Rethinking Cinquantenaire - Masters Design Studio Process

rethinking CINQUANTENAIRE

INTERNATIONAL MASTERS DESIGN STUDIO - PROCESS BOOKLET HASSELT UNIVERSITY, JANUARY 2020 AUTHORS: MATHILDE WINKIN; SHAILJA PATEL

CURRENT SITUATION - PLAN OF THE COLLECTIONS

CURRENT SITUATION - PLAN OF THE COLLECTIONS

CURRENT SITUATION - PLAN OF THE COLLECTIONS

ÂŤ parc du cinquantenaire Âť

ÂŤ the front facade as seen from roadside Âť

ÂŤ the back facade as seen from roadside Âť

ÂŤ conceptual zoning and planning Âť

« addressing the axis of area 1 »

plastercast workshop

the arts & crafts academy

the jan orley gallery

the narthex

the rotunda

ÂŤ coexistence Âť to spatially explore the idea of coexistence much like the wide range of collection the museum houses in whole complex to take spatial advantage and give new identity to individual spaces adding to the value of the museum multicultural ~ multifunctional peripherial

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

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The Rotunda The complete volume of the Rotunda extending from the top to the ground level is proposed as a separate entity for the museum including the following spaces: Restaurant, Foyer, Conference Room, Terrace, The Small Narthex Hall, Offices, Museum Archive and Museum Library

1. Extending the entrance level floor to create a terrace and a vertical connection directly from the lower level of the Rotunda to access the conference. This space shall hold a restaurant and secondary foyer space for the museum.

The Arts & Crafts Academy The linear strip of spaces at the end of Area 1 is proposed as a separate unit of the museum as The Arts & Crafts Academy. It links to the existing function of children’s workshop (currently under colonnade) and the plaster cast workshop by proposing following function: Plaster Cast History Exhibition, AV Hall, Arts & Crafts Academy, multipurpose Plaza, Children’s Workshop, Library and Reading Room

2. The proposed restaurant becomes a unit of the Rotunda section which can be used for events happening in the Small Narthex and the Conference Room of the museum.

AREAS ADDRESSED ON GROUND LEVEL

3. Ramp leading towards the Plaster Cast Workshop 4.The Arts & Crafts Academy Exhibition on History of Plaster Cast Workshop 5. Plaza

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The Rotunda The complete volume of the Rotunda extending from the top to the ground level is proposed as a separate entity for the museum including the following spaces: Restaurant, Foyer, Conference Room, Terrace, The Small Narthex Hall, Offices, Museum Archive and Museum Library The Arts & Crafts Academy The linear strip of spaces at the end of Area 1 is proposed as a separate unit of the museum as The Arts & Crafts Academy. It links to the existing function of children’s workshop (currently under colonnade) and the plaster cast workshop by proposing following function: Plaster Cast History Exhibition, AV Hall, Arts & Crafts Academy, multipurpose Plaza, Children’s Workshop, Library and Reading Room

AREAS ADDRESSED ON ENTRANCE LEVEL

1. Terrace of the extension that creates a special entrance to access the conference space and the Small Narthex 2. Neo Gothic Cloister.

Moving of the existing exhibit of Glassware and Precision Equipments to Area 3, thereby freeing the cloister.

The idea is to retain the atmosphere of the monastic space by removing and exhibiting relevant collection as proposed.

3. Children’s Workshop Space in the proposed Arts & Crafts Academy

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The Jan Orley Gallery The two long volumes (currently unused) is proposed as an exhibition space for the European Arts Furniture & Tapestry Collection (currently in Area 3 as 17th-19th Century Collection). The name honors a well known craftsmen in Flemish tapestry design alongside the current Wolfers-Horta Shop.

Together this section reflects on the art of furniture and textile in Europe and Belgium.

The Rotunda The complete volume of the Rotunda extending from the top to the ground level is proposed as a separate entity for the museum including the following spaces: Restaurant, Foyer, Conference Room, Terrace, The Small Narthex Hall, Offices, Museum Archive and Museum Library The Arts & Crafts Academy The linear strip of spaces at the end of Area 1 is proposed as a separate unit of the museum as The Arts & Crafts Academy. It links to the existing function of children’s workshop (currently under colonnade) and the plaster cast workshop by proposing following function: Plaster Cast History Exhibition, AV Hall, Arts & Crafts Academy, multipurpose Plaza, Children’s Workshop, Library and Reading Room

AREAS ADDRESSED ON SECOND LEVEL

1. Museum Archive & Library 2. Wolfers-Horta Shop 3. The Jan Orley Gallery To propose space for 17-19th Century Collection of European Arts - involving artefacts from cutlery, tapestries to furniture pieces as large as cabinets.

4. Reading Room and Library in proposed The Arts & Crafts Academy

ÂŤ the rotunda Âť

picture by alexander dumaray

ÂŤ the rotunda from the park Âť

picture by alexander dumaray

ÂŤ the conference space on entrance level Âť

ÂŤ rotunda : ground level currently housing romanesque and mosan art Âť

ÂŤ rotunda : upper levels currently housing museum library and archive Âť

« spatial exploration of extension of the ground floor for restaurant »

ÂŤ visualisation of extension of the ground floor for restaurant Âť

ÂŤ spatial intervention : ground level Âť

« the jan orley gallery »

picture by alexander dumaray

ÂŤ the long hall next to wolfers-horta gallery currently unused Âť

ÂŤ the long hall next to wolfers-horta gallery currently unused Âť

ÂŤ design proposal for 17th-19th century european arts collection Âť

« a collective display of the craft of furniture and textile design » the unused long halls provides an excellent opportunity for the museum to focus in detail on their collection of these crafts. by combining the adjacency with wolfers-horta gallery, the museum can collectively dedicate a space for their permanent furniture and tapestry collection. the display units are designed such to allow for flexible change or replacement in individual pieces of the collection in time. « conceptual idea for exhibition display »

« space: enhance the linearity and and break the height » the space is linear and high. taking advantage of the height, an element of timeline (related to the collection) is installed as a linear strip on the long walls above eye level for people to navigate easily to a particular piece in the collection. it also breaks the scale of the height which balances the display pods of the pieces.

« conceptual idea for exhibition display »

« collection: focus on the craft » to single out the pieces individually by creating 3 reflecting planes around in order to focus on the build-scale-materiality-style of the art of furniture making and tapestry design

« conceptual idea for exhibition display »

« focus on the craft » to single out the pieces individually by creating 3 reflecting planes around in order to focus on the build-scale-materiality-style of the art of furniture making and tapestry design « conceptual idea for exhibition display »

« the arts & crafts academy »

ÂŤ existing facade and the plaza space used as parking currently Âť

picture by alexander dumaray

ÂŤ the hall in the centre at entrance level currently used to display brussels tapestry Âť

picture by alexander dumaray

ÂŤ the hall in the centre at second level currently unused Âť

ÂŤ a staircase from the XVIII th century recovered in the old hotel hornes, rue des ursulines Âť

ÂŤ existing plaster cast workshop + materials, tools, methodology, process and various applications Âť

ÂŤ existing plaster cast workshop + materials, tools, methodology, process and various applications Âť

« ground level : a permanent exposition explaining the history of the plaster cast workshop and it’s importance along with the information of the craft »

ÂŤ spatial exploration of plaza connecting to the plaster cast workshop Âť

ÂŤ visualisation of the plaza Âť

« visualisation of the plaza »

SPATIAL EXPLORATION OUTSIDE PLASTER CAST WORKSHOP

« interior explorations of central axial spaces for the academy : reading room, library, children’s workshop »

« entrance level : children’s workshop : a work space with multi functional activities : spatially addressed through a long wall of utilities »

ÂŤ second level : reading pod for reading room : responding to the length of the room Âť

ÂŤ second level : library : the library wall surrounding three sides of the space to create a library of arts & crafts which is open to people of the city Âť

ÂŤ spatial intervention : ground level Âť

ÂŤ spatial intervention : entrance level Âť

ÂŤ spatial intervention : second level Âť

ÂŤ the grand narthex and the cloister space used for various temporal events Âť