7. Museu do Futebol (Soccer Museum), Mauro Munhoz - by Camila Figueiredo

·         Architects: Mauro Munhoz Architects

·         Location: Municipal Stadium Paulo Machado de Carvalho, São Paulo, Brasil.

·         Author of the project: Mauro Munhoz Area: 6900 m2  / 74,270 ft2

         Year of the project: 2008

Entrance.

Implantacion.

Installed under the north stands of the Municipal Stadium Paulo Machado de Carvalho - the Pacaembu in Sao Paulo - the Football Museum celebrates the sport that became one of the best known Brazilian manifestations. Architecture, Museology and curation are fundamentals to show how football helped form the identity of the country and at the same time, allowed to influence and to enhance national culture. Opened in September 2008, the museum covers an area of 6 900 square meters in front of the Charles Miller Square. The choice of the stadium is lined architectural and urban point of the view because it preserves, restores and gives new use to an existing building.

Room of Exaltation.

The proposal of the architect Mauro Munhoz is locate in the front building of the stadium Pacaembu, that was designed by architect Ramos de Azevedo, in the 1930s.  The ground is the area of transition between inside and outside of the Museum. The architectural project reveals the structures of the stadium. On the Room of Exaltation, space where people can see the structure of the grandstand is off the slope, shows the maximum intended to put the visitor in direct contact with the original architecture and the topography that influenced the design of the neighborhood and the stadium itself. There, the slopes are apparent and the smell of damp earth complete sensory experience. Each room makes apparent the ceiling concrete structure - which are actually the bleachers of the stadium. 

Section of the Museum Area.