Bulevart

The MNAC expansion and refurbishment project was conceived with the ambition of consolidating the museum as a meeting point between art, culture and the community. The proposal establishes a dialogue between the city and the landscape, enhancing the value of the Victoria Eugenia Palace as architectural heritage while adapting to the topography and natural routes of Montjuïc.

Conceived as an integrated ensemble, the new MNAC defines an axis connecting the Plaza de los Museos with the Palau Nacional through a continuous, accessible and immersive route. Along this itinerary, spaces such as the Sculpture Courtyard, the Patio Hall and the Helicoidal Hall expand the museum experience by incorporating the landscape and highly versatile areas capable of hosting large-format exhibitions and events.

The intervention in the Victoria Eugenia Palace is based on compacting the programme at the level connected to the Plaza de los Museos, reducing excavation and fully freeing up the upper level in order to preserve the building’s spatial singularity while ensuring maximum flexibility. This strategy strengthens the relationship between the museum and the public space, naturally integrating the new uses into the existing ensemble.

The proposal is completed with efficient, low-impact structural solutions, based on micropiles and steel trusses that make it possible to preserve the existing structures. The use of renewable and recycled materials, together with smart management systems, passive conditioning strategies, renaturalisation measures and bioretention systems, reinforces the project’s commitment to sustainability, universal accessibility and resilience to climate change.