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180 degree panorama view of the fjord from the lobby
Dramatic entrance into the new museum
Sited on a steep slope the new museum will appear as a piece of land art
Artist impression shows the functional and symbolic shape of the gallery
“The Danish functionalistic architecture in Nuuk
is typically square boxes, which ignore the unique nature of Greenland. We therefore propose a national gallery, which is both physically and visually in harmony with the dramatic nature, just like life in Greenland is a symbiosis of the nature. We have cre- ated a simple, func- tional and symbolic shape, where the per- fect circle is supplied by the local topography, which creates a unique hybrid between the abstract shape and the specific location.” Bjarke Ingels, founder and partner, BIG. The slope opens up the sculpture garden
“The building will, with its simplistic coarse-
‘Visitors will access the exhibition through a lobby
ness and harmony with the landscape, become a symbol of the current independent Greenlandic artistic and architectural expresion.” Andreas Klok Pedersen, partner & project leader, BIG. The circular shape of
affording 180 degree panorama view of the fjord’
the gallery enables a flexible division of the exhibition into different shapes and sizes, creating a unique frame-
work for the museum’s art. Visitor access to the exhibition happens
towards the city and the view, framing both the sculpture garden and museum functions. A rough looking external façade of white concrete will patinate over time and adjust to the local weather, while the circular inner glass façade will consist of a simple and refined frame which con- trasts the rough nature and compliments the beautiful view.
through a covered opening created by a slight lift in the façade into a lobby with a 180 degree panorama view towards the sculpture garden and the fjord as well as access to the common museum functions, including ticket counters, wardrobe, boutique and a café. The new gallery will create more activity at
the waterfront. The whole area is inter- connected by a path, which like the museum, forms after the shifting inclinations of the terrain. The locals and visitors will be able to admire
the clear shape of the gallery, which appears as a sculpture or a piece of land‐art. “Greenland National Gallery for Art will play a significant role for the citizens of Greenland and the inhabitants of Nuuk as a cultural, social, polit- ical, urban and architectural focal point that opens towards the city and the world through its perfect circular geometry and shape”, Bjarke Ingels, founder & partner, BIG.
Greenlands National Gallery of Art Project: Greenland National Gallery Client: NunattaEqqumiitsulianikSaqqummersitsivia Size: 3000 m2 Location: Nuuk, Greenland Collaboration:TNT Nuuk, RambøllNuuk, Arkitekti, MIR, Glessner Group Partner in charge: Bjarke Ingels, Andreas Pedersen Project leader: Jakob Henke Team: Daniel Selensky, Ji –young Yoon, GulErtekin, AleksanderTokarz, AlessioZenaro, Johan Cool, NicklasAntoniRasch
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