DKFS together with Kurt Aellen Berne in cooperation with ARCORA I INGEROP Paris and GEOS Geneve unveil the proposal for the extension of the Museum of Archaeology in Geneva, CH.
The new part of the archaeological Museum for the city of Geneva is a roof
structure which covers the excavation zone of the historic city walls. In addition
the new museum includes a large exhibition space displaying all excavated items
and an educational centre. While the roof is a symbol of the place it at the same time is suspended in
between being a part of the landscape and structure in itself. It is tracing
the complex plan geometry of the Bastion St. Antoine and is folded up where the entrance with all vertical
circulation to the excavation level is located. The underground exhibition chamber will be dug in-between
the medieval city walls which will form the walls of the exhibition room. The
simple structural system of the roof is ideal to cope with the complex boundary
parameters such as the irregular grid of the columns located in the sensitive excavation
zone. The simple timber structure also serves as support for a suspended pathway which spirals down
into the space. The building generates itself out of the complex boundary
parameters of the site located in the heart of the historic centre of Geneva inviting the curious visitor to explore further.
Architect: DKFS with Kurt Aellen Berne
Consultants: ARCORA Paris PE: Emmanuel Viglino, Yon Chau
GEOS Geneve PE: Laurent Cassan, Jean-Baptiste Peaud
Landscape: Latz + Partner, Munich PA: Julius Peisl, Kerstin Tänzler
Client: Ville de Genève I Département des constructions et de l'aménagement 