ISMOF – International School Museum of Flamenco / MUS Architects

Oct 2011

By Alison Furuto — Filed under: Museums and Libraries , Jerez, MUS architects, Spain

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Movements and gestures of dancers are full of expression and tension. Dancers bring the fascinated viewer into an internal world of experience and emotion through the swinging movement of their hips, decorative arrangement of their fingers and smooth vibration of the ornamental frills. Rhythmic and dynamic music transmits the spectator into a world of incredible aesthetic feelings awakening all senses and inflaming the imagination. This is how architecture dedicated to the culture of feisty flamenco should look like as demonstrated in the proposal by MUS Architects. More images and architects’ description after the break.

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Site management and building form reflect the flamenco spirit. Interior and exterior spaces of ISMOF building were created through the sculptural interpretation of the theme. Building solid responds to diverse height of the terrain – it rises and falls like a sinusoidal diagram of dynamic sound waves. On the ground floor which is canopied by sails vaults an extensive square is located – a foreground for internal building program. Space areas are divided only by glass sheets. As a result internal and external spaces penetrate themselves flowing under vaults of expressive canopies.

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Solid angles were risen up to open the surroundings onto a canopied square – whilst shaping a “bowl” of the upper plaza. Upper square is available directly from the terrain’s level through a ramp – from the north and from the south side of the plot. This is a space for a garden, recreation area and an open-air amphitheatre but most of all it is a wide open space which can be used as an arena for various mass and artistic events. Museum and a viewing terrace were located in the highest part of the building.

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The structure of the surfaces making up the solid is a very important aspect of the project. Visions of movement, dynamics, emotional tension and images of ornamental dress frills, cracks of eroding rocks as well as examples of decorative perforated architectonic shelters were an inspiration during the project. The structural make-up of the solid consists of numerous folds creating unexpected interrelationships. Soothing out and roughness were used to contrast surface of the building’s solid – texture becomes another factor creating the sensual architecture of ISMOF.

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The color scheme of the project is natural and rough – „mass is of clay or stone” – sculptural materials. The sculpture of the building strongly interacts with light. Dynamic lighting introduces movement which stimulates the building. Light intensifies and moderates the aesthetic and emotional experiences and the impact of the architecture on its users

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This version of the functional program is one of many possible scenarios and it is possible to enlarge or reduce its scope. According to the competition’s brief the conceptual design is the primary focus of the project.

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Cite:
Furuto , Alison . "ISMOF – International School Museum of Flamenco / MUS Architects" 15 Oct 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 24 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/176085>

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vahid torabi says:

its like a cabbage

# October 15, 2011 at 07:52

pushkin says:

You took this words out of my mouth. Good idea and presentation but final result is a ‘cabbage cut into pieces’ (lol).

# October 15, 2011 at 08:08

:) says:

Oh my God! I thought exactly the same!!! :)))

# October 15, 2011 at 11:19

John Smith says:

Verona ice cream anyone?

# October 15, 2011 at 21:17

Arad Ihgaruod says:

This building would make a lot of birds in the area happy …. Prime real estate for nesting and pooping.

# October 15, 2011 at 11:47

up_today_arch says:

I think final solution of real building will be different….

# October 15, 2011 at 16:04

qwaraa Malic says:

Spectacular!

# October 15, 2011 at 17:33

respectthecabbage says:

It’s wonderful to see architectural ideas being inspired by natural forms. Who hasn’t marvelled at the beautiful shapes formed by the layered leaves of a cabbage sectioned? This is something to revere, not to denigrate. It says a lot about our lack of respect for the natural world that we could think to belittle a building because it takes its form from nature.
Gorgeous looking design; bravo.

# October 15, 2011 at 23:23

norespectthecabbage says:

Take a closer look next time. The inspiration was taken from layers of fabric not cabbage. It is a real art to show what’s on your mind while being aware of side effects.

# October 17, 2011 at 04:30

Bertrand Portier says:

n’importe quoi

# October 16, 2011 at 20:59

tomek says:

jaka ładna przekrojona kapusta :)

# October 17, 2011 at 03:16

Richard Peck says:

I’d love to get a contractor’s point of view on this. Buildable?

# October 17, 2011 at 10:32

rafaelOrtega says:

gorgeous

# October 18, 2011 at 06:26

Shea says:

wonderfully elegent

# October 19, 2011 at 09:07

AMIGA 666 says:

LOve IT !

# October 25, 2011 at 09:13

Amir says:

I would love to see it on the site. Sure could make some problems to build it, but also sure that nowadays it is totally possible to do it.
This in Fresh and cool. I Like it a lot.

Respect to the artists!

# October 31, 2011 at 07:28

Ice flow says: