Josef Habersberger - International Volcano Museum, Lanzarote

FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT
TO THE RING
TO THE MYSTERY OF THE CRATER
TO THE SYMBOL OF THE PATH FROM DARKNESS

BUILDING LAYERS:
1. GROUND FLOOR – SERVICE
/ Restrooms, staff facilities
2. GROUND FLOOR – ENTRANCE
/ Foyer, café, temporary exhibition – everything open
/ Hall – leads into the volcano
/ Permanent exhibition – from the foyer I ascend towards the light through a long “blackbox” - an inclined tube - to the circular walkway.
3. GROUND FLOOR – WALKWAY

MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION:
Steel trusses – a circle with a diameter of 156m, inscribed in the crater, anchored to the terrain at three points, max. beam L = 120m, height of the structure 6m
Shell – corten
Floors – poured asphalt

VIEWPOINT
The viewpoint outside of the crater, overlooking the surrounding landscape, is accessed solely through the terrain, a natural path that connects to the museum's ring.