Brisac Gonzalez Architects

A simple compact container uniting the legacy of mankind with the contemporary.

Photo: Hélène Binet

The new Museum of World Culture is located at the foot of a hill, at the southeastern edge of central Göteborg, adjacent to Sweden’s most visited tourist attraction, the Liseberg Amusement Park.
The design by Brisac Gonzalez Architects, a simple compact container uniting the legacy of mankind with the contemporary, includes an auditorium, a research center, a library, a restaurant and administrative offices.

Photo: Hélène Binet

Photo: Hélène Binet

The architect’s concept consists of a clearly marked difference between the solid west facade, containing the gallery spaces along the street, and the open facade towards the hill where public activities will take place.
The open transparent facade will allow museum visitors to experience the exterior landscape from different vantage points, and also reveal the interior to people visiting the adjacent Liseberg Park.

Photo: Hélène Binet

Photo: Hélène Binet

The building services are located in a vertical zone, between the solid west and the open east facades, with the circulation weaving its way through these three elements.
Moving upwards in the building the elements, which were seen from below, are gradually perceived from above, creating a sequence of reference points throughout the building, with alternating views of the hill, the atrium, and the museum. The materials are simple; concrete, glass , steel, wood and linoleum.

Photo: Hélène Binet

Photo: Hélène Binet

Photo: Hélène Binet

The Museum of World Culture, with the Museum of Ethnography in Gothenburg, will be the exhibition platform for the collections of the Peoples Museum of Ethnography, the Mediterranean Museum, and the East Asian Museum, all presently located in Stockholm, and a forum for International and local events.

Model photo courtesy Brisac Gonzalez Architects

Site Plan photo courtesy Brisac Gonzalez Architects

Ground Floor Plan photo courtesy Brisac Gonzalez Architects

Cross Section photo courtesy Brisac Gonzalez Architects

Inauguration is planned for December 2004

Total floor area: 10,950 square meters
Construction start: 2002

Client building: Statens Fastighetsverk
Client interiors: Världskulturmuseet
Architects: Brisac Gonzalez Architects
Architects: Cécile Brisac & Edgar Gonzalez
Project Director: Gordon Swapp

Competition team:
Hector Mendoza
Turgay Hakverdi
Michelle Chalkley
Michael Zinaburg

Scheme Design:
Hector Mendoza
Jacqueline L.G. Yeo
Gianluca Racana
Jonathan Dawes
Antonio Ramirez
Victor K.E. Lee

Detail design / Tender:
Lars Johan Tengner
Cora Kwiatkovski
Pierre Moser

Competition / Scheme design:
Structure:
Anthony Hunt Associates - Les Postawa
Graham Parker

Services:
Battle McCarthy - Guy Battle
Greg Nash

Cost:
Davis Langdon & Everest - Neill Morrison

Landscape:
Jennifer Coe

Art handling:
Bruce McAllister

Main Contractors:
Foundations & Basement: PEAB Sverige AB

Concrete:
NCC Constrution Sverige AB

Steel:
AB Härryda Stängsel & Smide AB

Glass atrium:
Skandinaviska Glassystem AB





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		Brisac Gonzalez Architects Museum of World Culture Göteborg, Sweden
		A simple compact container uniting the legacy of mankind with the contemporary. Photo: Hélène Binet The new Museum of World Culture is located at the foot of a hill, at the southeastern edge of central Göteborg, adjacent to Sweden’s most visited tourist attraction, the Liseberg Amusement Park. The design by Brisac Gonzalez Architects, a simple compact container uniting the legacy of mankind with the contemporary, includes an auditorium, a research center, a library, a restaurant and administrative offices. Photo: Hélène Binet Photo: Hélène Binet The architect’s concept consists of a clearly marked difference between the solid west facade, containing the gallery spaces along the street, and the open facade towards the hill where public activities will take place. The open transparent facade will allow museum visitors to experience the exterior landscape from different vantage points, and also reveal the interior to people visiting the adjacent Liseberg Park. Photo: Hélène Binet Photo: Hélène Binet The building services are located in a vertical zone, between the solid west and the open east facades, with the circulation weaving its way through these three elements. Moving upwards in the building the elements, which were seen from below, are gradually perceived from above, creating a sequence of reference points throughout the building, with alternating views of the hill, the atrium, and the museum. The materials are simple; concrete, glass , steel, wood and linoleum. Photo: Hélène Binet Photo: Hélène Binet Photo: Hélène Binet The Museum of World Culture, with the Museum of Ethnography in Gothenburg, will be the exhibition platform for the collections of the Peoples Museum of Ethnography, the Mediterranean Museum, and the East Asian Museum, all presently located in Stockholm, and a forum for International and local events. Model photo courtesy Brisac Gonzalez Architects Site Plan photo courtesy Brisac Gonzalez Architects Ground Floor Plan photo courtesy Brisac Gonzalez Architects Cross Section photo courtesy Brisac Gonzalez Architects Inauguration is planned for December 2004 Total floor area: 10,950 square meters Construction start: 2002 Client building: Statens Fastighetsverk Client interiors: Världskulturmuseet Architects: Brisac Gonzalez Architects Architects: Cécile Brisac & Edgar Gonzalez Project Director: Gordon Swapp Competition team: Hector Mendoza Turgay Hakverdi Michelle Chalkley Michael Zinaburg Scheme Design: Hector Mendoza Jacqueline L.G. Yeo Gianluca Racana Jonathan Dawes Antonio Ramirez Victor K.E. Lee Detail design / Tender: Lars Johan Tengner Cora Kwiatkovski Pierre Moser Competition / Scheme design: Structure: Anthony Hunt Associates - Les Postawa Graham Parker Services: Battle McCarthy - Guy Battle Greg Nash Cost: Davis Langdon & Everest - Neill Morrison Landscape: Jennifer Coe Art handling: Bruce McAllister Main Contractors: Foundations & Basement: PEAB Sverige AB Concrete: NCC Constrution Sverige AB Steel: AB Härryda Stängsel & Smide AB Glass atrium: Skandinaviska Glassystem AB November 3, 2004