Museum extension

In addition to restoring the original Museum Arnhem building, complete with characteristic historic dome, Benthem Crouwel Architects have completed this unique new extension wing with an eye-catching facade. Jannes Linder Floating 15 meters above the moraine, the new wing provides visitors the sensation of hovering above the trees, while a wide public staircase connects the wing with the renewed sculpture garden and provides beautiful views towards the Rhein.  Jannes Linder Displaying a combination of natural colours, the building blends with its surroundings. In total, the new wing is finished with 82,000 hand-crafted tile. A special colour gradient applied to the tiles ranges from earthy tones on the streetside of the bui... Mehr

North of Copenhagen in Charlottenlund, Denmark, the Ordrupgaard Museum houses a comprehensive collection of French and Danish art from the 19th and early 20th-century. The original museum building is a three-winged, neoclassical style mansion dating back to World War I. Laura Stamer In 2005, a modern 1,150m2 black and lava concrete extension designed by Zaha Hadid was added. Largely subterranean and partly excavated from the landscape, Snøhetta’s latest addition of a new extension and landscape offers additional exhibition space while forming a critical link between Hadid’s extension for special exhibitions and the museum’s original building and permanent collection. Laura Stamer Taking on the exterior a... Mehr