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The Water Museum by Juan Domingo Santos


With scarce water resources and a water crisis, architect Juan Domingo Santos, was commissioned by the Lanjarón Town Council to create a Water Museum that will act as an ambassador for water, its protection and our children’s future access to clean and ample water. Their purpose was to create a ‘clearinghouse’ for all water related themes and to do it in an entertaining and accessible fashion that engages as wide an audience as possible bringing joy and wonder to peoples’ lives.  With an aim to educate the public about how precious water actually is; this was the purpose of the Water Museum in the Lanjarón municipality of Granada, Spain.



Located in a breathtaking spot at the foot of the southern Sierra Nevada range in Granada, the Water Museum had to be completed on a limited budget; Juan Domingo Santos incorporated many of the site's existing natural features, materials and buildings into its exciting design.  The Lanjarón region is renowned for its crafts, its honey and the quality of its medicinal water (including one of Spain’s most famous spas).  Taking advantage of the existing abundant natural features, the chosen area is situated alongside the Lanjarón River and an irrigation ditch that runs around several old buildings that were formerly the municipal abattoir (slaughterhouse).  For this reason, the museum was positioned on this particular site to preserve the natural environment from “property speculation with the design of a pedestrian itinerary that connects the new activity with the water infrastructure and several examples of traditional architecture, including watermills and an old public laundry.”