Quay of Arts, Vitória (in construction)
Paulo Mendes da Rocha Metro Arquitetos- Type Museum Cultural center Auditoriums Culture / Leisure
- Material Concrete
- Date 2007
- City Victoria
- Country Brazil
- Photographer Leonardo Finotti
Capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Vitória is located southeast of Brazil, 1,250 kilometers from Brasilia. Its strategic position on the Atlantic Coast has promoted an intense port and trade activity since its foundation, and it is currently the city with the highest per capita income in the country. Including a museum and a theater, the Cais das Artes complex, in Enseada do Suá de Vitória, is a project by the Pritzker laureate Paulo Mendes da Rocha – born in Vitória in 1928. On a large esplanade before the canal, the project enhances a landscape that is dominated by the port’s presence. Mendes da Rocha separates the two main programs with an almost naive gesture, harbored in two volumes which he lifts on a reduced number of columns with a double objective...[+]
Cliente Client
Governo Do Estado do Espírito Santo, Arcelormittal-Cst Companhia Siderúrgica Tubarão
Arquitecto Architect
Paulo Mendes da Rocha + Metro Arquitectos Asociados
Colaboradores Collaborators
Metro Arquitectos Asociados: Martin Corullon, Anna Ferrari, Gustavo Cedroni, Flavio Rogozinski, Marcia Terazaki, Miki Itabashi (arquitectos architects); Paloma Delgado, Paula Mendonça
Consultoras Consultants
Kurkdjian & Fruchtengarten Engenheiros Associados ingeniero Jorge Zaven Kurkdjian (estructura structural engineering); Lpe Engenharia E Consultoria ingeniera Silvia Maria Botacini (forjados especiales structural engineering); Etip Projetos De Engenharia ingeniero Airton Vianna (instalaciones MEP); Julio Cerqueira César (infraestructuras engineering); Hos Projetos (ingeniería engineering); Thermoplan Engenharia Térmica ingeniero Eizo Kosai (climatización air conditioning); Acústica & Sônica Consultores, arquitecto José Augusto Nepomuceno (acústica acoustics); Ponto Eletrico (iluminación lighting); Proassp Assessoria E Projetos (impermeabilzaciones waterproofing)
Fotos Photos
Leonardo Finotti
