Laureate amongst 10 equal prizes, with 460 participants
Open Idea Competition for the Museum of the 20th century, Berlin, 2016
Weyell Zipse with Hörner Architekten
Landscape: James Melsom Landschaftsarchitekt
The empty centre of the „Kulturforum“ is occupied by an extensive flat, one story museum building. This causes a concentration and vitalization of the existing public spaces, that are momentarily vast and diffuse. The eight meter high volume is a respectful counterpart to the historic silhouette of Philharmonie, Library, St. Matthäus-Church und the National Gallery, and is only complemented by a tower of the Museum of the 20th century. The tower houses the non-art-related functions of the museum, which allows the groundfloor to be extensively used for public functions and exhibition areas. A generous public passage connects the „Kulturforum“ in the Eas-West direction, and is perpendicularly overlayed by a second passage in the basement, which makes the connection to the National Gallery. The facade consists of to layers, that forms a porose border between the building and its surrounding.
