P erforated

Amann Cnovas Maruri

PROJECT FACTS

Address: Plaza de San Cayetano, Monteagudo, 30160 Murcia, Spain. Client: Consorcio Turstico
Murcia Cruce de Caminos. Completion: 2010. Size: 1,058 m 2 . Main materials: concrete, weathered
steel. S etting: landscape.

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| Shady corridor, lattice work casts shadowy
patterns on the ground
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| Building, projects out to create shaded area
beneath

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| Open ground f loor, provides shade and
shelter and blurs boundaries between interior and
exterior

Monteagudo Museum
Murcia
This building constitutes the first phase of a project to improve access to the castle of
Monteagudo, making it a safe place to visit. The architects design adapts to the context
and helps to preserve the historical castle remains. The ground floor is open to the public and comprises sliding lattice-work walls that provide shelter and blur the boundary
between interior and exterior. On the upper floor, permanent and temporary exhibition
rooms are arranged in a closed and guarded place where the limited openings have been
carefully positioned to offer views of the valley and the castle.

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| Ground f loor plan

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2013
English
Hardcover with dust jacket
22.5 x 29.5 cm
272 pages
588 illustrations
ISBN 978-3-03768-135-0
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Creating Shade
Design, C onstruction, Technology
C hris van Uffelen
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Solar C arport in Las Vegas, USA (SunPower Design)
Fresh Flower in London, UK (Tonkin Liu)
Panyaden School in C hiang Mai, Thailand (24H
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Oval Shade in Gorky Park, Moscow, Russia (Bureau
Alexander Brodsky)
On the Way to the Sea in Bat-Yam, Israel (Derman
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Apartment Buildings
C onvention C enters
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Playground Design
Re-Use Architecture
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