Gothic Design Archive, Barcelona, 2015

The challenge for this competition is to design a new building to house the Gothic Design Archive. The structure should present a Modern or Contemporary interpretation of a Gothic Architecture. The Gothic design Archive will house a collection of historical documents or records and a host of information chronicling the Gothic influence on architecture, art, design, fashion and popular culture. OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPETITION The objectives of GOTHIC DESIGN ARCHIVE Competition are the following: • Reward quality design solutions that responds effectively to the specification of this brief. • Encourage architectural design solution and ideas that best respond to the location. • Generate both functional and volumetric contribution to the site. • Promote the design of a structure that take into context the site and topology. • Stimulate the discussion of ideas regarding the intervention and construction on such a site.