Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro by Oscar Niemeyer.
Architecture
The museum is situated on the Mirante da Boa Viagem, a panoramic promontory overlooking the South Atlantic Ocean, the Guanabara Bay, and the city of Rio de Janeiro.
The 2,500.square-meter / 26,900-square-foot building designed by Niemeyer features a peculiar “inverted cone” shape, vaguely resembling a flying saucer, which stands in the middle of a circular pool like a giant aquatic flower.
- Mostly made of white-painted reinforced concrete, the museum is divided into four levels, connected by a spiral stair.
- The partially-sunken basement contains storage areas, a cafe, a restaurant, and a small 54-seat auditorium.
- The first floor accommodates the museum’s lobby and administration offices.
- The second floor houses five medium-size exhibition rooms and a 393-square-meter double-height exhibition hall.
- Finally, the third floor, which is topped by a circular dome with a diameter of 50 meters (164 feet), contains nearly 700 square meters of exhibition space, divided into five galleries.
- Two panoramic “promenades”, each bordered by a continuous ribbon window on the outer side, run on the perimeter of the second and third levels, providing spectacular views over the bay and the city.
And as always have a chilled day from the Viking
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