PROJECT NAME Project Name CIVIL
PROJECT INFORMATION /PROJECT NAME
Project Name CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL Lot Size 87,456 SF Building Size 182,146 SF Location Bogotá, Colombia Project Type Institutional
CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL
On September 26 of 2016, the government of Colombia and the Farc guerrillas signed a historic agreement to put an end to a Civil War that lasted 52 years and claimed the lives of more than 260,000 people. The Civil War Memorial is a place to awake emotion and preserve the memories of the victims left over the past 50 years of conflict. It will be a place of reflection, mourning and memory. The Memorial is located between three major avenues: Calle 26, Carrera 30 and the Avenida de las Américas, adjacent to the City Council Square in downtown Bogotá. The location is in a crowded and busy context, incompatible with the project´s purpose. As a result, the building seeks to isolate itself from its surroundings: Inside the Memorial, the only connection to the exterior are the views to the sky. The relationship with the sky is emphasized by the verticality of the volumes, the water features, and the austere nature of the material palette. The use of simple forms with concrete an water dignify the building and emphasize the solemn and permanent character of the building. This is a Memorial for a country that is united by hope - a place that reminds of our history, a history that cannot be forgotten. The total area of the project is of 182,146 SF. The project program includes an atrium, an auditorium with seating for 500 spectators, a mezzanine, a play center, six galleries, two parking basements, and a space of mourning. The Memorial entrance is sunk below a body of water, and access to the galleries is done through a free-standing vertical circulation core. Circulation between galleries is made through a series of courtyards, where the only views are the water and the sky. The roof terraces, closer to the sky, are planted with elephant grass: life amongst the concrete surroundings that reminds us of a new beginning. The memorial will be an iconic component of the “Axis of Peace” – a project that brings together streets, avenues, parks and multiple emblematic buildings with historic significance in Bogotá.
ENTRANCE & ATRIUM
LOCATION
Site
B
A
B
A
Circulation between exhibition
ENTRANCE TO EXHIBITION ROOMS LEVEL FROM BRIDGE
2 1
The volume is divided into six Exhibition Rooms.
Each volume is pulled out to allow the flow of natural light and ventilation.
3
The transition spaces are conceived to provide a contemplative area for reflection.
5 4
The roof is dedicated to mourning, where the sky is framed by the structure.
REFLECTION SPACE These spaces between galleries are literally a ¨reflection space¨as the water bodies reflect the sky.
GALLERY
REFLECTION SPACE
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE TRAIL
The. The Timeline Trail that works as an additional exhibition space. It travels at the perimeter of the museum and documents the chronology of the tragic events that took place during this 50 year conflict.
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE TRAIL STAIRS LEADS TO THE SPACE OF MOURNING AND REFLECTION
SPACE OF MOURNING AND REFLECTION
B
B
B
PLANS
A
LEVEL -11.00
ATRIUM AND ENTRANCE
B
A
A
A
B
B
FIRST FLOOR
LEVEL 0.00
A
EXHIBITON ROOM
B
A
A
LEVEL -8.00
B
BASEMENT 1
B
LEVEL -14.00
B
A
B
A
B
A
BASEMENT 2
A
A
LEVEL +6.00
TIMELINE TRAIL
NIVEL +10.00
B
B
PLANS AND SECTION
A
B
A
B
A
A
MOURNING SPACE PLAN
LEVEL +15.00
ROOF PLAN
LEVEL+24 .00
TOP OF BUILDING MOURNING SPACE EXHIBITION ROOM
MOURNING SPACE MEZZANINE
TRANSITION SPACE
EXHIBITION ROOMS AUDITORIUM GIFT SHOP
LOBBY
FOYER
1ST FLOOR
ACCESS B1 B2
PUBLIC SPACE PLAN
MATERIAL BOARD Roof - Sky Frame
Green Roof - Mourning Space
Natural Stone - Public Spaces
Exhibition Level
Water Features - Sky Reflection
Textured Concrete Mezzanine
Wooden Floors - Exhibition Rooms
Lower Level
Carrara Marble - Water Features and Transition Spaces
Basement 1 & 2 - Parking
Green Roof - Mourning Space.
Project Name CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL Lot Size 87,456 SF Building Size 182,146 SF Location Bogotá, Colombia Project Type Institutional
CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL
On September 26 of 2016, the government of Colombia and the Farc guerrillas signed a historic agreement to put an end to a Civil War that lasted 52 years and claimed the lives of more than 260,000 people. The Civil War Memorial is a place to awake emotion and preserve the memories of the victims left over the past 50 years of conflict. It will be a place of reflection, mourning and memory. The Memorial is located between three major avenues: Calle 26, Carrera 30 and the Avenida de las Américas, adjacent to the City Council Square in downtown Bogotá. The location is in a crowded and busy context, incompatible with the project´s purpose. As a result, the building seeks to isolate itself from its surroundings: Inside the Memorial, the only connection to the exterior are the views to the sky. The relationship with the sky is emphasized by the verticality of the volumes, the water features, and the austere nature of the material palette. The use of simple forms with concrete an water dignify the building and emphasize the solemn and permanent character of the building. This is a Memorial for a country that is united by hope - a place that reminds of our history, a history that cannot be forgotten. The total area of the project is of 182,146 SF. The project program includes an atrium, an auditorium with seating for 500 spectators, a mezzanine, a play center, six galleries, two parking basements, and a space of mourning. The Memorial entrance is sunk below a body of water, and access to the galleries is done through a free-standing vertical circulation core. Circulation between galleries is made through a series of courtyards, where the only views are the water and the sky. The roof terraces, closer to the sky, are planted with elephant grass: life amongst the concrete surroundings that reminds us of a new beginning. The memorial will be an iconic component of the “Axis of Peace” – a project that brings together streets, avenues, parks and multiple emblematic buildings with historic significance in Bogotá.
ENTRANCE & ATRIUM
LOCATION
Site
B
A
B
A
Circulation between exhibition
ENTRANCE TO EXHIBITION ROOMS LEVEL FROM BRIDGE
2 1
The volume is divided into six Exhibition Rooms.
Each volume is pulled out to allow the flow of natural light and ventilation.
3
The transition spaces are conceived to provide a contemplative area for reflection.
5 4
The roof is dedicated to mourning, where the sky is framed by the structure.
REFLECTION SPACE These spaces between galleries are literally a ¨reflection space¨as the water bodies reflect the sky.
GALLERY
REFLECTION SPACE
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE TRAIL
The. The Timeline Trail that works as an additional exhibition space. It travels at the perimeter of the museum and documents the chronology of the tragic events that took place during this 50 year conflict.
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE TRAIL STAIRS LEADS TO THE SPACE OF MOURNING AND REFLECTION
SPACE OF MOURNING AND REFLECTION
B
B
B
PLANS
A
LEVEL -11.00
ATRIUM AND ENTRANCE
B
A
A
A
B
B
FIRST FLOOR
LEVEL 0.00
A
EXHIBITON ROOM
B
A
A
LEVEL -8.00
B
BASEMENT 1
B
LEVEL -14.00
B
A
B
A
B
A
BASEMENT 2
A
A
LEVEL +6.00
TIMELINE TRAIL
NIVEL +10.00
B
B
PLANS AND SECTION
A
B
A
B
A
A
MOURNING SPACE PLAN
LEVEL +15.00
ROOF PLAN
LEVEL+24 .00
TOP OF BUILDING MOURNING SPACE EXHIBITION ROOM
MOURNING SPACE MEZZANINE
TRANSITION SPACE
EXHIBITION ROOMS AUDITORIUM GIFT SHOP
LOBBY
FOYER
1ST FLOOR
ACCESS B1 B2
PUBLIC SPACE PLAN
MATERIAL BOARD Roof - Sky Frame
Green Roof - Mourning Space
Natural Stone - Public Spaces
Exhibition Level
Water Features - Sky Reflection
Textured Concrete Mezzanine
Wooden Floors - Exhibition Rooms
Lower Level
Carrara Marble - Water Features and Transition Spaces
Basement 1 & 2 - Parking
Green Roof - Mourning Space.
