Art Gallery in Lima

The competition pertained to the MALI art gallery extension in the Peruvian capital – Lima. The new building was to be erected next to the Parque de la Exposicion adjacent to the current seat of a classicist colonial art gallery right at the intersection of two metro lines. We proposed a layout of terraced gardens combining an illuminated park with the underground metro station and a didactic program related to the green terraces on the lowering terraces. The lowest floor was dedicated to exhibition and storage spaces. Above ground level, we raised a wide roof supported by a colonnade, creating a space for art and nature sheltered from the scorching sun. The classicist building of the MALI gallery emerges from behind the openwork wall.

The competition pertained to the MALI art gallery extension in the Peruvian capital – Lima. The new building was to be erected next to the Parque de la Exposicion adjacent to the current seat of a classicist colonial art gallery right at the intersection of two metro lines. We proposed a layout of terraced gardens combining an illuminated park with the underground metro station and a didactic program related to the green terraces on the lowering terraces. The lowest floor was dedicated to exhibition and storage spaces. Above ground level, we raised a wide roof supported by a colonnade, creating a space for art and nature sheltered from the scorching sun. The classicist building of the MALI gallery emerges from behind the openwork wall.