The commission involved the extension of the old home of the Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur, an eclectic Palladian-style building raised in 1876, known as Villa Planta. The design is a double exercise in maximum integration within an urban ensemble, mak
In the proposed scheme a buried basement connects the old building with the extension: a project with two heads, inspired by the work Deux Têtes by the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti...
The scheme consists of a ceramic envelope with a vertical detailing in different scales. The ceiling of the interior rooms reproduces the facade detailing, which is interspersed with LED lights...
The project aims to make the most of the existing elements (Villa Planta and the gardens), relocating and clarifying the access. A series of retaining walls will organize the program...