Historical Archive of the Basque Country / ACXT

The main glass facade has been designed with a strong vibration that increases the perception of the building, to emphasize the contrast with the flatness of the street and mark its location. The transparency is meant to let the building’s internal functioning and structure be revealed to the exterior. The glass of the second skin is silkscreen printed with some of the texts that are kept in the archives, so that the building is not perceived as a closed, private space distant from citizens. The rear facade has a simple series of long and slim rectangular windows overlooking the courtyard.

Source: Arquitectura Viva /https://arquitecturaviva.com/works/historical-archive-of-euskadi