enrique norten / TEN arquitectos: musevi

‘musevi’ by enrique norten/TEN arquitectos located in paseo tabasco, mexico image © luis gordoa

based in new york and mexico, enrique norten/TEN arquitectos has unveiled ‘musevi’, a new museum masterplan located in paseo tabasco, mexico. suspended above ground from a central structural core, the void below allows existing avenues to remain unaffected while providing an additional elevated communal link between nearby lake vaso cencalli and the lagoon of illusions. the horizontally extended form encourages social gathering throughout the building and an amphitheater below the museum provides a unique destination with access to the immediate natural surroundings.

main avenue passing under the museum image © luis gordoa

cantilevering over the water, the space allows visitors to reflect amidst the landscape while meandering through exhibition spaces. later phases of the masterplan propose three additional parks, gardens, street furnishing and environmentally sensitive water management systems such as wetlands. the ultimate goal is to create a revitalized lake front and collectively reintroduce a pedestrian way of life to the city.

building bridging over the avenue and leading to lagoon image © luis gordoa

cantilevering over water image © luis gordoa

view of museum from lagoon image © luis gordoa

view of museum from lake image © luis gordoa

gallery within bridge image © luis gordoa

gallery at night image © luis gordoa

floor plan / level 0 image © enrique norten/TEN arquitectos

floor plan / level 1 image © enrique norten/TEN arquitectos

roof plan image © enrique norten/TEN arquitectos

section image © enrique norten/TEN arquitectos

section image © enrique norten/TEN arquitectos

section image © enrique norten/TEN arquitectos

elevation image © enrique norten/TEN arquitecto

elevation image © enrique norten/TEN arquitectos

elevation image © enrique norten/TEN arquitecto

sketch image © enrique norten/TEN arquitecto

project info:

name: musevi location: villahermosa, tabasco design: 2010 construction: 2011 design: enrique norten / ten arquitectos design team: enrique norten, salvador arroyo, marisol moreno, carolina angeles, joe tarr, natalia lomelí, marina muñoz. structure: alonso y asociados. mep: akf méxico lighting: luz en arquitectura landscape: w architecture and landscape architecture client: h. ayuntamiento de centro contractor: grupo orhnos area: 1,445 m2