León Auditorium

"The Leon Auditorium pays homage to the Ortega y Gasset based ’see and be seen’ concept. It is an exercise in realism whose small size is not only a guarantee of usage and economics, but also reduces its presence in the city. It is precisely this small-scale perception that leads the exhibition hall to be placed in a separate piece, merging the historically established benefit of small foregrounds with the ability to orient the building towards the San Marcos Hostel, and by this means outlining a new visual order on the existing platform" [from Mansilla+Tuñón]. The program is an auditorium/concert hall and exhibition space, which Mansilla+Tuñón break from one another by creating the two distinct volumes shown; one an austere, enclosed hall and the other a more playful, open, and light-filled gallery & gathering space.