Renderings Axel Fridman

An underground museum that integrates the latest green technologies into the building and aims for a user-generated experience

Scheduled to open in winter 2012, The Papalote Verde Children’s Museum, located in Monterrey, Mexico will be an interactive and innovative museum that integrates the latest green technology into a bold and radical architecture.

In this project the concept of a ”museum” is addressed from an entirely new perspective, as the building itself becomes part of the learning experience. A museum is usually conceived as series of rooms explaining different subjects and following a rigid sequence. In this case the core subject is present and dealt with throughout the entire museum and understood in different contexts thus enabling the visitor to build his own path.

The project explores two main strategies, one the restoration of existing buildings on site and two, the underground construction of a new building. The underground space reduces impact on the environment to a minimum and avoids conflict with the functioning of Parque Fundidora by disappearing inside the landscape. The restoration of two exiting industrial structures of the old Fundidora steel mill helps introduce a new program into an under-used space and improve its current condition.

It is expected to become Mexico’s first LEED Platinum certificate.

Location

Southwestern section of ”Parque Fundidora” in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

Construction

2011-2013

Project

2008-2011

Site Area

9,908.00m2

Project Area

15,920.00m2

Divided as follows:

• 8,256.00 m2 of new construction (3 levels)
• 1,560.00m2 of reused area
• 6,104.00m2 of landscape area

General Program

• Museum and information center
• Entertainment (IMAX theater)
• Offices
• Commercial stands
• Food and Beverage Services

Team

SIETE COLORES

Marinela Servitje

INAKI ECHEVERRIA [ urbanismo paisaje arquitectura ]

Alejandra Romo, Carlos Hernando Luna, Josué Lee, Ana Lucia Ramírez,  Jonathan Hajar, Fabiola Vargas, Yazmin Alarcón Ramírez, Janisse Cruz, Omaris Zúñiga, Rafael Brioso,  Roberto Fuerte, Fernanda Téllez, Gzregorz Leiner, Israel Saúl, Jesús Santillán, Jorge Durán, Guillermo Lopez,  José Lenin, José Luis Rangel, Luis Gallardo, Marta Bono, Miguel Jiménez-González, Osvaldo Estrada, Osvaldo Ortiz, Daniela González, Víctor García, Xóchitl Zúñiga, Greta Hauser, Ana Soberanes, Henny de Keijzer, Héctor Gaitán, Beatriz Tejeida, Pablo Kobayashi

RENDERINGS

Axel Fridman

BOVIS LEND LEASE Project Managment

KNIPPERS HELBIG Advanced Engineering Structural Design (foreign adviser)

GONZALEZ LOYA Structural Design

TRANSSOLAR Klimaengineering Utilities and sustainable systems (foreign adviser)

INTEGRA SOLUTIONS Utilities and sustainable systems

IBA, Israel Berger & Associates Curtain Wall Design (foreign adviser)

VITRO  Curtain Wall Design

LIGHTEAM Lighting Design

INNOVATIVE DESIGNS Special Systems

ITDP, Institute for Transportation &Development Policy

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