ESPAI CRÀTER, Museum of volcanoes in Olot

The new museum is built inside an old sleeping volcano near the centre of the town of Olot. Therefore, this subterranean building liberates a large extension of land above that will be a new park. Outside the building is only visible in its two accesses which are self-faced creating an internal urban passage inside the building.

The new park is conceived as a natural beech forest. The furniture and the urban lamps are part of the park’s design.

CLIENT

Ajuntament d'Olot

BUILDING COSTS

3.948.097,91 € (3.064.421,10 Building / 883.676,81 € Landscape)

AREA

Building 1.421,02 sqm Landscape 9.466,18 sqm

DATES

Project building: July 2020. Construction: December 2021

COLLABORATORS

PGI, Sinagro Services, Javier Monte Structure

AUTHORS

Toni Casamor, Anna Codina (project phase collaboration BCQ).