MUBA Art Centre
Client: Government of Gran Canaria
Project: MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE GRAN CANARIA (MUBA), European Union competition
Collaborators: Forward Architects, Hotrod Creations, Max Fordham Architects
TGAC partnered with Forward Architects to enter a competition to create a masterplan and design, museography and business case for the new home for Gran Canaria's art and cultural heritage. We were shortlisted in the competition.
Our approach responded to the existing architectural spaces of the historically important St Martin Hospital, sustainable environment requirements and the spirit of place. This seamlessly linked the indoors and outside spaces, as well as the display, learning and conservation facilities.
Our submission allowed the architecture and museography to work together, creating a charismatic destination, a socio-cultural space for debate and a new model for cultural community engagement.
Our scheme was shortlisted among the finalists from over 30 entries.
MUBA modern art gallery, in the old Hospital San Martine, Gran Canaria
TGAC helped to define the visitor journey and experiences
We maximised the uses of complex spaces to tell the history of the building and art in the Canary Islands
Creating new social and interpretation spaces
TGAC helped define the museum’s identity and narrative
Intuitively linking public spaces integrating new build and historic interiors seamlessly
Conceptualising galleries, spaces and journeys that lead visitors through the history of art and the Canary Islands
Creating artist workshops and activity spaces
Public social spaces merge with display and interpretation spaces