MUSEE DES BEAUX ARTS DESIGN BY DAVID CHIPPERFIELD
MUSEE DES
BEAUX ARTS DESIGN BY DAVID CHIPPERFIELD
The new Musée
des Beaux-arts is situated between the old and new town on the periphery of a
long green space, where the ancient city walls once stood. The Gallo-Roman gate
and the modernist market hall located in the vicinity are evidence of Reims’
architectural history from antiquity to modern times. An excavation site with
medieval findings is situated beneath the new museum.
The
freestanding building is composed of three bars capped with mono-pitched roofs.
Clad with marble slabs on the plinth section and glass ceramic panels in the
upper area, the façade has a translucent quality. The light that passes through
the marble infuses the space with a diaphanous atmosphere. A large hall, twelve
metres in height, opens up to the city on three sides and spans the entire
excavation site.
This hall
provides a threshold between inside and outside and is publicly
accessible.Suspended bridges draw together the different routes into the
building and lead across the archaeological findings into a foyer that
overlooks the excavation site.
Ancillary
services including an auditorium, cafeteria and cloakrooms adjoin the foyer.The
art depot is located across two basement floors, while the exhibition rooms –
displaying paintings, sculptures and objects from the fifteenth to the
twenty-first century – progress upwards in chronological order. The main rooms,
which are oblong in shape, can be easily subdivided. Smaller galleries devoted
to different artists or collections branch off from the main gallery rooms. In
addition to the galleries, a number of art education rooms and breakout spaces
offer views over the town. A library, sculpture garden and glimpses into the
non-public restoration workshops enrich the museum experience. A large
proportion of the exhibition space is naturally lit, while diffusing ceilings
in the uppermost floor distribute the daylight evenly. The large façade areas
in the first two floors make it possible to control the occurrence of side
light – the preferred illumination for the exhibits on display – while
individual windows offer visitors an occasional view of the cathedral.
You may visit
David Chipperfield’s exhibition of Sticks & Stones an Intervantion at Neue
Nationalgalerie and project of Museo Jumex Mexico to click below links.
http://mymagicalattic.blogspot.com.tr/2015/02/museo-jumex-design-by-david-chipperfield.html
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DAVID CHIPPERFIELD OFFICE
Since its foundation in 1985, David Chipperfield Architects
has developed a diverse international body of work including cultural,
residential, commercial, leisure and civic projects as well as masterplanning
exercises. Within the portfolio of museums and galleries, projects range from
private collections such as the Museo Jumex in Mexico City to public
institutions such as the revitalised Neues Museum in Berlin. Practices in
London, Berlin, Milan and Shanghai contribute to DCA’s wide range of projects
and typologies.
Ongoing current projects include the Nobel Center in Stockholm; a new building for the Kunsthaus Zurich in Switzerland; the restoration of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin; a mixed-use tower overlooking Bryant Park in New York; Musée des Beaux-arts in Reims, France; a luxury resort in Doha, Qatar; the James Simon Gallery, a new entrance building to Berlin’s Museum Island; the Ansaldo City of Cultures in Milan; Elizabeth House, a major new office and residential development near Waterloo in London; the Palace of Justice in Salerno, Italy; a headquarters building for Korean cosmetics company Amorepacific in Seoul; and the De Vere Gardens residential development in Kensington in London.
The practice has won more than 100 international awards and citations for design excellence, including Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Fine Art Commission (RFAC) and American Institute of Architects (AIA) awards, as well as the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2007, and the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award in 2011. David Chipperfield received the 2011 RIBA Royal Gold Medal and the Japan Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale in 2013, both given in recognition of a lifetime’s work.
The reputation of the office is established by both a commitment to the collaborative aspect of creating architecture and a strong focus on refining design ideas to arrive at a solution which is architecturally, socially and intellectually coherent.
Ongoing current projects include the Nobel Center in Stockholm; a new building for the Kunsthaus Zurich in Switzerland; the restoration of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin; a mixed-use tower overlooking Bryant Park in New York; Musée des Beaux-arts in Reims, France; a luxury resort in Doha, Qatar; the James Simon Gallery, a new entrance building to Berlin’s Museum Island; the Ansaldo City of Cultures in Milan; Elizabeth House, a major new office and residential development near Waterloo in London; the Palace of Justice in Salerno, Italy; a headquarters building for Korean cosmetics company Amorepacific in Seoul; and the De Vere Gardens residential development in Kensington in London.
The practice has won more than 100 international awards and citations for design excellence, including Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Fine Art Commission (RFAC) and American Institute of Architects (AIA) awards, as well as the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2007, and the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award in 2011. David Chipperfield received the 2011 RIBA Royal Gold Medal and the Japan Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale in 2013, both given in recognition of a lifetime’s work.
The reputation of the office is established by both a commitment to the collaborative aspect of creating architecture and a strong focus on refining design ideas to arrive at a solution which is architecturally, socially and intellectually coherent.
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DAVID CHIPPERFIELD
David Chipperfield Architects was founded in 1985 and has offices
in London, Berlin, Milan and Shangai. The practice works internationally on
cultural, residential and commercial projects providing full architectural and
interior design, masterplanning, product and furniture design services for both
public and private sectors. Our diverse built portfolio includes museum and
galleries, libraries, apartments, private houses, hotels, offices, masterplans,
and retail facilities. David Chipperfield Architects has won more than fifty
national and international competitions and many international awards and
citations for design excellence, including RIBA, RFAC and AIA awards, as well
as the RIBA Stirling Prize 2007, and the European Union Prize for Contemporary
Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award in 2011.
Among the practice’s major recent works are the renewed Neues
Museum in Berlin; The Anchorage Museum of History Art, Alaska; The City of
Justice in Barcelona; The Des Moines Public Library in Iowa; Ninetree Village,
a residential district in Hangzhou, China; The New Museum Folkwang in Essen,
Germany; The Kaufhaus Tyrol department store in Innsbruck and the Peek &
Cloppenburg flagship store in Vienna; a laboratory buiding on the Novartis
campus in Basel; and in 2001, The Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate and
The Hepworth Wakefield, both in the United Kindom. The practice also has a
strong interest in the design and function of interior spaces, designing shop
interiors for Issey Miyake, Joseph, Dolce & Gabana, and Valentino, as well
as a range of furniture, lighting, and tableware.
Ongoing current projects include a new gallery for the Coleccion
Jumex in Mexico City; The Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre in Russia; The
Marrakech Gallery in Morocco; Elizabeth House, a major new office and
residential development near Waterloo in London; The De Vere Gardens
residential development in Kensington in London; The Palace of Justice in
Salerno, Italy; The James Simon Gallery, a new entrance building to Berlin’s
Museum Island; The Ansaldo City of Cultures in Milan; and a new building for
the Kunsthaus Zurich in Switzerland.
Our work is driven by a consistent approach which leads to the
creation of individual buildings that are intimately connected to both context
and function. The approach to design respects each client and commission
as unique, while giving equal consideration to every detail, whatever the size
or purpose of the project.
