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NuMu Museum

The museum is conceived as a large architectural collection organized across three main levels: Park Level, Esplanade Level, and Underground Level. A radiocentric diagram structured around a central courtyard organizes the entire spatial system, granting operational autonomy to each program while maintaining overall coherence.

The project establishes a strong volumetric clarity, positioned at the southern edge of Bicentenario Park. Through the calculated offset and interconnection of programmatic blocks, the building generates cantilevers, terraces, and elevated plazas designed for outdoor cultural activities.

Its urban strategy extends the public ground, transforming the museum into a walkable continuation of the park. Integrated ramps and staircases allow visitors to access roof-level public spaces and viewpoints, connecting urban vistas with the natural landscape of Cerro San Cristóbal and the Mapocho River.

The exhibition spaces are designed for maximum flexibility, with movable partitions and variable heights that allow large halls to be subdivided or reconfigured for simultaneous exhibitions or large-scale installations. The interior circulation follows a continuous loop around the central courtyard, eliminating dead-end corridors and maintaining constant visual relationships between art and landscape.

The building is wrapped in a 300-meter-long high-performance façade made of low-carbon glass, transitioning from full transparency to translucency. This envelope acts as a thermal and light filter, protecting artworks while regulating interior climate passively. At night, the museum becomes a luminous urban lantern within the park.

Project information

  • Authors Andrés Valle, Felipe Sepúlveda, Bárbara Barreda, Matías Ramirez, Carlos Larraín, Rodríguez del Campo, Martín Gómez, Catalina Ellena, Ignacia Salinas, Francisca Feliu, Beatriz Harriet, Matías Faundes
  • Office Valle Cornejo Arquitectos
  • Office BASE studio
  • Year 2022
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