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Sumit Singhal
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.

Museum of Mechanical Music in Palmela, Portugal by MIGUEL MARCELINO, ARQ. LDA.

 
February 8th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: MIGUEL MARCELINO, ARQ. LDA.

The museum consists of a completely closed, opaque and abstract box. Just the main façade has a concavity that marks the entrance of the building. It houses a private colection of mechanical music boxes.

The organization is cruciform, around a central patio, that distributes to the buildings four sides. In one side there is the lobby, that works as a vertical distribution space, and to the other sides are three galleries of varying sizes. The transition between each of these four spaces is done through four antechambers.

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

  • Architects: MIGUEL MARCELINO, ARQ. LDA.
  • Project: Museum of Mechanical Music
  • Location: Arraiados, Pinhal Novo, Palmela, Portugal
  • Photography: Archive Miguel Marcelino
  • Software used: Progecad
  • Client: Luís Cangueiro
  • Structural Engineering: João Esteves
  • Electrical Engineering: Miguel Julião
  • Mechanical Engineering: Mário Silva
  • Landscape Design: Viviana Rodrigues + Miguel Marcelino
  • General Contractor: Magnokbilding
  • Gross Floor Area: 1.040 m2
  • Gross Volume: 4.655 m3
  • Building Footprint: 620 m2
  • Site Area: 1.994 m2
  • Phases:
    • 2011 (invited competition, 1st prize)
    • 2011-2012 (project)
    • 2013-2016 (construction)

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

The result is a box that seen outside looks very elementary, but whose interior dismantle this simplicity: exploring long diagonal perspectives that open as spaces are crossed – letting us see glimpses of galleries in a game of spatial seduction that seeks to maintain the curiosity of the visitor from the beginning to the end of the visit.

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © Archive Miguel Marcelino

Image Courtesy © MIGUEL MARCELINO, ARQ. LDA.

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