Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley

Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel

MUSEUM OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE CÔA VALLEY

Camilo Rebelo

ARCHITECTS
Camilo Rebelo

STRUCTURE
Jorge Nunes da Silva

ACOUSTICS
Maria Rosa Sá Ribeiro

FOUNDATIONS AND STRUCTURE
Jorge Nunes da Silva

COORDINATION
Tiago Pimentel

CLIENT
Ministério da Cultura / IGESPAR

MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS, HVAC
Raul Bessa

ENGINEERING
G.O.P. Gabinete de Organização e Projectos

SEWAGE AND WATER SUPPLY
Raquel Fernandes

PHOTOGRAPHS
Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel

AREA
8121.31 m2

YEAR
2009

CATEGORY
Museums & Exhibit

LOCATION
Vila Nova De Foz Côa, Portugal

Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel
Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel

Text description provided by architect.

The Palaeolithic art in the Coa Valley is perhaps man’s first land art manifestation.

Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel
Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel

The Museum is conceived as an installation in the landscape.

The monolithic triangular form is a direct result of the valley’s confluences.

Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel
Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel

Its materiality evokes the local stone yards and reflects two different natures: the concrete’s matter, and the local stone’s texture and colour.


Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel
Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel
Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel
Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel


Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel
Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel
Museum Of Art And Archaeology Of The Côa Valley
© Camilo Rebelo & Tiago Pimentel


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