new tamayo museum by rojkind arquitectos and BIG
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michel rojkind of rojkind arquitectos and BIG architects have won a cultural competition
to design a new museum in mexico.

set upon a steep hillside in atizapan on the outskirts of mexico’s largest metropolis
will soon sit the new tamayo museum which will serve as a nucleus of education and culture,
locally, regionally, and internationally. named after the oaxacan born artist rufino tamayo
(1899-1991) the very strong and symbolic shape of the cross is a direct interpretation
of the client’s preliminary program studies that defined the museums optimalfunctionality.

the main concept of museo tamayo ex-tension atizapan is an 'opened box' that unfolds,
opens and invites the visitors inside. package, restoration and storage will serve as additional
cultural spaces for visitors to understand the stages that an art piece goes through in order
to get to its specific destination.

this project takes advantage of the best views from above, making the best of the steep
terrain and shading the more social program below. exterior and interior spaces overlap
to provide the best environment possible for each function, and optimal climatic performance.


the new tamayo museum roof provides views of the city
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new tamayo museum
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new tamayo museum
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new tamayo museum - interior
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new tamayo museum - interior
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new tamayo museum - interior
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new tamayo museum - model
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new tamayo museum - model
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the 'unfolded' box, design concept for the museum
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bjarke ingels + michel rojkind

the new tamayo museum ex-tension atizapan credit list:
architect rojkind arquitectos + BIG
client patronato tamayo
size: 3.500 m2
location: mexico
status 1. prize
BIG architects:
partners-in-charge: bjarke ingels & andreas klok pedersen
team: pauline lavie, maxime enrico, pål arnulf trodahl
rojkind arquitectos:
partner-in-charge: michel rojkind
team: agustín pereyra, monica orozco, ma. fernanda gómez,
tere levy, isaac smeke, juan josé barrios, roberto gil will, joe tarr
structural engineer: romo y asociados
landscape design: entorno taller de paisaje
graphic design: ernesto moncada
visualization: glessner group - germán glessner