Centro Cultural

Centro Cultural Caja Granada Alberto Campo Baeza Previous projects The gasper house at Cádiz The Turégano house in Madrid The Technology centre in Inca Spain CajaGRANADA Museum, Historical Record of Andalusia: 3,500 sq. m. Temporary exhibition space: 1,700 sq. m. Multimedia space: 424 sq. m. Workshops: 450 sq. m. CajaGRANADA Isidoro Máiquez Theatre: 650 sq. m. Cafeteria; Restaurant; Picasso shop-bookshop; Offices; Warehouse; Service areas

Campo Baeza is a highly regarded architect internationally with a comprehensive folder of work spanning forty years. He is especially commended for his ability to combine retaining wall, access route and monument all in one structure. The cultural centre is a fine example of this combining circulation space with exhibition space, around an elliptical courtyard in which two ramps interweave to form an impressive realm. This courtyard is based on the thirty meter diameter courtyard of the palace of Charles V at the Alhambra. The tower at the end forms a 42m×54m screen cleverly capturing the horizon andneighbouring space.