Oct 22

IMAM, Madrid, Spain by nodo17 Arquitectos

This is the newly opened  IMAM  - Women’s Institute and Municipal Archive - building in Madrid, Spain

This design was the winning entry for a competition which called for new facilities for the Women’s Institute and also the city’s Municipal Archive.

By lifting parts of the building up on stilts, public space is created and connects the nearby Colon Street and Ricardo Medem Street.

Although serving two functions, the building is conceived as one mass. Courtyards coming off the public walkway take natural daylight into the deep plan of the building.

The competition brief called for the facade of a former casino to be rebuilt (see picture below). Galvanised steel plates were used on the facade.

The architects’ wanted to create a ‘raw’ building, so the structure and services have been left exposed.

Project IMAM Women’s Institute and Municipal Archive
Competition First Prize Winner
Contract Date 2006-2009
Location Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
Architects nodo17 (Manuel Perez Romero)
Design Team Birga Wingenfeld, Felix Toldeo Lerin, Alegria Zorrilla, Mercedes Pena and Michael Moradiellos
Foreman Vincente Rubio
Graffiti Boamistura
Structure Joaquin Antuna
Installations ACH + Euring
Constructor Edisan (Javier Diaz/Mario Arias)

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