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    KUNSTSILO MUSEUM | KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY

    The Kunstsilo competition called for proposals to transform the Odderøya grain silo, which was built in 1935 on the wharf Silokaia in Kristiansand, Norway. It stands next to the Kilden Performing Arts Centre. The kunstsilo proposoal harnesses all the expressive power of a silo (an existing heritage building) in order to generate a diverse and complex urban space with a variety of spatial, programmatic and climatic characteristics. The proposal consists of a new museum, a performing arts school, a hotel and a building to be used as an incubator for artistic startups. The project strikes an elegant balance by combining respect for the qualities of the silo building with an imaginative attitude to the inherently sculptural and special experiences it offers. With a few cuts into the interior of the silo, an understated yet monumental volume is opened up with controlled top-lighting that gives the future museum a strong and unique character.

    Competition: 1st. prize, December 2016
    Status: Project in progress
    Location: Kristiansand, Norway
    Client: Kristiansand Kommune
    Budget: 500’000’000 NOK
    Area: 8500 m2
    Architects: Boris Bezan (BAX studio), Mara Partida, Héctor Mendoza (Mendoza Partida), María Mestres, Magnus Wåge (Mestres Wåge)
    KUNSTSILO MUSEUM | KRISTIANSAND, NORWAY

    Kunstsilo Art Museum

    The Kunstsilo competition called for proposals to transform the Odderøya grain silo, which was built in 1935 on the wharf Silokaia in Kristiansand, Norway. It stands next to the Kilden Performing Arts Centre. The kunstsilo proposoal harnesses all the expressive power of a silo (an existing heritage building) in order to generate a diverse and complex urban space with a variety of spatial, programmatic and climatic characteristics. The proposal consists of a new museum, a performing arts school, a hotel and a building to be used as an incubator for artistic startups. The project strikes an elegant balance by combining respect for the qualities of the silo building with an imaginative attitude to the inherently sculptural and special experiences it offers. With a few cuts into the interior of the silo, an understated yet monumental volume is opened up with controlled top-lighting that gives the future museum a strong and unique character.

    Competition: 1st. prize, December 2016
    Status: Construction in progress
    Location: Kristiansand, Norway
    Client:  Kristiansand Kommune
    Budget:  500’000’000 NOK
    Area:  8500 m2
    Authors: Boris Bezan in collaboration with Mara Partida, Héctor Mendoza, Maria Mestres, Magnus Wåge