City Gallery design in Brazil by Tacoa Arquitetos

Adriana Varejao gallery, located in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, was designed by Arquitetos Tacoa. The gallery has been added to the Inhotim, center for contemporary art in the period 2004-2008 and whose purpose is to show native indigenous art of Rio de Janeiro.

The exterior of the gallery – water system

"Inhotim Contemporary Art Centre located in Brumadinho, a village near Belo Horizonte, the capital of the province of Minas Gerais. A personal initiative of the mining entrepreneur Bernardo Paz representative, the museum has an exceptional architectural concept. Instead all facilities issued in one building, it consists of several buildings that are spread over an area of about 35 hectares. The ground floor of the building Adriana Varejao Gallery has been charged with the task of storing two works, which were acquired by the Museum and issued by the Fondation Cartier: the sculpture Linda do Rosário and Polypychon Celacanto Voca Maremoto (with the further development of the project, Artists have four more works created for the museum building) of Exotic environment -. wilderness The project is on a slope (typical of the topography of Minas Gerais, which consists of old and pleasant hills), which is partially surrounded by forest. The original topography has been converted to the new user: large displacements of land cut this area to create a large horizontal plane for the new use minimalist percussion – large plates. The orientation of the completed project, place the original topography together again, and also introduced in this artificial element: a block of regular concrete (manufacture of prestressed concrete products was not necessary), which is integrated part in the hill area. The building structure consists of an irregular dam, which saves space on the ground floor and also abbekommt much of the block. In deep areas is by both carriers and mid-four pillars, which are built into the wall. Building structure consists of concrete dams The building was designed as a helical structure that connects two different levels in the park and between moments of shortening / pass and extension / exhibitions change: the ground floor (first cut) in the middle of dismembered water, close walk away from the building (second extension: Varejao's play Panacea Phantastica, bench tile with paintings of hallucinogenic plants) The small space of the ground floor; (Third shortening) the Promenade returns to the building; (Fourth Extension: The sculpture Linda do Rosário and painting The Collector) ground floor, in the hills, through the concrete block; (Fifth shorten) the stairs; (Sixth extension, the polyptych Celacanto Voca maremoto) The first sidewalk in the concrete block; (Seventh shortening) Ramp; (Eighth extension: Another bench tiles, now with paintings of birds, Passarinhos-of Inhotim to Demini) The terrace above the concrete block; (Ninth shortening) of the bridge. And vice-versa. "Whimsical Mural reminds us of the waves Special and attractive idea for Design Gallery A partition of white tile bathroom with a style Ceiling lighting illuminates the works of art Floor to ceiling glass walls City Gallery design located in Brazil Staircase between the ground and first floor Huge water system creates a sense of infinity