Memory Museum / Mario Figueroa + Carlos Dias + Lucas Fehr

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Santiago, Chile

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

Memory Museum / Mario Figueroa + Carlos Dias + Lucas Fehr - Facade
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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. 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 / Mario Figueroa + Carlos Dias + Lucas Fehr - Glass
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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.

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Address:Matucana 501, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

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Cite: "Memory Museum / Mario Figueroa + Carlos Dias + Lucas Fehr" 26 Jan 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/47720/memory-museum-estudio-america> ISSN 0719-8884

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