External Parameters Location: Berlin Mitte, Germany. Iconic museums island (Historic Buildings). Between the Kupfergraben canal and the west facade of the Neues Museum. Future Building: James Simon Gallery Museum Island, Berlin Germany By David Chipperfield Architects Placeholder project Location: Packhof Notes: 1 James Simon Gallerie. Footpaths. Sbahn Station / U-Bahn Station. 1 Panoramic View from outside onto the site Node 1
Internal Parameters Historical data: Facts: Originally residential area 1797 First exibition 1822, Schinkel designed the plans for the Altes Museum to house the royal Antikensammlung 1841 dedicated to art and science by King Frederick William IV of Prussia 1918 The museum s collections of art & archeology turned into public foundation. 1939 y 1945 Several buildings were destroyed during the Second World War 1999 Inscription to the UNESCO World Heritage Convencion. Usage Museums Existing Structures: Pergamon Museum Neues Museum Altes Museum Bodesmuseum Berliner Dom Alte Nationalgallerie Archeology Promenade 2 Particularities: Island Surounded by the river The existing Structures Predifine the place. 2 Panoramic view from the site to the outside 2
Soft Data Personal Experience: Mental Plan Surprice Collonades Strong-heavy-old Buildings Lot of tourism Silent Calm You dont get de feeling of being in a island There are really worthit small places that seduces you. Its a PLace you really want to walk Through The intermidiate places of buildings Freedom feeling in the Wide spread piazza (Lustgarten) Treasure island The Museums are not connected Infront of each building is only a certain angel with a full view on The entrence and best designed sites Doesn t connect with buildings that are not on the island exept the Contemporary Fine Arts Galerie Lines of: sight Quality area spatial connection
Future Project on the Site James Simon Gallery Museum Island, Berlin Germany By David Chipperfield Architects Continuation of Friedrich August Stueler s forums architecture the New Entrance Building will complete the Museum Island Location: Iconic museums island (Historic Buildings). Between the Kupfergraben canal and the west facade of the Neues Museum. Concept: Fit into the context. Not Radical. Keine Disney hafte Interpretaion. Authentic Architecture with the spirit of the Island. Purpose: +Relation between the Pergamon Museum and the Neues Museum, +Creation of: New entrance Reception area Link the Pergamon Museum & the Archeological Promenade at the basement Conference Rooms Service Areas Views: Lustgarten Schlossbrücke Street Unter den Linden Architectural Language: Reflection of the Classical architecure without mimicry Adopts existing elements such as: +Built topography +Colonnades +outdoor staircases Materials: Limestone Sandstone glass Aluminium Spaces: Acces: wide open open stairs at the front. A large parts of the terrace will remain publicly open (Extension of Open spaces. Cafe at the colonnade. Temporary exhibition spaces. Auditorium and Seminars rooms (basement).
Evaluation of the project The project resolve the needs of the Museumsinsel in a very PoltePolitical way. Against: Location: Packhof is not the best place to be. Hide of the main way of the users. Not enogh square meters for accurate Architecture to solve the problems in a right scale. Doesnt have the spirit of a main Entrance. Pro: With changes of the user s needs the architecture has to evolve. The Museum s buildings and the expositions are saparated from each other and the creation of the conecting Promenade its a need. The way to solve the problem in such a historical place without being agresive. Creation of a main entrance.
Placeholder Micro Location Social Relations to be analized: Aims: INTERACTION-MUSEUM-HUMAN 1. Focus on how is the institution of the museum (past/present/fu- TURE) as a significant site for sociological theorizing and empirical research. Museum in this context includes art galleries. 2. To develop an understanding of the diversity of museum forms and related cultural practices (e.g. popular collecting and heritage). 3. To explore the relationships between museums and other institutions, social relations and processes (families, schools, nation-states, ethnicity, gender, social change etc). Describe the main parameters for the selection of the micro location! Complementation of the James Simon Gallerie Spatial Aims: Defines the same edges like the James Simon Gallerie Considers about importan lines of sight Is connected with Pergamon Museum Creates a piazza between Bodestraße, Neuesmuseum and Kupfergraben Seccion of the Microlocation