SC72695 SCALE BAR: 20 AND 150 M (1:500)
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Interpretation of the traditional cloister.
The permanent exhibition, wood, and stone.
Light enters the exhibition.
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07 Section AA
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water mirror
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Placement of the different functions 01 Entrance 40 m2 02 Permanent exhibition 120 m2 03 Multi-purpose space 70 m2 04 Adminstration office 20 m2 05 Meeting room 30 m2 06 Research office/s 40 m2 07 Archive 55 m2 View through the ’inner courtyard’ towards the dolmen.
A SITE CLOISTER SITUATED IN THE STORY OF THE ‘ALDEIA DA MATA’
The ’inner courtyard’’ with water mirror.
Section AA, scale 1:250
The ’Aldeia Da Mata’ dolmen.
08 Classroom / Workshop 09 Gift shop 10 Cafe 11 Restrooms 12 Storage room 13 Mechanical / electrical room 14 ’Inner courtyard’
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The dolmen placed between ’natural’ hills.
Imagine a place where you might feel the extraordinary landscape and an embracement of historical significance. You will discover that this site cloister of the ’Aldeia Da Mata’ dolmen, might be that place. In this project, the site cloister was designed as an interpretation of the traditional cloister, which was separated into individual ’houses’, with an open ’inner courtyard’, that has an orientation towards the megalithic dolmen. Each ’houses’ are carefully situated around the dolmen and by using view lines from the interior of the dolmen to maintain the intended experience.
The architectural concept for this cloister was carefully chosen with the contemplative nature in mind. The ’houses’ were placed into the terrain, leaving the wild grass roofs visible, to create a site cloister, that would disappear into the landscape, with an interpretation and connection to the tumulus. The significance of natural light is part of the design by illuminating and creating exceptional and sensorial patterns caused by the cloistered design and colonial windows. The vision was to embrace the meaningful story of the ’Aldeia Da Mata’ dolmen, Portugal.
North façade 1:500
South façade 1:500
East façade 1:500
West façade 1:500