QMM文化艺术中心

该项目是位于尤卡坦州梅里达的“Quinta Montes Molina”原始经营场所和财产的一部分。这座房子建于1906年，成为蒙特霍大道(Paseo Montejo)的建筑标志和象征，蒙特霍大道是该市最著名的大道，大多数上世纪的房子都是在该繁荣时期建造的。

This project is part of the original premises and property of the “Quinta Montes Molina” located in Merida, Yucatan. The house was built in 1906 and became an architectural icon and emblem of the Paseo Montejo, the most notorious avenue in the city in which most of the early-century houses were built during the sisal boom.

2000年，这座房子开始在花园里举办重要的社交活动。2006年，它还作为博物馆开放，展示了所有的文物、原始家具和艺术品。2015年，Materia被委托设计一个可以举办社会和文化活动的展馆，同时将新建筑与现有建筑相结合。该展馆在2015年墨西哥城建筑双年展上获得了银奖。

The house began holding important social events in its gardens in the year 2000. In 2006 it also opened as a museum, displaying all its artifacts, original furniture, and art. In 2015 Materia was commissioned to design a pavilion that could hold social and cultural events while integrating new architecture with the existing building. The pavilion was awarded the silver medal at the 2015 Architecture Biennale of Mexico City.

这种荣誉引发了建筑使命的变化，推动了这栋建筑成为一个对当地文化和社区起作用的政府机构。2016年，Materia被要求在建筑的后面设计一个停车场。一系列总体规划研究和分析表明，这里有更大的机会创造价值，因此扩大了建筑的范围。Materia提出了一个文化中心的想法，经过6年的规划、商业建模、财务、设计和建设。一系列的考察和对美国博物馆的重要访问使他们对项目的功能和空间有了更深入的了解，这些功能和空间必须符合整个项目，同时与政府机构建立相关联系。

This distinction sparked a change in the vocation of the house, pushing the family to become an institution with a role towards culture and community. In 2016 Materia was requested to design a parking lot at the back of the property. A series of master plan studies and analyses made evident there was a bigger opportunity to generate value and expand the house's legacy and offer. Materia proposed a Cultural Center that took 6 years of planning, business modeling, finance, design, and construction. A series of travels and key visits to museums alike in the United States led to a deeper understanding of the programs and spaces that had to make up for the entirety of the project while establishing relevant connections with institutions alike.

该项目设置在一排现有的古树后面，它不是一个物体，而是一系列由入口和门槛交织在一起的空间。柱子和门廊构成了花园、亭子和住宅的视野，并创造了一个包围公共空间的中央庭院。建筑语言由结构组成和表达，传达其构造组合，并在不断变化的自然中创造表面来接收光线和阴影的投影。所有预制混凝土都是在当地用区域骨料制成的。这种石头也是该地区的特产。混凝土中的露出、细木工和细节作为对房屋装饰的重新诠释，同时表达了其安装和制造的方法。

The project is set behind a line of existing old trees supporting the aim of not being an object but rather a series of spaces intertwined by portals and thresholds. The columns and porticoes frame views of the gardens, pavilion, and house, and create a central courtyard enveloping a public space. The architectural language is composed and expressed by the structure, communicating its tectonic assembly, and creating surfaces to receive the light and projection of shadows in an ever-changing nature. All prefab concrete was made locally with regional aggregates. The stone is also native to the area. The work of reveals, joinery, and detail in the concrete acts as a reinterpretation of the ornament of the house while attesting to its mounting and fabrication method.

 ▽中央庭院，central courtyard.

项目内部包括一个沉没的艺术画廊，一个餐厅，一个书店(2022年秋季开放)，车间空间，办公室，餐饮厨房空间和一个艺术电影院(2024年)。艺术画廊是花园和文化中心广场之间的过渡空间。它的屋顶上还有一个外部露台。将这个空间雕刻到地面上有助于保护花园的特色以及房屋和亭子周围的开放空间，同时也为其内部提供了一种被动的自然光管理和冷却方式。

The interior program includes a sunken art gallery, a restaurant, a bookstore (Opening Fall 2022), workshop spaces, offices, catering galley spaces, and an art cinema (2024). The art gallery serves as a transitional space between the gardens and the cultural center´s plaza. It also holds an exterior terrace on its roof. Carving this space into the ground helped preserve the gardens’ identity and open space around the house and pavilion while also providing a passive way to manage natural light and cooling for its interior.

▽屋顶露台，Roof Terrace.

▽餐厅，restaurant.

Project name: QMM CULTURAL CENTER

Company name: MATERIA

Website:  https: http://materiarq.com/

Contact e-mail: media@materiarq.com

Project location: Yucatan, Mexico

Completion Year: 2022

Building area (m²): 1500

Other participants:

Team: Gustavo Carmona, Karla Uribe, Gustavo Xoxotla, Luis Felipe Márquez, Mathías Henry, Raybel Cueva, Yaatzil Ceballos, Sandra Ciro, Teresa Berumen, Edgar Dzul, Magaly Morales, Miguel Ramírez, María Castelazo.

General Contractor: Opresa

Prefabricated Concrete: Predecon

PM: Yamil Barbosa

Lighting Design: Luca Salas

Landscaping: Gustavo Carmona + Molino Lab + Jarde

Photo credits: Jaime Navarro