Museum Jean Tinguely | Mario Botta Architetti

Basel / Switzerland / 1996

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The museum is set along the eastern side of the 19th-century Solitude Park, facing the Rhine River and at the end of a motorway bridge. Thus, the building is an attempt to redesign the urban void between the 20th-century fabric of the city and the edge of the motorway. Each building front responds in a different way to the prevailing urban conditions. On the east, next to the traffic lane, the building’s massive wall and elevated volume are shaped to create a barrier protecting the museum’s area. On the west side, facing the park, the volume opens towards the garden with a wide portico, characterized by a series of arches. The north side provides a covered entrance to the park and the museum. The south front faces the river with a strong formal element: a slightly curved glass walkway takes the visitor along the magnificent river view before entering the galleries. The itinerary through the exhibition spaces on four different levels ends in the large open space on the ground floor.

Project: 1993
Construction: 1994-1996
Client: Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel
Partner: GSG Baucontrol, Basel
Site area: Park 28'450 m2
Floor area: 6’057 m2, where of 2’866 m2 for exhibition purposes Volume: 54’150 m3


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Il museo sorge sulla riva destra del Reno, ad est del parco Solitude. Il progetto intende riordinare un contesto urbano precario in prossimità dell’autostrada. Le quattro facciate dell’edificio stabiliscono diversi rapporti spaziali con l’intorno. A est, lungo il tracciato autostradale, l’edificio presenta un volume sopraelevato per creare una barriera di protezione. A ovest, verso il parco, si aprono cinque navate che formano un ampio porticato verso il giardino. Il fronte nord, parallelo alla Grenzacherstrasse, individua uno spazio coperto d’ingresso al parco e al museo. Il prospetto sud si affaccia sul fiume ed è caratterizzato da una passerella vetrata che realizza un percorso obbligato per i visitatori. Gli spazi espositivi, ognuno con una propria identità, sono disposti su quattro livelli distributivi, uno dei quali interrato.

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    The museum is set along the eastern side of the 19th-century Solitude Park, facing the Rhine River and at the end of a motorway bridge. Thus, the building is an attempt to redesign the urban void between the 20th-century fabric of the city and the edge of the motorway. Each building front responds in a different way to the prevailing urban conditions. On the east, next to the traffic lane, the building’s massive wall and elevated volume are shaped to create a barrier protecting the...

    Project details
    • Year 1996
    • Work finished in 1996
    • Client Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Museums
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