In 2007, in the course of drainage work, fragments of megalithic stelae were discovered in the Catalan province of Lleida. The museum built to house these objects is situated on the outskirts of the nearby village of Seró. There it will become an integral part of community life and the surrounding built fabric, which consists largely of functional agricultural structures embedded in the terraced topography. The museum was constructed with only three visible materials, which at first sight lend it a rough appearance. The bays of the concrete skeleton frame are filled with red brickwork. The pavings consist of bricks and brick chippings, and the balustrades and gratings are made of rusted reinforcing steel.
In the Wine Room, empty corked bottles were inserted in the openings of the cored brick facade, creating a simple form of glazing for the winter months. In summer, individual bottles can be removed to allow ventilation. The exhibition begins with a space containing display panels and smaller objects in showcases, all illuminated by cylindrical light fittings sus-pended from the ceiling. Visitors then proceed along a labyrinthine corridor to a room with the 4,800-year-old stelae. Here, wind and mist are perceptible through the layers of the cored brick walls. On leaving this central space on the opposite side, the labyrinthine route continues in the reverse direction to the exit and comes to an end in a cornfield.
In the Wine Room, empty corked bottles were inserted in the openings of the cored brick facade, creating a simple form of glazing for the winter months. In summer, individual bottles can be removed to allow ventilation. The exhibition begins with a space containing display panels and smaller objects in showcases, all illuminated by cylindrical light fittings sus-pended from the ceiling. Visitors then proceed along a labyrinthine corridor to a room with the 4,800-year-old stelae. Here, wind and mist are perceptible through the layers of the cored brick walls. On leaving this central space on the opposite side, the labyrinthine route continues in the reverse direction to the exit and comes to an end in a cornfield.