Architecture as a diffuser of art

Architecture as a diffuser of art. MALBA PUERTOS by estudioHerreros [II]

The new center of the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires, MALBA PUERTOS, designed by the architectural studio estudioHerreros, was inaugurated a week ago. It proposes a new point of exchange and meeting around the artistic and cultural life of the northern area of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thanks to its unique landscape, the municipality of Escobar, close to the city of Buenos Aires, is the location that will house this new center dedicated to art.

Through a circuit of open-air sculptures, the museum tries to associate the surrounding urban enclave with contemporary art, making the surrounding landscape part of the project and seeking to draw the attention of the visitor to the value of its collection and at the same time the incalculable value of its surroundings. The museum proposes a new concept of museum, offering a place to house new forms of expression and exhibition in keeping with the 21st century museum, whose formats are increasingly hybrid
The project proposed by estudioHerreros organizes its program around three pavilions that house exhibition spaces, a permanent sculptural installation, and different spaces for exchange. The three volumes are linked together by a large roof that blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior, in a search to integrate the surrounding natural landscape into the center, proposing a new concept of museum that includes interesting outdoor spaces, an open, more playful and interesting way of sharing and experiencing art.

The roof filters natural light into the interior spaces of the center thanks to translucent domes that are located between the steel beams that form the grid. Thanks to the industrial character of the exposed steel beams and the effort to naturally integrate the installations, the usual solemnity associated with entering and visiting museums disappears at the MALBA.

An elegant and innovative piece of Miesian character, an innovative space for art.
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