrated multi-purpose room, which will be equally independent and in service to the city.
In terms of sustainability, it is planned to build a pergola with photovoltaic energy plates in the Museumâs car park and to use the "thermal inertia" of the space to make the minimum energy consumption.
The project consists of the design of a new Vulcanology Interpretation Center, especially dedicated to the typical volcanic formations of Olot and the Garrotxa area.
The volcanoes are impressive and spectacular geological structures. The volcanoes of Olot rest hidden by the course of geological history under a dense layer of vegetation and the activities that man deploys on the territory. The proposal does not pretend the future building to be a small volcano, but rather an underground room that enters into a volcano, the Puig del Roser, recently discovered and that lies under the Braus square in Olot.
The access to this room will take place through a crevice in the ground, a crack completely integrated in the topography that traces an underground path and invites to visit the interior of the volcano. Visitors can enter through this crack in which they will discover a multisensory place where they can enjoy the story about this natural heritage of La Garrotxa.
On the outer surface we will only see a park, a grove with beech and oak trees. Only the bulging of the terrain will make us suspect that a telluric force has deformed the natural relief forming a hill.
The building breathes geology and volcanism by the materials with which it is built and by the geometry of the walls and surfaces. The interior space has been designed with a hall divided into two floors to accommodate the museographic proposal (in an oval, conical, volcanic room), the documentation center and an integrated multi-purpose room, which will be equally independent and in service to the city.
In terms of sustainability, it is planned to build a pergola with photovoltaic energy plates in the Museumâs car park and to use the "thermal inertia" of the space to make the minimum energy consumption.
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Architectural quality of the building, adaptation to the functional program, constructive solutions and proposed materials and ease of maintenance:
Structured organizational proposal and suggestive characterization of spaces.
It relates very well served spaces with servant spaces and sizes them appropriately. It allows a very broad reception of visitors thanks to the main lobby, which also helps to connect with the other spaces of the equipment. The auditorium, with greater identity and autonomous use, is also a significant improvement. At architectural level there is a turning point that provides quality and personality as well as the different access roads to the equipment gives it a transverse visual shape. The idea of connecting volcanic phenomena such as tussols (volcanic hills) or volcanic leaks with the essence of the equipment also gives it its own character and links it to the territory.
Urban and landscape integration. Urbanization. Urban connectivity of the equipment:
The proposal determines the option to relate the Museumâs access with the natural communication between the center of the city and the way to the Montsacopa volcano. It establishes a very suitable urban connection and integration since it does not put the space at risk, but also maintains the green spirit of the city and the region.
The open corridor of the space is a significant improvement and combines architecture and environment very well. The idea of the forestâs clearing as outdoor breakout space is also significantly valued. On the other hand, the stay rooms are generous and at the same time it provides the space with a cushion that hides the dividing wall. It does a good treatment to differentiate the outer spaces.
Engineering Installations, self-sufficiency and energy saving:
The submitted proposal contemplates the combination of different renewable energies, in particular a geothermal system for the air conditioning of the building, combined with the construction of Canadian wells, as well as a complementary system formed by a photovoltaic pergola. The proposal raises a building of almost zero consumption, and it anticipates that it can obtain the LEED certification.
Structured organizational proposal and suggestive characterization of spaces.
It relates very well served spaces with servant spaces and sizes them appropriately. It allows a very broad reception of visitors thanks to the main lobby, which also helps to connect with the other spaces of the equipment. The auditorium, with greater identity and autonomous use, is also a significant improvement. At architectural level there is a turning point that provides quality and personality as well as the different access roads to the equipment gives it a transverse visual shape. The idea of connecting volcanic phenomena such as tussols (volcanic hills) or volcanic leaks with the essence of the equipment also gives it its own character and links it to the territory.
Urban and landscape integration. Urbanization. Urban connectivity of the equipment:
The proposal determines the option to relate the Museumâs access with the natural communication between the center of the city and the way to the Montsacopa volcano. It establishes a very suitable urban connection and integration since it does not put the space at risk, but also maintains the green spirit of the city and the region.
The open corridor of the space is a significant improvement and combines architecture and environment very well. The idea of the forestâs clearing as outdoor breakout space is also significantly valued. On the other hand, the stay rooms are generous and at the same time it provides the space with a cushion that hides the dividing wall. It does a good treatment to differentiate the outer spaces.
Engineering Installations, self-sufficiency and energy saving:
The submitted proposal contemplates the combination of different renewable energies, in particular a geothermal system for the air conditioning of the building, combined with the construction of Canadian wells, as well as a complementary system formed by a photovoltaic pergola. The proposal raises a building of almost zero consumption, and it anticipates that it can obtain the LEED certification.
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