Museo Oliva Artés
The recovery and transformation of an old industrial building from 1920 into a museum, highlighting its special configuration in three naves and its interior textures, adding new layers that adapt it to the new use. The Oliva Artés industrial building was to be demolished in 2008 in the context of the new construction of the Central Park of Poble Nou, which planned to cut the continuity of the historic Pere IV street to which the building is closely linked.
Photography by © Gregori Civera
A few days before the entry of the excavators a neighborhood association dedicated to the industrial heritage of Poble Nou convinced the City Council of the need to preserve the building, which at that time was in a state of structural ruin. The original project was born from a competition called in 2009, proposing to preserve the building’s very particular character, and especially the richness of its interior space since the exterior had always been surrounded by annexe buildings. The project is based on the addition of the minimum pieces necessary for its operation, constructed in a single golden material that adds a new layer to the whole.
Photography by © Gregori Civera
A new porch, which runs along the entire length of the main façade, is added to the heritage building with a strategy similar to how other pieces were previously attached and allows an open relationship between the museum and the park in which it is located.
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