Lyst Og Mørkt
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
To make the Munch/Stenersen Museum a landmark is to build a ‘lighthouse’ in the fjord –
clearly visible from the bank of the Opera Allmenningen, from the Opera house itself, from
Nyland Allé, along the Akerselva Allmenningen and from Akershus. But the Munch Museum
has to have more than just a perfect location, more than a spectacular design, more than
beautifully proportioned, well-lit rooms. If it is to do justice to the works of this artist it has to
be light and heavy, inviting and introverted, popular and solitary – light and dark.
The Munch/Stenersen Museum is to rise like a ‘floating peninsula’ between the Bjørvika and
Bispevika fjords, hovering on piles above the water. A wide, slightly sloping bridge leads to
the museum and juts further out to sea. The raised museum platform forms a spectacular,
public area, not only to be enjoyed by future visitors of the museum but also by the general
public.
It is extraverted and introverted at the same time. The building’s functions are expressed by
its volume: the inviting, hovering, public platform level, the two restaurants with views of the
sea and the city, the more modest middle floor with staff offices and depots and, most
important, the introverted exhibition spaces which jut out in different directions, combined
with recreation areas and spectacular views for visitors.
The former Bjørvikutstikker area is to be adapted slightly and planted up to form a ‘beach
area’ and a ‘cultural port’ with the aim of creating a maritime bank on the side towards
Bjørvika.
In contrast, along Akerselvkai expansive outdoor spaces resembling boulevards will be
created through urban development on Paulsenkaia with shops, cafés and restaurants.
Steps to sit on, down both sides of the Akersleva, are an invitation to linger by the water’s
edge. Two new bridges link the facing banks of the Akerselva and lead to the opera house
and to the museum.
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
ground floor
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
first floor
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
second floor
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
longitudinal section
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
cross section
© Gigon / Guyer Architekten . Pubblicata il 02 Aprile 2009.
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