The program is deployed in four zones defined according to the grouping of functions with the aim of economy, clarity and optimization of operations: public, without collection, public, with collection, without public, without collection. Visitors will be able to move along two pleasant circulation routes (longitudinal and transversal), on a single level, allowing fluidity and universal access. The circulation network reserved for artifacts is shortened by functional proximity. The spatial organization allows various activities to be held simultaneously or independently and ensures their autonomy. Through its interpretation of the landscape and the built environment, the new building integrates with the listed historic site. The volume adopts an industrial typology. Defined by the extension of the slope of the existing roof, it stands out in order to allow the reading of the whole of the 1921 building. Its implementation develops the layout initiated by the various previous constructions. It follows the topography of the land while generating an identifiable landscape plan. The latter is characterized by its specific position on the roof and by the privileged relationship it establishes with the sculpture garden. Integrated but not concealed, the new construction uses materials such as concrete, steel and glass whose texture evokes the industrial character, their assembly translating the museum nature of the building. The rock is highlighted: anchor and landmark.
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The jury appreciated the respect for the heritage that inspired this proposal and that led the designers to lighten the volumetry of the nave of the 1921 building. The quality of the volumetric integration and the consistency of the gesture in the design of the new building were also recognized. However, the jury considered that the proposal did not respond to the commission, which was to house a museum in a monument rather than near it. In doing so, the encounter with a first exhibition room becomes late in the visitor's journey and the proposed functions of the current building remain hypothetical and unclear. The use of an exhibition room as a transitional space between the two buildings was not seen as an appropriate gesture. The jury considered it difficult for the designers to correct the apprehended budget overrun without thoroughly altering the concept of their proposal.
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