Ein neuer Ort für Basel: der Museumsplatz
Der Hauptbau des Kunstmuseums von 1936 (Bonatz und Christ) und der Neubau von 2016 (Christ & Gantenbein) zeigen sich zur Dufourstrasse verschlossen. Der Platz zwischen den beiden Gebäuden ist momentan nicht mehr als ein Verkehrsraum. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron
WHAT
We open up the Museum, integrate it with the park and connect it to the surrounding neighborhood. Like urban acupuncture we improve the circulation in and around the Museum by creating new access points, opening arteries, animating many types of experiences and enhancing the ongoing regeneration of the Exarchia neighborhood. The Museum and the City become one. The extended and revitalized National Archaeological Museum will become an urban magnet and a place for ALL – museum visitors, tourists, scholars and the citizens of Athens at large. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron
Rosentalturm, “Rooseli”, consists of three buildings: the tower at the Messeplatz, the slab building along Riehenstrasse and a pavilion occupying the newly created public open space between. This new public green space, located within the project perimeter, extends the current Rosentalanlage with a planted grove of trees. The park, which has been shrinking over many decades, will be enlarged and will allow for new footpath connections. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron
