La Vendée Historical Museum | Brisac Gonzalez
La Roche-sur-Yon / France / 2002
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The site, a field bordering a riverbank, is truly spectacular. On such a sensitive historical site, our objective has been to integrate a discreet building within the preserved landscape. The organization of exhibition and public spaces erases boundaries between inside and outside, so that all public functions have a close proximity to the exterior environment. A continuous path between gallery spaces, interior courtyards and gardens places the museum within the choreography of the existing landscape.
The various functions of the museum - exhibitions, research, conservation, restaurant and administration - necessitate a building on one level. The horizontally of the building is hence in visual contrast with the undulating landscape, a contrast that the architecture of the building seeks to enhance.
From the access road, the building is read as a horizontal line barely touching the landscape. From the existing Memorial and the riverbank, the museum opens to reveal gallery spaces arranged around the internal courtyard.
The various functions of the museum - exhibitions, research, conservation, restaurant and administration - necessitate a building on one level. The horizontally of the building is hence in visual contrast with the undulating landscape, a contrast that the architecture of the building seeks to enhance.
From the access road, the building is read as a horizontal line barely touching the landscape. From the existing Memorial and the riverbank, the museum opens to reveal gallery spaces arranged around the internal courtyard.
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The site, a field bordering a riverbank, is truly spectacular. On such a sensitive historical site, our objective has been to integrate a discreet building within the preserved landscape. The organization of exhibition and public spaces erases boundaries between inside and outside, so that all public functions have a close proximity to the exterior environment. A continuous path between gallery spaces, interior courtyards and gardens places the museum within the choreography of the existing...
- Year 2002
- Status Competition works
- Type Museums
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