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Theatre in Almonte by Donaire Arquitectos
Visitors enter a theatre in Huelva, Spain, below a bulky concrete cafe that rests upon backlit glass walls of purple and blue.
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Refreshments for the Theatre in Almonte are served inside this concrete first floor block.
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Beyond, a single auditorium surrounded by standard wardrobes and dressing rooms occupies the majority of the two-storey building’s interior.
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Timber partitions, staircases and benches furnish the lobby, whilst the auditorium has a timber floor.
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The theatre building is located on the site of a former winery and nestles amongst existing buildings, facing onto a public square.
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A cultural centre in Madrid also features a projecting concrete face - see our earlier story here.
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Photography is by Fernando Alda
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See more images of this project on Alda’s website.
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Here are some more details from the architects:
New Theatre in Almonte, Huelva, Spain.
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The building is located on the site of an old winery.
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It has the challenge of integrate the existing old buildings, declared as cultural interest, and being part of a cultural complex of a total of three buildings and a common space.
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This space turns into the main place of the town and an important meeting area.
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An opportunity to work on light, material and space. The path chosen to work on these concepts, is the contrast.
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Contrast between outside and inside, between old and new, including a monumental scale and human scale.
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And the journey as the thread that sews and explains the intervention.
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A large area covered with large proportions and controlled height works as a high threshold.
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A monumental scale lobby welcomes the visitor showing the scale of a public building.
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Location: c/ Antonio Machado de Almonte, Huelva, Spain.
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Architect Authors: Juan Pedro, Donaire Barbero - Donaire Arquitectos
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Architect Team: Jesús Núñez Bootello, Carmela Domínguez Asencio, Tibisay Cañas Fuentes, David Rapado Moreno, Ignacio Núñez Bootello, Beatriz Hacar Hernández, Celine Nelke, Delia Pacheco Donaire, Pablo Baruc, García Gómez
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Engineering: Javier Drake Canela, Guillermo Márquez Villanueva, Alfonso Buiza Camacho
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Client: Junta de Andalucía, Diputación de Huelva, Ayuntamiento de Almonte
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Contractor: Procondal S.A.
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Project year: 2004
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Construction: 2010
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Budget: 3.676.000 € (1.125,60 €/m2 )
Project Area: 3.265,70 m2