Spania Projects 23 Created 01-Jun-11 By Antonin Sumner, Lyon, France Ciutat de la Justicia Barcelona, David Chipperfield s court building, office Illa de la Llum Palau de la Musica Extension Indra Offices Subcentral Eléctrica 22@ Botanical Garden Torre Agbar Communications Tower Can Ricart Sport Complex 7 Can Framis Museum Umbracle 14 ME Barcelona Hotel 15 Media-TIC 16 Mediapro Tower 17 Barcelona, Carlos Ferrater office, recording studio 8 Offices Hines D123 18 Barcelona, Dominique Perrault office 9 León Auditorium 19 León, Mansilla + Tuñón auditorium, exposition space 10 Museo Provincial de Zamora 20 Zamora, Mansilla + Tuñón museum 11 Barcelona, vora arquitectura fitness club, leisure, renovation, sport, swimming pool Barcelona, Cloud 9 control centre, meeting room, office Barcelona, Santiago Calatrava landmark 6 Barcelona, Jean Nouvel landmark, office 13 Barcelona, Dominique Perrault hotel Barcelona, Carlos Ferrater garden, park 5 Barcelona, Victor Rahola Aguadé energy centre Court of Sant Boi Barcelona, Josep Fontsere pavilion Barcelona, b720 arquitectos office 4 Barcelona, Oscar Tusquets Blanca music theatre Barcelona, BAAS Jordi Badia court building, office Barcelona, Lluis Collet & Ignacio Aparicio housing 3 San Fernando de Henares Municipal Pool 21 San Fernando de Henares, Mansilla + Tuñón sport, swimming pool 12 Barcelona, BAAS Jordi Badia gallery, museum Kursaal 22 San Sebastián, Rafael Moneo cinema, commercial space, congress centre, exposition space, music theatre, theatre http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 1
Murcia City Hall Murcia, Rafael Moneo government, office 23 Roman Theatre of Cartagena Museum Atocha Train Station extension 25 Madrid, Rafael Moneo train station 24 Cartagena, Rafael Moneo monument, museum http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 2
photo: Davide Pellegrini photo: Davide Pellegrini Ciutat de la Justicia Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 642 08007 Barcelona http://wwwciutatdelajusticiacom/ On a border site between Barcelona and l'hospitalet, this new 330000 sqm City of Justice has been completed in 2008 Bringing together legal departments that were previously located in 17 buildings that were scattered across the two cities, this precinct comprises eight new buildings that are formally and compositionally unified in an apparently haphazard arrangement In form and disposition, the City of Justice breaks down the huge programme of accommodation into four judicial buildings, clustered around a linked concourse with four independent buildings set on the periphery The central cluster of buildings contains courtrooms at the ground level, and uses the concourse as a filter to gather people at the beginning and end of their judicial visit The remaining four buildings provide accommodation for judicial support services, such as forensic sciences, and include two commercial buildings with retail at grade photo: Davide Pellegrini Project is not public! 2008 330000 m² Associate architect David Chipperfield s b720 arquitectos DavidePellegrini http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 3
photo: João Sousa photo: João Sousa Illa de la Llum Passeig de Garcia Fària 73 08019 Barcelona This project forms part of one of the most important recent urban planning operations in Barcelona, the extension of the Diagonal all the way to the sea This brought about a considerable improvement to the quality of life in an until then marginal neighbourhood and the recovery of a declining industrial area As compensation, the vertiginous rise in the price of land has turned these promotions into exclusive areas, available to very few buyers and with a dubious wish of integration in the social and urban fabric The merit of the project is, above all, its capacity to hold a respectable number of high rise housing units and ability to maintain its dynamics This not only happens because of its strategically placed voids but also because of its exterior closure which dominates the façade and creates constant variation Project is not public! 2005 47166 m² Lluis Collet & Ignacio Aparicio Espais & Landscape Diagonal Mar aplust photo: Lluis Casals Underground stops: Maresme / Forum, Selva de Mar, Besós-Mar Bus stops: Lines 7, 36, 41, 43, 141, N-6 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 4
photo: Matthijs van der Sluis photo: Matthijs van der Sluis Palau de la Musica Extension Calle Palau de la Música 4-6 08003 Barcelona http://wwwpalaumusicaorg The Palau de la Música Catalana, originally built in 1908 by the architect, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, as a headquarters for the Orfeó Català and funded by popular donations, constitutes a symbolic and sentimental heritage of an entire city that identifies with its history It is one of the most representative buildings of Catalan Modernist style The façade of Domènech i Montaner s Modernista concert hall, with its bare brick, busts and mosaic friezes representing Catalan musical traditions and composers, is impressive enough, but it is surpassed by the building s staggering interior The old Palau has been bursting under the pressure of the musical activity going on inside it, and an extension, restoration, remodelling and renovation project by Oscar Tusquets and Carles Díaz in 1989 is being followed by further alterations by the same architect In 1997, the Palau de la Música Catalana was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Hospital de Sant Pau photo: Hans Brinker Project is not public! 1989 Main designer, Oscar Tusquets Blanca Lluís Domènech i Montaner Palau de la Música Catalana MatthijsvanderSluis The Palau de la Música Catalana organises daily guided tours of the Modernist Concert hall and, when available, Lluís Millet Hall and the Chamber Music Hall Tours can not be reserved, and tickets can be purchased as of one week before the day of the tour Advanced ticket purchase is recommended Ticket office opens at 9:30 Buses: Lines 17, 19, 40 and 45 Metro: Lines I and IV Urquinaona station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 5
photo: Matthijs van der Sluis photo: Matthijs van der Sluis Indra Offices Carrer de Tánger 120 08018 Barcelona Situated near the Torre Agbar, in the new business neighborhood of 22@ in Barcelona, this Corporative Office Building for Indra s Headquarters, is clad with perforated steel panels, that give an image or feeling of fabric The building has a strange shape, following the plot Project is not public! photo: Matthijs van der Sluis 2007 10375 m² Main designer, b720 arquitectos Carlos Ferrater R&AS arquitectos Grupo Castellv'i MatthijsvanderSluis http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 6
photo: Matthijs van der Sluis photo: Matthijs van der Sluis Subcentral Eléctrica 22@ Carrer de Tánger 08018 Barcelona In the newly built office area of 22@ in Barcelona, this was one of the first buildings to be completed This newly developed neighborhood is situated between the Torre Agbar by Jean Nouvel and the Forum area where the exposition building by Herzog and De Meuron is located The facade is made out of ochre-died concrete, covered with steel cables, on which plants grow in a pre-designed pattern photo: Matthijs van der Sluis Project is not public! 2006 1500 m² Victor Rahola Aguadé MatthijsvanderSluis http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 7
photo: Hans Brinker Botanical Garden Carrer del Doctor Font i Quer 2 08038 Barcelona http://wwwjardibotanicbcnes Barcelona s Botanical Garden was designed by a team: architects Carlos Ferrater and Josep Lluís Canosa; landscape architect Bet Figueras; horticulturalist Artur Bossy and biologist Joan Pedrola First was considered how the vegetation was structured It was important to plan the layout according to geographic criteria, grouping the plants in the world s 5 Mediterranean regions And within these regional groupings, the plants should be combined according to ecological affinity, thus recreating landscapes as found in nature Secondly the mountain itself provides the topographic conditions for establishing the different plant areas This entailed designing the network of paths around the natural relief and avoiding large earth moving operations The result was a triangular-shaped network adapted to the available space and the mountain slopes This mesh of paths marked out the 71 spaces containing the principal plant communities found in Mediterranean climate regions all over the world photo: Hans Brinker 4-1999 Main designer, Landscape architect Landscape designer Landscape designer Carlos Ferrater Bet Figueras Josep Lluís Canosa Artur Bossy Joan Pedrola Monfort City of Barcelona hansbrinker November, December and January: from Monday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm February, March and October: from Monday to Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm April, May and September: from Monday to Sunday, from 10 am to 7 pm June, July and August: from Monday to Sunday, from 10 am to 8 pm closed January 1 and December 25 admission is free on the last Sunday of the month Metro Espanya (L1 and L3) and bus Parc de Montjuïc Buses: Parc de Montjuïc or 50 and 55 Free tours at weekends (except August), visits by arrangement, audioguide, OCCM scientific media library, disabled access, public parking area, loan and hire of facilities call +34 93 426 49 35 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 8
photo: Matthijs van der Sluis photo: Matthijs van der Sluis Torre Agbar Avda Diagonal 211 08018 Barcelona http://wwwtorreagbarcom/ "This tower might be a distant echo of old Catalan obsessions, carried on the winds that blown in from Montserrat" said Jean Nouvel Inspired by the architectural legacy left behind by Gaudi and by the hills of Montserrat, the Agbar Tower rises from the ground with the power and lightness of a geyser The tower consists out of 3 non-concentric oval cylinders The inner cylinder holds the vertical traffic nucleus and the installations Between the central axis and the exterior there are 31 spacious floor without internal columns Its first skin covers the concrete walls, is a layer of polished aluminum in earthy tones and blues, greens and greys The second skin is made up of sheets of clear an translucent glass A LED system is used for the night lights The leds are orientated toward the interior skin of the sheet plating, bathing it in uniform light, without projecting the light outwards 7-2005 47500 m² Associate architect Jean Nouvel b720 arquitectos Layetana Inmuebles MatthijsvanderSluis photo: Matthijs van der Sluis The Agbar Tower is located at the Placa de Les Glòries, the meeting point of the city's three most important communication arteries: La Diagional, La Gran Vía and la Meridiana Located at the entrance to the new technological and business district know as 22@ Take the subway to Glòries, Line 1 Bus: 7, 56, 60, 92, 192, B21, N2, N0, N7 tram: 4 comunicacion@agbares or call (34) 93 342 21 29 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 9
photo: Wojtek Gurak photo: Wojtek Gurak Communications Tower Carrer de Pierre de Coubertin 08038 Barcelona The 136 m high communications tower designed by Santiago Calatrava (also know as Torre de Calatrava) was one of the landmarks of Barcelona in 1992 The extensive silhouette of the Montjuic mountain was changed forever in that instance, re-urbanised for the celebration of the Olympic Games and the city in general 1992 Santiago Calatrava City of Barcelona Naomi photo: Wojtek Gurak Metro: L1 and L3 (Espanya) Bus: 50, 55, 61 and PM Free admission http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 10
photo: Adrià Goula photo: Adrià Goula Can Ricart Sport Complex Carrer de Sant Oleguer 10 08001 Barcelona http://wwwcanricartcom The building completes the urban block bounded by two different public open spaces urally the project strategy starts from the existing conditions that made it especially complex ie the integration of two buildings with strong identities, the sports pavilion (from the nineties) and the industrial building of the 19th century The main effort of the architects was to arrive at a compact and coherent functional whole that volumetrically maintains the reading of the three bodies that form it: the two existing buildings and the new construction that contains the swimming pool, all formally autonomous The new building is materially and formally austere The façade is made from exposed in-situ concrete, giving a texture that is a homage to the start of the textile industry in Catalonia in this area of the city The texture has come from a specially combined formwork of timber planks of different characteristics photo: Adrià Goula 6-2007 6760 m² vora arquitectura Foment de Ciutat Vella thomas metro: L2-L3 Paral lel, L3 Liceu bus: 20, 24, 36, 57, 64, 91, 120, 157 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 11
photo: Pedro Pegenaute photo: Fernando Guerra Can Framis Museum Carrer Roc Boronat 116-126 08018 Barcelona http://wwwfundaciovilacasascom/en/museums-and-art-gall eries/can-framis-museum-barcelona/ The new Fundación Vila Casas museum is located in the 22@ District, an area where Barcelona City Hall has promoted a full redevelopment of a former factory/heavy industry zone by substituting premises with light service industries It is now primarily a high-rise, heavily built-up area housing service/hi-tech industries With Can Framis we aim to play on contrasts, with a surrounding garden providing a tranquil breathing space away from the hubbub of speed and time The mainly-paved garden will have many trees and winding paths which will embellish the cloak of ivy which already covers the environs and in the future will enshroud the building and trees The two buildings to be preserved have little architectural worth and are currently derelict Their main interest lies in the contrast of their location, based on the former agricultural sketches prior to the implementation of the Cerdà plan at a level of 15m below the current road photo: Fernando Guerra 2007 5468 m² BAAS Jordi Badia Fundació Vila Casas BAASarquitectura Hours: Tues - Sat: 1100 to 1800 Closed: Mon, Sun and holidays Closed Easter: Thurs and Fri Closed Summer: August take Metro L1 to Glòries or L4 Llacuna Bus: 7, 192, 6, 40, 42, 141, B25 Tel 93 320 87 36 Fax 93 356 83 19 canframis@fundaciovilacasascom http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 12
photo: Pedro Pegenaute photo: Eugeni Pons Court of Sant Boi Carles Martí-Vila 2-4 08830 Barcelona The building is centred around three vertical bars separated by three courtyards on a plinth Large skylights illuminate the ground-floor entrance hall This hall acts as a focus point for all public areas and their vertical nuclei The hearing rooms and the upper bars, one per room, of the judicial offices are situated on the plinth Four areas in each corner allow access and communication for the public, judges, court workers etc The civil registry office opens out onto the rear street, emphasising the important role it plays in the façade as a whole and the surrounding public area The concrete sheets are placed at different distances and inclinations, giving a certain dynamic feel (a court should appear agile and alive) to the building, while at the same time orienting and framing the visual impact As a result, the image of the façades gradually changes depending on where you look at the building from photo: Pedro Pegenaute 2007 5200 m² GISA Departament de Justicia Generalitat de Catalunya BAASarquitectura http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 13
photo: Lutz Hirschmann photo: chaland Umbracle Passeig de Picasso 08003 Barcelona The Umbracle (shade house) was part of the buildings designed for the Universal Exhibition and was build in 1883, being used through the exhibition as a pavilion After the event the building recovered its original function, and it is one of the few structures that still prevail from the original exhibition Many other buildings from important architects of the time disappeared after the exhibition was closed This shade house is formed of bare brick façades and wooden louvres to sift the light through the inside The structure in the interior is sustained by slender iron columns, leaving a closed space that produces a suitable thermal and humidity conditions for the implantations of vegetal species from tropical origins photo: Marta Muñoz 1888 Josep Fontsere Naomi http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 14
photo: Ariel Ramírez photo: Ariel Ramírez ME Barcelona Hotel Carrer Pere IV 272 286 08005 Barcelona http://wwwme-barcelonacom/ Initially known as Hotel Habitat Sky, the building was sold in 2008 to Melia Hotels Hence, its name was changed to Hotel ME Barcelona The hotel is thought of as a play of volumes A cubic building acts as a counterpoint behind the tower, which is a rectangular parallelepiped cut lengthwise in two, with one of them half-shifted skywards This rupture of the perfect geometric block creates a movement of form and volume that bestows an urban sense on the insertion of the tower in the horizontal city The shifted half-volume creates the building's reference signs: down, the cantilever at 25 metres height that acts as a gateway; up, the crest in the skyline The hotel's skin is made of micro-perforated aluminium behind a glass curtain wall, which gives the building the image of a bright metal needle 1-2009 29334 m² Main designer, Associate architect Dominique Perrault AIA Salazar Navarro Corada Figueras Arquitectos Habitat Inmobiliaria Jose_Garcia photo: José F García Martín http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 15
Media-TIC Carrer de Roc Boronat / Carrer de Sancho de Avila 08018 Barcelona The Media-TIC building is located in the 22@Barcelona district, at the intersection of Carrer de Roc Boronat and Carrer de Sancho de Ávila, near the Parc Barcelona Media The building is designed to be a communications hub and meeting point for businesses and institutions in the world of information and communication technologies (ICTs), as well as for the media and audio-visual sectors With this project, Barcelona is transforming an industrial district which was the city's main economic motor for over a hundred years In its place, it is creating a new model of intellectual space that will promote collaboration and synergies between the University, Technology and Business, with the aim of encouraging the development of an innovative culture and fresh talent photo: Iwan Baan 2010 23104 m² Structural engineer Project manager Services engineer Technical engineer Cloud 9 BOMA SL CAST PGI Grup Tecnics G3 22@barcelona gonzalezdioslydia http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 16
photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín Mediapro Tower Diagonal 175 08018 Barcelona This system of steel and glass in this media building provides its own unique sequence of eye-catching geometries from without, and open, broad views from within Situated along the diagonal, the building is constructed such that it turns its head, a movement that in connection with the adjacent tower atrium and overhang over the square shapes the site s front and side elevations The knitting together of these two geometries creates an engaging view of the TMB building Project is not public! 2008 18232 m² Technical engineer Structural engineer Carlos Ferrater Dariela Hentschel Pondio Ingenieros Mediapro Jose_Garcia photo: José F García Martín http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 17
photo: Ariel Ramírez photo: Ariel Ramírez Offices Hines D123 Avinguda Diagonal 121-125 Barcelona This building is part of a special plan for urban volumes defined by new landmarks for the city: the ME Hotel and office building Hines D123, conducted by Dominique Perrault and AIA The project consisted of the construction of a building the singularity of which is defined by its height and shape A solid block of rectangular proportions, divided in half and then displaced eight meters forward in an overhang, projected out over the street while at the same time creating a terrace, on the other side, with the pure lineal form being stimulated by the overall balance of the building as a whole photo: Ariel Ramírez Project is not public! 2010 Main designer, Dominique Perrault AIA Salazar Navarro Hines AIASalazar-Navarro http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 18
photo: Hans Brinker photo: Hans Brinker León Auditorium Avenida de los Reyes Leoneses 4 24008 León http://wwwauditoriociudaddeleonnet/indexphp photo: Hans Brinker "The Leon Auditorium pays homage to the Ortega y Gasset based see and be seen concept It is an exercise in realism whose small size is not only a guarantee of usage and economics, but also reduces its presence in the city It is precisely this small-scale perception that leads the exhibition hall to be placed in a separate piece, merging the historically established benefit of small foregrounds with the ability to orient the building towards the San Marcos Hostel, and by this means outlining a new visual order on the existing platform" [from Mansilla+Tuñón] The program is an auditorium/concert hall and exhibition space, which Mansilla+Tuñón break from one another by creating the two distinct volumes shown; one an austere, enclosed hall and the other a more playful, open, and light-filled gallery & gathering space 2002 9000 m² Mansilla + Tuñón Junta de Castilla y León, City of León hansbrinker http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 19
photo: David Baugh photo: David Baugh Museo Provincial de Zamora Plaza de Santa Lucía 2 49002 Zamora http://wwwayto-zamoraorg/turismo/monumentos/museo_p rovincialhtm The Provincial Museum of Zamora,, incorporates one wing of the Palacio del Cordon, which originally stood on the site, and the old church of Santa Lucía, which is now the museum's store The new, contemporary building is cubic in form, yet sits comfortably in its historic context Being one of Mansilla y Tuñón's earliest works, it incorporates many themes that were developed further on later projects The ground and middle levels contain archaeological finds and the upper level houses fine art From the entrance level, a timber-lined ramp leads you up to the many spaces - of varying heights, mostly top lit - that house the exhibitions A grand staircase leads you back down Parts of the original cloisters of the Palacio have been retained and were incorporated into the scheme Externally, the building is finished with small blocks of honey-coloured sand stone Internally, the palette of materials is limited to white painted, board-marked concrete walls and timber flooring photo: David Baugh 1996 3000 m² Structural engineer Services engineer Contractor Mansilla + Tuñón Alfonso G de Gaite JG & asociados Santiago Hernan Ministerio de Cultura davidb October - June: 1000-1400 & 1600-1900 / July - September: 1000-1400 & 1700-2000 / Sundays: 1000-1400 / Closed on Mondays and Sunday afternoons The museum is located not far from the northern end of the Puente de Piedra or Old Stone Bridge From here follow the Calle del Puente to the Plaza de Santa Lucía http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 20
photo: David Baugh photo: David Baugh San Fernando de Henares Municipal Pool Paseo de Los Pinos 28830 San Fernando de Henares If you've ever flown in or out of Barajas airport then you've flown over this building, which lies south east of runways 33 left and right The building also forms the main entrance (which is unusually wide and generous - with ramps to accommodate the different existing levels) to the other two building which form the municipal sports complex The exterior of the pool hall takes the concept of the stretched checkerboard screen, first seen in the Zamora museum, and scales up the idea, using concrete instead of timber This basket (as the architects describe it) acts as a veil to the glazed pool hall behind, cutting down solar gain and glare off the water Due to the high ground water table, the pool itself is raised above grade, giving the swimmers an unusually elevated standpoint photo: David Baugh 1998 Mansilla + Tuñón davidb http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 21
photo: Hans Brinker photo: Naomi Schiphorst Kursaal Avenida Zurriola 1 20002 San Sebastián http://wwwkursaalorg Where Rio Urumea meets the Bay of Biscay two glass cubes house one of 's most enigmatic congress centre, theatre hall, exposition space and cinema Every year in September it houses the 'Festival Internacional de Cine de Donosti', and it has grown to be the city's main décor for cultural public activities A large underground parking offers a cool but expensive park for those flocking the next door sun-and-surf beach of Gross The building is surrounded by large outdoor terraces with a bar, restaurant, shops and showers At night the building changes into a immense cubic lighthouse, enhancing the city's vibrant night-life photo: Naomi Schiphorst 5-1999 60440 m² Structural engineer Rafael Moneo Javier Manterola Centro Kursaal Kursaal Elkargunea SA MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 22
photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín Murcia City Hall Plaza Cardenal Belluga 30004 Murcia http://wwwayto-murciaes The Murcia Town Hall raises in the Cardinal Belluga Square, a baroque square where the protagonist are the façade of the Cathedral designed by Jaime Bort and Cardinal Belluga Palace, the work of the architect Canestro Moneo designs the building of the Town Hall content in its role as a spectator, without seeking the status of protagonist held by the two historical buildings However we do not imagine a commonplace spectator Civil power is embodied in this building on the place where the Church shows its power The façade/retable of the Town Hall facing the square could never, nor would ever, want to compete with the classical order It's organised as a musical score, numerically, accepting the system of horizontal levels of the floor slabs The façade resist symmetries and offers as its key element the balcony of the gallery The Town Hall has not an entrance on the square It respects the pre-eminence of those buildings which have occupied it for so long (text from project memory) 1998 Rafael Moneo City of Murcia Jose_Garcia photo: José F García Martín There is a tourist office just beside the corner of the building, for more information about the building and the city Only some zones of the building are open the public The opening hours are: Monday-Friday 9am to 2pm Monday-Thursday 5pm to 730pm Saturdays 930am to 130pm The City Hall is in the very center of Murcia The one route to come to the Plaza Cardenal Belluga is by foot since all the vehicles were prohibited in the historical hull of the city http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 23
photo: José F García Martín photo: Fundación Teatro Romano de Cartagena Roman Theatre of Cartagena Museum Plaza del Ayuntamiento 9 30201 Cartagena http://wwwteatroromanocartagenaorg/ The Roman Theatre of Cartagena Museum joins Riquelme Palace and the Church of Santa Maria La Vieja to the Roman Theatre complex, with the theatre being the most important component in it The construction comprises two buildings, joined by a corridor: the first one permits access from Riquelme Palace and surrounds a yard or impluvium On its different floors, it offers service rooms, such as the lobby, cafeteria, a temporary showroom, a library, a record and study room, offices and meeting rooms The second building has a connecting terrace to the entrance of the Old Cathedral, and will be designated to house permanent showrooms These exhibition areas, illuminated by a sophisticated system of ceiling lights, are used as a framework to showcase excavated artefacts and will lead the visitor from the lowest quarter of the city to the interior of the Roman Theatre 6-2008 Rafael Moneo Teatro Romano de Cartagena Foundation Jose_Garcia photo: José F García Martín Monday - Saturday: 10:30-13:30 & 16:00-18:00 / Sunday: 10:30-13:30 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 24
photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Atocha Train Station extension Plaza del Emperador Carlos V Madrid The architect Rafael Moneo worked on the extension of the Madrid's first train station, with the intension of making it 4 times bigger and getting short and long distance rail network, together with buses and subways The new building is located behind the old station, which now is the Main Entrance Lobby, that has an Impressive 4000 m2 Tropical Garden with commercial area and restaurants photo: Alberto M Sánchez 1992 Rafael Moneo City of Madrid MVar Take the subway to Atocha Metro Station, or just go there by train http://wwwmimoaeu/users/brainkite/guides/spania/ 25