Excercise Two: Deborah.oshea

Ampliacion Del Parque De Las Ciencias

lends its jagged forms and potent geological

Granada, 2008 Architects; Carlos Ferrater, Eduardo Jimenez and Yolando Brasa

lights that introduce natural light into the large

presence to the silhouettes of the two large sky-

lobby space, a central part of the museum. The lobby is the permanent reference point of both indoor and outdoor tours. A continu-

Ampliacion del Parque de las Ciencias also know as the Science Park is a building located in Granada, Spain. It is situated on a site near the river Genil

Showing its Folded Roof and CIty Context

and the ring road of the city. The building houses Auditoriums, Arenas for a

ously folded plane standing ten meters high, supported by the large box-like pavilions that house the various Science Park exhibits, de-

number of scientific fields, and spaces for temporary and permanent exhibi-

fines the large spaces of the central part of the

tions.

museum. The space inside is accentuated by

Construction on this the fourth phase of expansion began in 2004 and was

the light entering through the opening facade

completed in 2008 the building is now over 70,000m². This makes it one of the

Birds Eye View of the Science Museum

and emphasized in the core of the building by

largest scientific museums in Europe.

the skylight that identifies the Park to the sur-

The project is conceived as a single deck that provides the space for a

rounding metropolitan area.

quality of continuity. The building’s outline along Genil, resembles a large open hand that holds between its fingers the different parts of the programme. The shape of the roof is reminiscent of the Sierra de Granada. This mountain range 1

Image Showing the Space Inside Under the Skylight

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Sections through the Building

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