The solution proposed by Bak Gordon Arquitectos + RM Arquitectura studios gives rise to a work in which the values of scale, proportion, light and shadow stand out in a subtle and discreet way that generates cohesion between the streets of the municipality and the building being worked on.
The strategic location of the building and the use of materials such as sandy mortar that seek to harmonize the work with its surroundings, generate, together with the development of the semi-private interior garden that is delimited towards the outside by a metal railing that only allows a partial view, a project that provokes curiosity and facilitates the creation of spaces for relaxation and introspection.
Jardim da Galeria Municipal by Bak Gordon Arquitectos + RM Arquitectura. Photograph by Francisco Nogueira.
Project description by Bak Gordon Arquitectos
In response to the problem of accessibility to the Montijo Municipal Gallery building, the introduction of a lift in a 19th century building in the heart of the city center was the starting point for the construction of this small public work, an 80 sqm garden.
The project takes advantage of a portion of land adjacent to the gallery building and proposes the construction of a contained garden, a kind of ‘hortus conclusus’, in two outdoor ‘rooms’ of different altimetries capable of offering spaces for mental relaxation in an atmosphere that is both public and highly intimate.
The relationship that is established between the garden and the city provokes a sense of curiosity, only allowing a glimpse of each other through a metal railing placed at the apex of the building. The walls, plastered with a slightly sandy cement mortar, give cohesion to the space, allowing the values of scale, proportion, light and shadow to stand out.
