描述
The new Crater Museum designed by Anna Codina and Toni Casamor is built on an ancient dormant volcano near the town centre of Olot in Catalonia. The subterranean building suggests a geological rift and frees up a large area of land for a new urban park. Its exterior is only visible from the two facing entrances, which create a walkway that crosses the interior of the building, itself constructed using materials from the volcanic landscape. The park is conceived as a natural beech grove, illuminated at night by lamps in the trees that simulate the flight of fireflies. With an introduction by Juhani Pallasmaa, this book digs into the evocative museum and its geological context in detail.
