on the boards: Museu Luiz Gonzaga

Museu Luiz Gonzaga designed by architects Francisco Fanucci and Marcelo Carvalho Ferraz Brasil Arquitetura is one of 6 museums to be built throughout the country housing the written and musical collections of Luiz Gonzaga. The 7000 m² new building extends from to an existing old shed along the dockside affording views to the waterfront. The slender profile of the building is raised to allow the ground floor to engage the piazza defined by the tower Malakoff.