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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. MADU in Mexico City, Mexico by FREE – Fernando Romero EnterprisEJune 4th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: FREE MADU is a small museum for a collection of Art, Design and Urbanism. Like it’s content the building becomes an object by itself. Based on a deformed sphere, the shape is autonomous and will co-exist harmoniously with it’s surroundings. The content of the exhibition are in it’s majority small objects and require small rooms in specific groups. In order to have an integrated solution for program structure and circulation, a single wavy slab is disposed in an helicoidal way so it becomes stable without the need for columns or beams and allowing a diversity in circulation that makes a free fluid experience to it’s visitors.  Image courtesy FREE – Fernando Romero EnterprisE
 Image courtesy FREE – Fernando Romero EnterprisE The building sits in the perimeter of a park. Because the spatial pocket are oriented radially, each room as a particular view over the park or the city. The façade openings react to it’s solar orientation as well has the ideal amount of light for each room’s content. The building will be built in recycled materials and re-used objects, defining a new destination for objects in the end of their lives.  Image courtesy FREE – Fernando Romero EnterprisE  Image courtesy FREE – Fernando Romero EnterprisE  Image courtesy FREE – Fernando Romero EnterprisE  Image courtesy FREE – Fernando Romero EnterprisE  Image courtesy FREE – Fernando Romero EnterprisE
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