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Architectural Model

1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This architectural model was created by C J Lim for submission to the 1997 international competition for the design of the Constantini Museum (now known as MALBA, Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires). CJ Lim’s ambitious scheme for the museum complex focused on reconfiguring the urban landscape to create a safe and social space in the centre of Buenos Aires. The scheme used the manipulation of water to create a flexible recreational ‘flood plane’at ground level which could be filled or drained to accommodate a range of activities, from concerts and performance art, to skateboarding and swimming.

The complex was to be divided into ten zones, the museum itself occupying the tenth. Inside the museum complex, space was allocated to an auditorium, car park, café and shops, as well as designated exhibition areas. Three public walkways were intended to allow visitors access from ground level to different points of the museum. The modulation of the water levels would define how the internal zones were used and experienced, by changing the light, colour, intensity, noise and occupancy of these spaces. Although unrealised, this architectural scheme offers an important visual record of the design history of the MALBA and the international competition that led to its creation.

C J Lim (b.1964) is a London-based architect with his own practice, Studio 8 Architects, specialising in urban planning, architecture and landscape. He is Professor of Architecture and Cultural Design at the Bartlett, University College London and was trained at the Architectural Association.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
orange paint, black paint, wood, perspex, adhesive, painted
Brief description
Architectural model made from painted wood and Perspex, mounted in a wooden presentation box, for the Costantini Museum, Buenos Aires, by C J Lim, 1997
Physical description
Architectural model made from wood, painted with orange paint, and clear perspex. The model is mounted in a wooden presentation box that has been painted black, which has a loose MDF cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.1cm
  • Width: 44.2cm
  • Depth: 16.3cm
Credit line
Given by C J Lim/Studio 8 Architects
Association
Summary
This architectural model was created by C J Lim for submission to the 1997 international competition for the design of the Constantini Museum (now known as MALBA, Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires). CJ Lim’s ambitious scheme for the museum complex focused on reconfiguring the urban landscape to create a safe and social space in the centre of Buenos Aires. The scheme used the manipulation of water to create a flexible recreational ‘flood plane’at ground level which could be filled or drained to accommodate a range of activities, from concerts and performance art, to skateboarding and swimming.

The complex was to be divided into ten zones, the museum itself occupying the tenth. Inside the museum complex, space was allocated to an auditorium, car park, café and shops, as well as designated exhibition areas. Three public walkways were intended to allow visitors access from ground level to different points of the museum. The modulation of the water levels would define how the internal zones were used and experienced, by changing the light, colour, intensity, noise and occupancy of these spaces. Although unrealised, this architectural scheme offers an important visual record of the design history of the MALBA and the international competition that led to its creation.

C J Lim (b.1964) is a London-based architect with his own practice, Studio 8 Architects, specialising in urban planning, architecture and landscape. He is Professor of Architecture and Cultural Design at the Bartlett, University College London and was trained at the Architectural Association.
Collection
Accession number
E.696-2017

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Record createdDecember 6, 2016
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