MAR – Rio Art Museum / Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Interface, Belmetal, Deca, Hunter Douglas, Interfacefloor, Knauf, Levantina, Lumini, Neocom System, Otis, Painel lady, Plaka, Resinfloor, Sapa Building System International NV, Technical Glass Group T2G, Vidro Real
  • Landscape: Burle Marx e Cia ltda.
  • Lighting: Franco + Fortes – Lighting Design
  • Facilities: ADDAGE Engenharia e Planejamento / Install Ltda.
  • Structure: Cerne- Engenharia e Projetos/ GOP – Gabinete de Organização e Projectos
  • Acoustics: Roberto Thompson Motta Arquiteto Ltda
  • Air Conditioning: Clima Engenharia, LTDA.
  • Windows And Frames: QMD Consuiltoria
  • Waterproofing: PROASSP Assessoria e Projetos
  • Firefighting Consultants: ML Proteção Contra Incêndio LTDA
  • Electronic Systems: Bosco & Associados LTDA
  • Signs: Jair de Souza
  • Soundings: Audium Áudio e Acústica
  • Lighting Protection Systems: Instal Engenharia Ltda.
  • Sustainability: CTE inteligência 360º
  • Managements: Engineering
  • Contractor: Concrejato
  • Images: Metro ao Cubo
  • Iniciativa : Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
  • Criação E Realização: Fundação Roberto Marinho
  • Interiors: Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura
  • Interiors Architect: Eza Viegas
  • Interiors Team: Isabel Beloniel, Luiza Torres Homem
  • Site Area: 2300 m²
  • Autores: Paulo Jacobsen, Bernardo Jacobsen e Thiago Bernardes
  • Coordenação De Projeto: José Luis Canal e Ricardo Castello Branco
  • Equipe De Projeto: Aline Bianca de Almeida, Bruna Fregonezi, Daniel Vannucchi, Edgar Murata, Fernanda Maeda, José Miguel de Sousa Ferreira, Lívia Ribas, Renata Leite, Maria Vittoria Oliveira, Maya Leal de Nobrega, Pedro Henrique Ramos, Priscilla Martins Costa e Veridiana Ruzzante.
  • City: Rio de Janeiro
  • Country: Brazil
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Text description provided by the architects. Our challenge was to unite tree existing buildings with different architectural characteristics to house the Museu de Arte do Rio, the school “A Escola do Olhar” as well as cultural and leisure spaces. The existing buildings, the palace Palacete Dom João”, the police building and the old central bus station of Rio, connected shall be part of the major urban redevelopment in the historic downtown of Rio de Janeiro. For each construction we analysed different levels of preservation.

Ground Floor Plan

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The first step was to establish a flow system allowing the Museum and school to work in an integrated and efficient manner. Therefore we proposed the creation of a suspended square on the police building rooftop, which will unite all accesses and host a bar and an area for cultural events and leisure. Consequently, the visitation will be from top to bottom.

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It was established that the palace, due to its large ceiling height and structure free plan should hold the exhibition areas of the museum. The police building shall be used for the school, auditoriums, multimedia exhibition areas, administration areas and employee areas of the complex.

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The stilts, currently used as an access to the road, will turn into a large foyer for entire complex, and will hold the sculpture exhibition areas. Access will be controlled between the two buildings, characterizing this empty space as internal, open and covered. The marquee of the Road, heritage element listed by the City, will be used for lavatories, store and region of loading, unloading and deposits. The connection and circulation of visitors between the two buildings, in the form of a suspended catwalk will belong to this new building, featuring the most unusual state possible.

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For the police building, we propose the suspension of the last floor to balance the height of the two buildings as well as the replacement of the masonry closing façade profiles using translucent glass, making the structural system of indented columns visible and revealing the stilts. Finally as the main mark of the project, we suggested that the suspended square have an abstract and aerial form. A fluid and extremely light structure, simulating water surface waves. A poetic architectural character full of meaning, simple and at the same time modern in regards to the structural calculation.  This element shall be seen near and by far, and from below to who is arriving at the Praça Mauá, from above by those who are at the Morro da Conceição.

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Cite: "MAR – Rio Art Museum / Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura" [MAR – Museu de Arte do Rio / Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura] 12 Apr 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/358695/mar-nil-rio-art-museum-bernardes-jacobsen-arquitetura> ISSN 0719-8884

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