The new art district of Lausanne is an urban regeneration plan that includes the construction of venues for the city’s most important museum institutions and the regeneration of a run-down area by the train station. The new cultural facilities are or
The new Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts of Lausanne is located next to the train station of the Swiss city. The project transforms the old locomotive depot and its surroundings to reactivate the area with a combination of public space and cultural progr
Composed of a main building and two complementary ones, the project intends to define a new public space within a currently disused railway area, becoming an inhabited wall that serves as a neutral backdrop for urban life. The wall of the original bu
The exhibition areas are elevated to create a big covered public plaza that follows the direction of the railway lines and brings to mind the lobby of a large train station…
The insertion of three new volumes in the old railroad depot results in a permeable building where indoor and outdoor spaces are integrated creating a whole and also supplement each other...
The new museum replaces the former railroad depot to achieve a better urban integration, creating two large public spaces linked by a wide passage with shops and galleries…
The new volume of the museum is configured from the vertical projection of the boundaries of the existing hall. This will free up space on the ground floor to host a large multi-use room…
The main entrance to the complex is marked by a large portico that frames the views of the museum. Then, another open structure provides a covered path from the museum reception to the gallery building…