Herzog & de Meuron
Project
1999-2007
Realization
2002-2008
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Process

The arts center is being built on the seaward edge of the old town next to a dry riverbed.

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The cultural facilities of the TEA are grouped around a pathway that widens to form a plaza at the heart of the building and creates a direct link between the old town and the coast.

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A photograph of water is enlarged to form an abstract pattern.

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Numerous full-scale concrete models serve to test technical feasibility, density and distribution of negative forms, color of concrete, edges, and strength of reinforcement.

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Library, plaza, courtyards, galleries: floor plans of the first and second floors, longitudinal and cross sections.

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Even while still under construction, the building reveals its remarkable spatial diversity and detailing, such as the openings.

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The dark-colored library wall facing the river with its many seemingly aleatory apertures.

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Library, foyer, staircase and galleries still under construction.

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Drawings

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Team

Facts

Client
Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Planning
General Planning: Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland
Architect Planning: Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland
Architect Planning: Virgilio Gutiérrez Herreros Arquitecto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Partner Architect: Virgilio Gutiérrez Herreros Arquitecto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Architect Construction: UTE Herzog & de Meuron SL, Barcelona, Spain and Virgilio Gutiérrez Herreros Arquitecto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Structural Engineering: Dionisio Castro PĂ©rez, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Structural Engineering: MartĂ­nez Segovia Pallas y Asociados, IngenierĂ­a y Arquitectura S.A., Madrid, Spain
Plumbing Engineering: Virgilio Gutiérrez Herreros, Architecto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Construction Management: Virgilio Gutiérrez Herreros, Architecto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Quality Surveyor: TopografĂ­a Canaria SL, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
HVAC Engineering: Techne IngienerĂ­a, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Mechanical Engineering: Techne IngienerĂ­a, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Electrical Engineering: Techne IngienerĂ­a, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Specialist / Consulting
Acoustic Consulting: Estudi AcĂșstic Higini Arau, Barcelona, Spain
Lighting Consulting: Ove Arup, London, UK
Building Data
Site Area: 94'722 sqft, 8'800 sqm
Gross floor area (GFA): 221'736 sqft, 20'600 sqm
Number of levels: 4
Footprint: 83'452 sqft, 7'753 sqm
Length: 524 ft, 160 m
Width: 213 ft, 65 m
Height: 59 ft, 18 m
Links
www.teatenerife.es

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Luis FernĂĄndez-Galiano (Ed.): “Arquitectura Viva MonografĂ­as. Herzog & de Meuron 2005-2013.” Vol. No. 157/158, Madrid, Arquitectura Viva SL, 09.2012.

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Maura Percoco: “Herzog & de Meuron. TEA, Spazio delle Arti. TEA, Space for the Arts.” In: Marco Casamonti (Ed.). “Materia. Trame. Textures.” Vol. No. 61, Milan, Il Sole 24 Ore, 03.2009. pp. 60-73.

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Hubertus Adam: “Konstruktion und Eruption. Herzog & de Meuron. Tenerife Espacio de las Artes. Plaza de Espana, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.” In: “Archithese.” Sulgen, ZĂŒrich, Verlag Niggli, 01.2009. pp. 16-23.

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Dulce Xerach: “CĂłmo crear un Museo para cambiar una Ciudad. La Experiencia del IODACC/TEA.” La Laguna / Madrid, Tauro, 2008.

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Fernando MĂĄrquez Cecilia, Richard Levene (Eds.): “El Croquis. Herzog & de Meuron 1998-2002. La Naturaleza del Artificio. The Nature of Artifice.” Vol. No. 109/110, Madrid, El Croquis, 2002.

“Herzog & de Meuron. Natural History.” Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 – 6 April 2003. 2nd ed. Baden, Lars MĂŒller, 2005.

Location