Facinito Museum of Ceramics/Brazilian Architecture
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- space:
6,211 square feet
general:
2021
Pictures: Brazilian architecture-
Principal Architects:
Francisco Vanucci and Marcelo Ferraz
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Text description provided by the architects. The Fachinetto Ceramic Museum project is a realistic one in terms of cost and constructive solutions, without giving up the spatial and poetic richness that a museum like this should contain.
The museum has an area of 530 square metres, with 330 square meters on the upper floor and 200 square meters on the lower floor. Its location benefits from the topography of the terrain, since there is a 3-meter gap between the street-adjacent upper and the rear, almost naturally suggesting the adoption of single-height roofs in the front block and double-height in the rear.
This same unevenness, which appeared in the natural basalt rock area, appears in the project as a large cut – a crack – crossing the terrain from one side to the other, passing through the interior of the building. The design intent was to place the building on the ground as it is, without major ground movements.
Fachinetto ceramic bricks will be used as the base material for the structure and walls of the entire project – structural walls, columns and sealing walls. Even if the bricks were painted, it would be the hallmark of the museum’s character. Concrete should only be used for foundations, beams and slabs.
Columns should be made one by one in anomalous organic forms of mixed bricks (whole and broken). They will be like the large sculptures that will support the ceiling slab.
A large 45 cm thick brick wall guides the entire project and the uses of the museum. This wall acts as a large spine that is 35 meters long and is oriented exactly north/south. This wall must be made entirely of bricks stacked with various types of forging, which indicates the intrinsic richness of the ancient building technique. It is an integral part of museology.
The development of this wall is accompanied by a series of uses, highlighting its presence as a structural element of the project. Beginning with the reception – where the old van greets visitors – a permanent or long-term exhibition will be created, which will tell the story of Cerâmica and the Fachinetto family; After the wall, there will be a timeline of objects and plates that ceramics will appear in human history (of course it always emphasizes the use of bricks and tiles); There are two paths to follow, the mezzanine that exposes the entire basement and takes the visitor to the exhibition rooms and the balcony that overlooks the old family house with its abundant vegetation, or you can go up the stairs to the hall and the house. the earth.
In the basement, the museum continues with more participatory and interactive spaces and activities, such as the library, research and ceramics workshop for courses, cafés and educational and leisure activities. Groups can leave from this basement for a guided tour of the Fachinetto Ceramics.
Next to the stairs, to take advantage of the unevenness of the terrain, a small multi-purpose hall with a capacity of 48 people will be planted, providing more visibility and comfort for users.
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A flat, highly resistant concrete floor will be used throughout the building, with low maintenance and high efficiency in an environment where a large number of people flow.
On the roof, there will be a garden board as a thermal insulation solution that is also easy to maintain.
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