Offener Wettbewerb | 01/2023
Portland Museum of Art Campus Unification + Expansion (US)
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The Beacon - A New Landmark
Finalist
Architektur
Landschaftsarchitektur
IHCD | Institute for Human Centered Design
Innenarchitektur
Design
TGA-Fachplanung
sonstige Fachplanung
Erläuterungstext
The design concept for The Portland Museum of Art’s Campus Unification and Expansion will turn the museum inside out. It opens the museum to the city by inviting the public into the campus and enabling access from all sides. The campus becomes part of the streetscape, the city, and the community. The addition creates a new heart for the campus, a gathering place that solidifies the connection between the current museum and the new wing, between art and people.
With only a light touch, the PMA’s new wing is stitched into the campus with respect for the existing buildings. It becomes a collection of community and museum programmes stacked vertically, each floor with a distinctive use, atmosphere, and appearance. Publicly activated “spill-out spaces” weave around and overlap with these new programmes. They are connected vertically with a public route that juxtaposes adjacencies and cultivates synergies. These interstitial areas give the people of Portland a space for creativity, for display, for gathering, and for all manner of public expression. The new wing promotes exchange between the creative program and the community.
As a beacon of the new era for the PMA, the new wing will stand tall in the city. Exposed to all, it will seek attention and invite the city in, to experience, to explore, and to make it a part of their world. Art for all, unpretentious, messy, transparent, expressive, and a continuous work in progress.
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The New Wing - A collection of characters
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The Sculpture Garden - A new entrance to the museum
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The New Wing Arrival - A new public heart
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The New Wing Interior - Art for all
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The New Wing Rooftop - A spectacular viewing point