Few makeover projects have been handled with such a degree of
architectural audacity as the recent transformation of a disused
electric station in Madrid’s Las Huertas district into a cultural center
La Caixa Forum - Madrid.
Swiss architects
Herzog
&
de Meuron
not only gutted the building,
removing most of its interiors and changing its shape and size by
conspicuously adding a layer of several floors, they also literally
lifted it from its foundation, giving the whole structure a tense
“suspended” look.
The resulting space now houses a cultural center with its own exhibition
space, a large auditorium, a bookstore and a top-floor café...
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