PHOTOGRAPHY: ANDRÉS GARCÍA LACHNER COMPETITION: IIDA BEST OF LATI N AMERICA Narrative Award Winner Institutional Project Pre-Columbian Gold Museum Where San José, Costa Rica Designer Gensler Located in a subterranean space beneath the Plaza de la Cultura, the museum features a substantial collection of more than 1,600 artifacts of Pre-Columbian gold dating back to 500 AD. The design team worked closely with the museum's museographers and museologists to create a fully integrated experience that brings together the architecture and history in a holistic and flowing way. The design emphasizes the building's iconic triangular grid and raw materiality through the use of concrete, wood, and space-gray finishes, creating an optimal contrast for the main focus of the museum: the display of the gold artifacts. 82 contractdesign.com SEPTEMBER 2019http://www.contractdesign.com