Article source: RAFAEL DE LA-HOZ 

A cubic body of glass emerging into view on top of the old theatre

Rafael de La-Hoz has designed a multipurpose box on the rooftop of the classical Teatro Góngora in Cordoba; an innovative and unique new space for the city.

The architect, commissioned to completely refurbish the Teatro Góngora, has recovered the old abandoned building –a project of Luis Gutiérrez Soto (1929-1932)-, which was a reference point for architecture in Cordoba in the twentieth century, and added a visionary multipurpose space contrasting with the current classical model, to ensure a greater variety of uses and promote the cultural life of Cordoba in the twenty first century.

Image Courtesy © Javier Callejas

• Architects: RAFAEL DE LA-HOZ 
• Project: Refurbishment of the Teatro Gongora in Córdoba and design of a Multipurpose Box
• Location: Calle Jesús y María, Córdoba, Spain
• Photography: Javier Callejas
• Client: Cordoba City Council
• Project Director: Ángel Rolán
• Project Team: Liliana Borges and Lorenza Donati
• Graphic design: Luis Muñoz and Daniel Roris
• Models: Víctor Hugo Coronel and Fernando Mont
• Quantity Surveyor: Rafael Vegas
• Start-end Works: 2009-2013
• Built-up surface: 3,615 sqm
• Use: Theatre and multipurpose Room

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