Berne Zurich architecture firm designs new Kunstmuseum Bern
A Zurich architecture firm has won the competition for the Kunstmuseum Bern. The museum presented the winning project on Monday. Extensive renovations and a new replacement building are planned.
19.08.2024, 10:24
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The winner of the competition is Zurich-based Schmidlin Architekten. The result will be "a convincing ensemble of buildings that opens up towards Hodlerstrasse and the Aare slope", as announced by the museum's management at a media conference.
The Stettler building from 1879 and the building at Hodlerstrasse 6, which the city will hand over to the museum, are to be renovated. The project envisages a free-standing replacement building for the Atelier 5 annex. Hodlerstrasse is to be upgraded.
The international project competition was launched in summer 2022. It was based on the "Future of the Kunstmuseum Bern" concept. This envisaged Bern receiving a modern art museum in an attractive setting.
