Polyforum Siqueiros Galleries by BNKR Arquitectura
BNKR Arquitectura designed a renovation of the Polyforum Siqueiros Galleries in Mexico City.
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Description from BNKR:
The Polyforum Siqueiros and its Galleries were conceived by the architects Joaquín Alvarez Ordóñez, Guillermo Rossel de la Lama and Ramón Mikelajáuregui, together with Siqueiros in 1967. These had not been renovated since its inauguration in 1971.
Our intervention was reduced to removing elements from the galleries rather than a proper design project. We got rid of the original dark blue industrial carpet that covered the floor and stairs and replaced it with a white glossy epoxy finish. The coarse granular texture of the walls was substituted for a smooth white finish. The dropped ceiling concentric rings were removed and only two of the structural rings were left. The original wooden false ceiling, bench and staircases were sanded and varnished. The clear glass dividing the interior from the exterior was covered with a translucent matte coating in order to contain the gallery space and make the visitor focus on the exhibitions. The only design piece we created is the elliptical reception desk which accentuates the dynamic space of the circular galleries and invites the visitor to proceed towards the exhibition areas.
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Photography by Jaime Navarro
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Andy Lacey on 22 Feb 2012 at 8:30 am #
Stunning. Good call on the flooring; so clean and crisp and doesn’t compete with the ceiling…which I adore.
Maarit on 23 Feb 2012 at 4:02 am #
Congratulations on the facelift, very well done. The flooring is fab and the idea of covering the windows with translucent coating is ingenius. Concentrating on the essential. The reception desk could have been even brighter red.