Memory Museum

Memory Museum
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MEMORY MUSEUM

Mario Figueroa + Carlos Dias + Lucas Fehr

AREA
10900.0 sqm

LOCATION
Santiago, Chile

YEAR
2007

ARCHITECTS
Mario Figueroa, Carlos Dias, Lucas Fehr

CATEGORY
Museum

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nico Saieh

Sao Paulo based practice Estudio America recently completed the new Memory Museum in the cultural district of Matucana in Santiago, Chile.

Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Interesting combination, as the Sao Paulo architecture scene has a strong heritage from Brazilian architects Oscar Niemeyer, Mendes da Rocha, Lina Bo Bardi, and other architects from the modern movement.

Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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The result? A pure volume, on which every effort has been put into the structure, cantilevering between two ponds on which a line of shadow on the base make the volume gravitate. Finishes are simple, with no pretension.

Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Under the volume, a big shadow welcomes visitors, who pass by a small lobby before entering the triple-height inside the container, with the different exhibition spaces.

Circulations go on the perimeter, from where the perforated copper skin offers a perfect view of the outside.

Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Memory Museum
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Upper levels floor plan


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