[CDA_ARTCENTER]> ...A SEQUENCE OF FLUID AND FUNCTIONAL SPACES THAT FILTERS AND PENETRATES THE RIGID PENITENTIARY ARCHITECTURE. THIS INTERVENTION TRANSFORMS ITS REPRESIVE CHARACTERISTICS AND TURNS THE BUILDING INTO A NEW ENVIRONMENT THAT CORRESPONDS TO A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTER FOR THE ARTS. THE PROPOSAL IS A MAJOR OPERATION THAT RECONFIGURES THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE COMPLEX PERFORMING A DUAL FUNCTION: SUPERIMPOSING AND ADITIONING NEW PIECES, AND MAKING RADICAL REFORMS ON THE EXISTING STRUCTURES. THE ORIGINAL LAY-OUT, RIGID AND HIERARCHIC, IS CONVERTED INTO A SERIES OF LUMINOUS SPACES SUITABLE FOR THE ART WORKSHOPS. THE STRATEGY IS TO PRESERVE THE MAIN WALL / REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED WINGS BY NEW BUILDINGS / CREATION OF A NEW GRAND LOBBY / INTERCONNECTION OF SPACES USING THE EXISTING WALL / CREATION OF TWO CYLINDRIC BUILDINGS FOR THE THEATER AND THE CONCERT HALL / CREATE A BOTANICAL GARDEN