Isay Weinfeld Architecture

Midrash

Midrash
© Leonardo Finotti

MIDRASH 

Isay Weinfeld

ARCHITECTS
Isay Weinfeld

GRAPHIC DESIGN
EG Design

COLLABORATORS
Marcelo Alvarenga

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Guiper Engenharia

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Kreimer Engenharia

ACOUSTIC ENGINEERING
Harmonia Acústica

AUDIO PROJECT
AVM

PROJECT MANAGER
Elena Scarabotolo

PHOTOGRAPHS
Leonardo Finotti

AREA
395.0 m²

YEAR
2009

LOCATION
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

CATEGORY
Worship, Cultural Center

Text description provided by architect.

The Midrash Building was designed to house a study center for the Congregação Judaica do Brasil (Jewish Congregation of Brazil).

Midrash
© Leonardo Finotti
Midrash
© Leonardo Finotti

The center is devoted to the debate, discussion and teaching of various themes around Jewish traditions as in literature, arts, history, psychology, politics, etc., in the search for meaning, connections and references in life.

The ground level groups a small store, restrooms, a bar, a kitchen to support events and a small lounge that can be integrated to the terrace through large sliding doors.

Midrash
© Leonardo Finotti
Midrash
© Leonardo Finotti

The first and second floors house, respectively, the Synagogue (liturgical area) and the Auditorium (lectures), and the third floor contains two classrooms for courses (study areas) that may be combined depending on the needs.

A restroom, a meeting room and the administrative area complete the floor.

On the fourth floor there is a utility room, as well as an uncovered terrace, where specific courses may be held.

Midrash
© Leonardo Finotti
Midrash
© Leonardo Finotti
Midrash
© Leonardo Finotti

On the façade, a fiberglass mesh made up of Hebrew letters in different layers, sizes and different tones of white overlaps the brickwork, extending from the first floor to the top, and to the limit of the neighboring lots.

Letters always form the word “Midrash”, which means “to draw sense”.


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Ground Floor Plan
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First  Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan

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