该项目是位于墨西哥尤卡坦州梅里达的 “Quinta Montes Molina “原址和财产的一部分。这座房子最初建于1906年，成为Paseo Montejo的一个建筑标志和象征，Paseo Montejo是该市最臭名昭著的大道，在剑麻繁荣时期，大多数早期的房子都建在这里。

This project forms part of the original “Quinta Montes Molina” premises and property, located in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. The house was originally built in 1906 and became an architectural icon and emblem of Paseo Montejo, the most notorious avenue in the city in which most of the early-century houses were built during the sisal boom.

2000年，该房屋开始在其花园里举行重要的社会活动。2006年，它还作为一个博物馆开放，展示其所有的文物、原始家具和艺术作品。2015年，Materia被委托设计一个用于举办社会和文化活动的展馆，同时将新建筑融入现有建筑。该展馆随后被授予2015年墨西哥城建筑双年展的银奖。

In 2000, the house began holding important social events in its gardens. In 2006, it also opened as a museum, displaying all of its artifacts, original furniture, and works of art. In 2015, Materia was commissioned to design a pavilion for holding social and cultural events, while integrating new architecture into the existing building. The pavilion was subsequently awarded the Silver Medal at the 2015 Architecture Biennale of Mexico City.

这一殊荣引发了房屋天职的变化，导致该家庭成为一个对文化和社区发挥作用的机构。2016年，Materia被委托设计该房产后面的停车场。一系列的总体规划研究和分析揭示了一个更大的机会，以产生价值并扩大房子的遗产和提供。Materia建议建立一个文化中心，这需要6年的规划、商业模型、财务、设计和施工。通过对美国类似博物馆的一系列旅行和重点考察，我们对整个项目所需的项目和空间有了更深入的了解，同时与志同道合的机构建立了相关的联系。

This distinction sparked a change in the vocation of the house, leading the family to become an institution with a role towards culture and community. In 2016, Materia was commissioned to design a parking lot at the back of the property. A series of master plan studies and analyses revealed a larger opportunity to generate value and expand the house’s legacy and offer. Materia proposed a Cultural Center that took 6 years of planning, business modeling, finance, design, and construction. A series of travels and key visits to similar museums in the United States led to a deeper understanding of the programs and spaces that were required for the entirety of the project while establishing relevant connections with like-minded institutions.

该项目设置在一排现有的古树后面，支持不成为一个物体的目标，而是由门户和门槛交织的一系列空间。柱子和门廊框住了花园、亭子和房子的景色，创造了一个笼罩着公共空间的中央庭院。建筑语言是由结构组成和表达的，传达了它的构造装配，并创造了在不断变化的自然环境中接受光线和阴影投射的表面。所有的预制混凝土都是与当地的骨料合作在当地制造的。石头也是该地区的本地产品。混凝土中的揭示、细工和细节工作作为对房屋装饰物的重新诠释，同时证明了其安装和制造方法。

The project is set behind a line of existing old trees, supporting the aim of not being an object, but rather a series of spaces intertwined by portals and thresholds. The columns and porticoes frame views of the gardens, pavilion, and house, creating a central courtyard that envelops a public space. The architectural language is composed and expressed by the structure, communicating its tectonic assembly and creating surfaces to receive light and the projection of shadows in an ever-changing natural environment. All prefab concrete was made locally in collaboration with regional aggregates. The stone is also native to the area. The work of reveals, joinery, and detail in the concrete acts as a reinterpretation of the ornament of the house, while attesting to its mounting and fabrication method.

内部项目包括一个下沉式艺术画廊、一个餐厅、一个书店（2022年秋季开业）、车间空间、办公室、餐饮厨房空间和一个艺术电影院（2024年）。艺术画廊是花园和文化中心广场之间的一个过渡空间。它的屋顶上还有一个外部露台。在地面上雕刻这个空间有助于保持花园的特性和房屋和亭子周围的开放空间，同时也提供了一种被动的方式来管理自然光和室内冷却。

The interior program includes a sunken art gallery, a restaurant, a bookstore (opening Fall 2022), workshop spaces, offices, catering galley spaces, and an art cinema (2024). The art gallery serves as a transitional space between the gardens and the cultural center´s plaza. It also holds an exterior terrace on its roof. Carving this space into the ground helped preserve the gardens’ identity and open space around the house and pavilion, while also providing a passive way to manage natural light and interior cooling.

Architects: MATERIA
Year : 2022
Photographs :Jaime Navarro
Lead Architect : Gustavo Carmona
Team : Karla Uribe, Gustavo Xoxotla, Luis Felipe Márquez, Mathías Henry, Raybel Cueva, Yaatzil Ceballos, Sandra Ciro, Teresa Berumen, Edgar Dzul, Magaly Morales, Miguel Ramírez, María Castelazo
General Contractor : Opresa
Prefabricated Concrete : Predecon
City : Merida
Country : Mexico