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Ampliación y Nuevo Ingreso Museo de la Ciudad
Ampliación y Nuevo Ingreso Museo de la Ciudad
Quito, Ecuador
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Ampliación y Nuevo Ingreso Museo de la Ciudad
Quito, Ecuador
Expansion and New Entrance to the City Museum - Quito
The expansion of the “Museo de la Ciudad” in Quito seeks to strengthen its integration with the urban environment, contributing to the urban rehabilitation of the area and reinforcing its relationship with the 24 de Mayo Boulevard. The project not only enlarges the museum’s infrastructure, but also reconfigures its connection with the public realm through new administrative spaces and improved circulation for visitors. In addition, it proposes the creation of a bridge that links the museum with the plaza, generating a route to and from the museum that offers continuous discoveries of elements of urban and heritage interest.
The intervention strategies start by valuing the morphological structure of the spáce, assessing the existing structural condition, and establishing hierarchy and spatial connections among open areas.
The evaluation of the morphological structure begins with a historical reading of the original condition, resulting in a proposal that achieves a clear and legible intervention that is easy to integrate into the surrounding context. The assessment of the existing condition begins with the identification and valuation of current architectural elements, prioritizing urban relationships such as the visual sequence toward the dome of the museum’s chapel and the connection to the public platform of 24 de Mayo boulevard.
The hierarchy and spatial connection among open areas is conceived by understanding open spaces as a results of a design intervention that assigns them meaning and allows them to function as a continuous, walkable circuit that permeates the built complex. The project proposes linking the building to the 24 de Mayo Boulevard through a bridge open to the public space, matching the scale of the plaza and offering the city an active and functional façade. This creates a Plaza-Bridge-Plaza sequence in which the bridge acts as both a filter and an element of attraction toward this major cultural facility, encouraging movement to and from the museum through a continuous sequence of heritage and urban discoveries.
Architecturally, the project envisions the new building as a volume set atop the parking structure built in the year 2000. It is arranged in a “C” shape, in line with the morphological reading of the block, and is organized in two levels developed between the existing terrace level and the floor level of the historic cloisters.
Three circulation routes are proposed: the first is a public flow for visitors that begins at the 24 de Mayo Boulevard, passes through the lobby at the level of the project’s new plaza, and continues via a staircase toward the exhibition areas located in the historic cloisters of the museum. The second is an administrative circulation route connecting the museum’s entrances to the office areas. The third is a technical route corresponding to the movement of goods, linking the parking area, freight elevator, storage areas, and restoration workshop.
At the bridge level, public and commercial spaces are located, such as a café, a lecture room, and a lobby, while the upper floor houses the offices of the “Museo de la Ciudad” Foundation. This configuration ensures the proper functioning of the museum and reinforces its openness to the community by integrating cultural activities with complementary services.
Finally, the intervention on the façade along Morales Street seeks to resolve the urban image discontinuity toward 24 de Mayo Avenue, which was caused by residual spaces oriented toward this front. The project recovers the characteristic urban homogeneity of Quito’s historic center through a façade aligned with the established building line. For this purpose, a continuous and abstract façade is proposed, articulating the different elements and levels of the existing complex. The exterior is resolved with a metal lattice, while the interior façade consists of glazing that encloses the interior spaces.
The expansion of the “Museo de la Ciudad” in Quito seeks to strengthen its integration with the urban environment, contributing to the urban rehabilitation of the area and reinforcing its relationship with the 24 de Mayo Boulevard. The project not only enlarges the museum’s infrastructure, but also reconfigures its connection with the public realm through new administrative spaces and improved circulation for visitors. In addition, it proposes the creation of a bridge that links the museum with the plaza, generating a route to and from the museum that offers continuous discoveries of elements of urban and heritage interest.
The intervention strategies start by valuing the morphological structure of the spáce, assessing the existing structural condition, and establishing hierarchy and spatial connections among open areas.
The evaluation of the morphological structure begins with a historical reading of the original condition, resulting in a proposal that achieves a clear and legible intervention that is easy to integrate into the surrounding context. The assessment of the existing condition begins with the identification and valuation of current architectural elements, prioritizing urban relationships such as the visual sequence toward the dome of the museum’s chapel and the connection to the public platform of 24 de Mayo boulevard.
The hierarchy and spatial connection among open areas is conceived by understanding open spaces as a results of a design intervention that assigns them meaning and allows them to function as a continuous, walkable circuit that permeates the built complex. The project proposes linking the building to the 24 de Mayo Boulevard through a bridge open to the public space, matching the scale of the plaza and offering the city an active and functional façade. This creates a Plaza-Bridge-Plaza sequence in which the bridge acts as both a filter and an element of attraction toward this major cultural facility, encouraging movement to and from the museum through a continuous sequence of heritage and urban discoveries.
Architecturally, the project envisions the new building as a volume set atop the parking structure built in the year 2000. It is arranged in a “C” shape, in line with the morphological reading of the block, and is organized in two levels developed between the existing terrace level and the floor level of the historic cloisters.
Three circulation routes are proposed: the first is a public flow for visitors that begins at the 24 de Mayo Boulevard, passes through the lobby at the level of the project’s new plaza, and continues via a staircase toward the exhibition areas located in the historic cloisters of the museum. The second is an administrative circulation route connecting the museum’s entrances to the office areas. The third is a technical route corresponding to the movement of goods, linking the parking area, freight elevator, storage areas, and restoration workshop.
At the bridge level, public and commercial spaces are located, such as a café, a lecture room, and a lobby, while the upper floor houses the offices of the “Museo de la Ciudad” Foundation. This configuration ensures the proper functioning of the museum and reinforces its openness to the community by integrating cultural activities with complementary services.
Finally, the intervention on the façade along Morales Street seeks to resolve the urban image discontinuity toward 24 de Mayo Avenue, which was caused by residual spaces oriented toward this front. The project recovers the characteristic urban homogeneity of Quito’s historic center through a façade aligned with the established building line. For this purpose, a continuous and abstract façade is proposed, articulating the different elements and levels of the existing complex. The exterior is resolved with a metal lattice, while the interior façade consists of glazing that encloses the interior spaces.
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