Centre for Contemporary Arts in Santiago de Compostela
The arts centre is situated on the edge of the old town next to the Santo Domingo de Bonaval monastery. The spatial programme includes a museum, a conference hall, studios for artists and exhibition spaces. The compact development comprises two elongated main tracts set at an angle of 21° to each other with a triangular atrium between them. The route through the museum begins outside the building with a shallow ramp parallel to the street. The route ends with another ramp on the roof, which is laid out as a sculpture garden with a view over the city. The building is clad externally with 5 cm slabs of granite, a traditional local material.
