Fondation Guido Molinari | naturehumaine [architecture+design]

Montreal / Canada / 2012

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At his death, the minimalist painter Guido Molinari left as a legacy his former atelier/residence.  Located in a former bank, the space would be used as a conservation and dissemination center for the artist’s creative work.


The exhibit space, located in the main hall of the former bank, faced two major constraints.  Having two facades completely covered by windows, it didn’t have enough display surfaces.  Also, some of the artist’s enormous paintings could only be stored within the space.  The solution was to design three movable volumes that could contain large format paintings and be used as extra display surfaces.  These storage blocks can be moved at will to create a multitude of configurations.

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À son décès, le peintre minimaliste Guido Molinari légua son ancienne résidence/atelier à la Fondation Molinari pour en faire un centre de conservation et de diffusion de son œuvre.
Deux contraintes majeures ont mené au concept d’aménagement final. Étant situé dans le grand hall d’une ancienne banque, avec deux façades entièrement fenestrées, l’espace d’exposition possède peu de surfaces d’affichage. De plus, certaines œuvres colossales de l’artiste ne peuvent être conservées que dans l’espace central. La solution fut la création de trois volumes mobiles pouvant contenir les peintures grand format. Ces blocs de stockage peuvent être déplacés au gré de chaque exposition et leurs murs servent de surface d’exposition supplémentaire.

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    At his death, the minimalist painter Guido Molinari left as a legacy his former atelier/residence.  Located in a former bank, the space would be used as a conservation and dissemination center for the artist’s creative work. The exhibit space, located in the main hall of the former bank, faced two major constraints.  Having two facades completely covered by windows, it didn’t have enough display surfaces.  Also, some of the artist’s enormous paintings could...

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    • Year 2012
    • Work finished in 2012
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Museums
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