Astronomical Observatory in Seva
The site is currently a pine tree forest, with a strong slope towards the south.
The programme incorporates areas for research and divulgation.
The Educational Centre is a big roof in the middle of the forest; it appearance is that of a rock, without distinction between wall and roof. It is all built with the same material, metal corrugated panels, wrapping the whole volume.
The Research Centre, however, has a more domestic image, with the combination of the telescopic domes and houses for the scientists.
In this ensemble there is a third element, treated as part of the outside arrangement of the land: This takes the form of a field of small domes for dilettanti, called Observation Fields. The area is surrounded by short vegetation that makes them look a part of the garden.
| Programme: | Centre for Astronomical Studies, Exhibition Centre, Auditorium, Observation Fields |
| Promoter: | Municipality of Seva |
| Architects: | Flores & Prats Archs, Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats |
| Collaborators: | Frank Stahl, Armin Schmidt, Claire Palluel, Benedikte Mikkelsen, Julie Houlberg, Martin Dahlerup, Cédric Smal, Israel Hernando, Malgorzata Martinek, Nicole Vieli, Nina Leypoldt |
| Photographs of Models: | Giovanni Zanzi, Adrià Goula |
| Situation: | Montseny Mountain, Barcelona |
| Area: | 4.955sqm |
| Budget: | 1,803,036 € |
| Date of the Project: | 1998-2002 |
| Date of Construction: | 2002-2004 |