{"id":38180,"date":"2017-02-17T10:29:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T09:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/lab-26\/"},"modified":"2017-02-17T10:36:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T09:36:49","slug":"lab-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/lab-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founded in the city of Havana in 1998 by the architect Vilma Bartolom\u00e9, Proyecto Espacios<\/strong><\/a> is an interdisciplinary group of architects, designers and artists that together create and execute projects of different scales and kinds. In June 2015 they inaugurated LAB.26, that serves as a space for a permanent exhibition of their constant work. The project represents a space that serves to exhibit itself and other projects within it, designed as a very minimalist two story white volume.<\/p>\n

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The house is an ancient \u201ccasona\u201d from a historic modern neighborhood el Vedado, readapted to the new function and remodeled making the most of its possibilities for natural light and its outer spaces. LAB.26 has a library, information center and gallery on the top floor of the property. Those interested can participate in debates, conferences, works, as well as enjoy its outdoor areas with large gardens and a swimming pool.
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The project is conformed of big white cubes that contain spacious and illuminated areas with a minimalistic facade with a dark wooden carpentry recalling the classic cuban architecture of the 50-60s and a sculptural spiral staircase that gives a touch of color and represents a different shape inside the complex. These elements together generate a successful attempt of a truly contemporary architectural aesthetic, something that seems to be missing nowadays in Havana.<\/p>\n