Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio

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Puente Viesgo, Spain
  • Architects: Sukunfuku Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1678
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Adrià Goula
  • Lead Architects: Miguel Huelga, Iria de la Peña

  • Client: Consejería de Cultura de Cantabria
  • Constructor: José Manuel Gómez Illa

  • Structural Engineer : Estática Ingeniería SL
  • Contractor: Siec SA
  • Mechanical Engineer: A6 Ingeniería SL
  • Collaborator: Mónica Pérez
  • Landscape: Arantxa Zabalza
  • Facade Design : Akane Moriyama Studio
  • City: Puente Viesgo
  • Country: Spain
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Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography, Garden
© Adrià Goula
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Plano de contexto
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Concepto
Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography
© Adrià Goula

Text description provided by the architects. The Center is located on the slope of Monte Castillo, surrounded by the winding road that leads to the caves bearing its name. The program required a relatively large volume, on a complex topography plot immersed in a landscape of great beauty.

Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography
© Adrià Goula
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Plano de sitio
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Isométrica
Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography
© Adrià Goula

The spaces are grouped into three differentiated blocks: reception and service area, exhibition area, and restricted area. The three volumes are articulated and organized around a central courtyard, which distributes and connects the different rooms.

Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Adrià Goula
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Planta
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Plano de techo
Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography, Chair, Facade, Garden, Patio
© Adrià Goula

The resulting volume, in the form of a "C", faces the natural slope of the plot, closing the building and creating a "green tier". The mountain thus becomes part of the program, becomes a protagonist and an articulating element of the building, inviting the visitor to go outside and acting as an extension of the center's outdoor activities.

Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Adrià Goula
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Elevaciones
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Elevaciones
Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Adrià Goula

Constructively, the building is divided into two blocks. The lower part is solved with concrete walls in the areas containing the terrain, while the facades facing the courtyard and access area are mainly glazed.

Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Adrià Goula
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Alzado interior
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Alzado interior
Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Interior Photography, Windows
© Adrià Goula

On this basis, the limestone roof is supported, which sews the three volumes together, folds and transforms into part of the facade, and generates a chromatic contrast, scale, and texture on the elevation. The building integrates and dialogues with the natural environment surrounding it, establishing a relationship with the topography, and disintegrating its volumes to adapt to the environment.

Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Interior Photography, Glass, Facade, Windows, Handrail
© Adrià Goula
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Detalle en isométrica
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Detalle en isométrica
Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio - Interior Photography
© Adrià Goula

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Address:39670 Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain

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Cite: "Rock Art Center of Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio" [Centro del Arte Rupestre de Cantabria / Sukunfuku Studio] 03 May 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1000369/rock-art-center-of-cantabria-sukunfuku-studio> ISSN 0719-8884

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