https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1416-mangado-and-associates en-us archaeology-museum.asp Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7504-archaeology-museum-of-alava The courtyard entrance to the museum is shared with that of the Fournier Museum of Playing Cards, housed in the renovated 16th-century Bendana Palace Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainThe courtyard entrance to the museum is shared with that of the Fournier Museum of Playing Cards, housed in the renovated 16th-century Bendaña Palace.Photo © Roland Halbe Windows reflecting the cityscape have deep reveals punched in the bronze-clad surface of the museum's concrete-and-steel structure. Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainWindows reflecting the cityscape have deep reveals punched in the bronze-clad surface of the museum's concrete-and-steel structure. Photo © Roland Halbe The Archaeological Museum of 'lava is embedded within the medieval core of Vitoria. Francisco Mangado conceived the 64,583-square-foot space as a bronze-clad 'coffer' for archaeological treasures. Gal Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainThe Archaeological Museum of 'lava is embedded within the medieval core of Vitoria. Francisco Mangado conceived the 64,583-square-foot space as a bronze-clad 'coffer' for archaeological treasures. Galleries receive daylight through the vertical glass shafts puncturing the roof.Photo © Roland Halbe The main entrance from the courtyard provides glimpses of the cascading stair along the west elevation. Glass planks admit light to the research areas below. Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainThe main entrance from the courtyard provides glimpses of the cascading stair along the west elevation. Glass planks admit light to the research areas below.Photo © Roland Halbe The jagged wing of the museum shapes the space at the entrance court to make the approach more intimate. Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainThe jagged wing of the museum shapes the space at the entrance court to make the approach more intimate.Photo © Roland Halbe The major stair rises across the glazed court elevation, while a translucent and mirrored-glass wall separates the stair from the galleries. Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainThe major stair rises across the glazed court elevation, while a translucent and mirrored-glass wall separates the stair from the galleries.Photo © Roland Halbe Mangado has inserted five glazed light shafts that project like periscopes above the roof and descend through three levels of the galleries. Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainMangado has inserted five glazed light shafts that project like periscopes above the roof and descend through three levels of the galleries.Photo © Roland Halbe The light shafts provide luminescent backdrops for the archaeological contents of the museum, further dramatized by the dark wenge wood floors and ceilings. Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainThe light shafts provide luminescent backdrops for the archaeological contents of the museum, further dramatized by the dark wenge wood floors and ceilings.Photo © Roland Halbe Archaeology Museum of Alava Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainImage courtesy Mangado and Associates Archaeology Museum of Alava Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainImage courtesy Mangado and Associates Archaeology Museum of Alava Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainImage courtesy Mangado and Associates Archaeology Museum of Alava Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainImage courtesy Mangado and Associates Archaeology Museum of Alava Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainImage courtesy Mangado and Associates Archaeology Museum of Alava Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainImage courtesy Mangado and Associates Archaeology Museum of Alava Archaeology Museum of ÁlavaMangado and AssociatesVitoria, SpainImage courtesy Mangado and Associates