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Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx

Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo

ARXIU HISTÒRIC MUNICIPAL D’ELX

Fuster Arquitectos + Julio Sagasta

ARCHITECTS
Fuster Arquitectos + Julio Sagasta

PHOTOGRAPHS
Diego Opazo

YEAR
2010

LOCATION
Elche/elx, Spain

CATEGORY
Museum

Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo

Text description provided by architect.

Carrús Cultural Centre building is located inside a building grouping. This group consists of two buildings: the Social-Cultural Centre and the Elche`s Municipal Archives. The Municipal Archives is the first phase of the complex, in order of execution.

Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo

The building was designed in conjunction with the architect Julio Sagasta Sansano, the new Elche`s Municipal Archives was an adventure in which we repeated a second time collaboration and understanding was complete.

The set has a very successful implementation inside the city of Elche. The building stands on the Vinalopo river´s edge, near the Bimil.lenari bridge.

The building is situated on a hillside facing south and east, it creates a visual dialogue with the city skyline and Elche´s Palm Grove, which is recognized by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo

The project is on a triangular plot, with a slope to the south-east due to the natural topography.

The ensemble is made ​​up of three main bodies, they are placed on a plinth that solves the slope of the land’s topography.

The plinth generates different levels so it appears diferents acces between the bottom and the front of the building.

Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo

The plinth creates a square with an interesting relationship between volumes. In the square begins an interesting dialogue between urban space and the Plam trees`s landscape.

So it establishes several visuals points that make notable landmarks of the city such as Santa Maria’s Basilica (with its dome and bell tower), El Molino Real, and Altamira`s Palace.

Elche`s Municipal Archives is a ​​simple prismatic volume, it is placed at one end of the site. The building highlights the long windows of the side wall, placed by functional requirements and lighting use.

Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo

Otherwise the building´s headwall generates a architectural volumes´s excitement.. Building materials are committed to quality and simplicity, concrete, single layer mortar, steel and glass are used.


Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo


Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
© Diego Opazo


Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx


Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx
Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx


Arxiu Històric Municipal D’Elx

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