David Chipperfield’s winning project for the Kunsthaus Zürich extension
David Chipperfield’s winning project is a striking formulation of the plan for a 21st-century museum to meet the demands of art and the general public alike.
The interior of the extension will certainly be in flux. Chipperfield’s design fulfills the core requirements for a dynamic presentation of the Kunsthaus collection.
The international jury, presided over by Walter B. Kielholz and moderated by Prof. Carl Fingerhuth, found the design’s pristine elegance offers the best solution to the planned museum’s needs, as set out in the competition brief.
It provides for outstanding lighting and, in conformance with the demands of building ecology, promises an excellent energy balance sheet. The design of its façades, conceived as modules and featuring logical details, is among the best of the solutions proposed.
The construction’s monolithic volume will lend a strikingly urban note to Heimplatz. While exuding self-confidence, the building is also clearly conscious of Karl Moser’s existing structure opposite, and its garden maintains a respectful distance from the old cantonal school.
The rooms offer an exciting contrast with the classical format of the galleries intended for the private Bührle Collection, which will see the emergence of a new speciality – French painting and Impressionism – to complement the Kunsthaus collection of classical modernism.
From 16 December 2008 until 11 January 2009, Chipperfield’s design will be shown at the Kunsthaus Zürich together with those of the runners-up – Gigon/Guyer, Max Dudler and Grazioli/Krischanitz – as well as all other submissions.
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Kunsthaus Zürich
Heimplatz 1
CH–8001 Zurich
P. +41 (0)44 253 84 84
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