View of public entrance from Bastion Saint-Antoine
The project for the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire integrates the public realm as a key element, transforming the surrounding urban space into a continuous landscape that connects the upper and lower parts of the city. The design links the museum to its context through a new entrance conceived as a “valley,” creating a direct connection with public transport and ensuring universal access. The museum is approached as a campus, where different buildings, both preserved and adapted, are linked through a new extension at the upper ground floor. The surrounding spaces are requalified, creating a new public open space that strengthens the connection between the museum and the city. The project employs sustainable strategies, with stone as the primary structural material, passive ventilation systems, and the careful management of natural resources, ensuring that the museum’s heritage and its future coexist in equilibrium.
View of Boulevard Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
View to Passage Jean-Jacques-Burlamachi
View on Museum courtyard and new lower entrance
City scale strategy
Longitudinal section
Upper ground floor plan
Lower ground floor plan
Basement floor plan
Upper level museum plan
Cross section
Credits:
International Design Competition
Project: Agrandissement et la restauration du Musee d’Art et d’Histoire de Geneve
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Client: Ville de Genève
Year: 2024
Architect & Landscape Architect: Estar, Aurora Armental Ruiz, Stefano Ciurlo Walker
Team: Morgane Garnier, Aske Hartje, Oliver Skovdal Danielsen
Environmental consultants: Latitude Durable
Structural engineer: Mecanismo