Zaha Hadid :: Ordrupgaard Extension

The logic of the existing landscape is abstracted in the geometry; new contours extend into the collection developing an alternate ground where occupancy and use are extended.

The logic of the existing landscape is abstracted in the geometry; new contours extend into the collection developing an alternate ground where occupancy and use are extended.
Photo: arcspace

The velvety surface of the in-situ black concrete skin was glowing in the light rain at the Topping Out ceremony on December 8th.
Ordrupgaard Director Anne-Birgitte Fonsmark thanked the construction crew for their teamwork and superb workmanship in the realization of Zaha Hadid’s visionary design. Minister of Culture Brian Mikkelsen led the list of speakers.
The topping out, an important tradition in construction projects, is when the uppermost steel beam is put into place, which means that the structure under construction has reached its highest point. A flag and evergreens are placed on top of the structure marking the final stretch in the building’s progress.

The logic of the existing landscape is abstracted in the geometry; new contours extend into the collection developing an alternate ground where occupancy and use are extended.
Photo: arcspace

Photo: arcspace

Text by Zaha Hadid Architects:
The growth of Ordrupgaard presented an opportunity to explore new formal relationships between the components of the museum and the garden that frames it, in so far that the ensemble constitutes a kind of topography in itself.
The new extension seeks to establish a new landscape within the territory of its architecture, at the same time allowing new relations with the existing conditions.

Photo courtesy Ordrupgaard

The buildings separate two distinct conditions of the garden and responds to them with a gradation of use that is represented by a change in transparency and access possibilities. The contour lines, which form the basis of the extension's morphology, are explored in a twofold manner: they conform the overall enclosure at the same time they lay down the basis for the arrangement of the interior space.

Photo courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

An interior landscape presents the visitor with a layered experience where the museum's space relates to the garden. The art galleries are nested within an outer public route that links the different compartments through openings on the structural shell. The visitor's experience is not limited to the building, but the contents it houses should be read already from the different approaches it offers.
The critique of the edge is thus replaced by a notion of fluid interaction between the garden and the interior programme, and it acts a constant instrument of gradation that allows for different conditions to appear.

Photo courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects

Opacity is achieved by an in-situ concrete skin that acts as a counterpoint for the various glazed elements that reflect the landscape and allow a glimpse of the interior. Material continuity is represented by a series of folds on the membrane, that meet the ground at the same time that allow for openings on the façade, dictating public areas. The perimeter of the building contains circulation ramps following the formal logic of the assembly of the new building and the old. This condition allows for compensation in height that achieves a smooth transition between the existing and the new galleries.

Total area: approximately 1,150 square meters
Expected completion: 2005

The extension is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Fonden Realdania and Augustinus Fonden.

Client: Ordrupgaard Museum
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Project Architect: Ken Bostock
Design Team: Riann Steenkamp,
Caroline Krogh Andersen

Competition Team:
Ken Bostock
Patrik Schumacher
Adriano de Gioannis
Sara de Araujo
Lars Teichmann
Vivek Shankar
Cedric Libert
Tiago Correia

Associate Architect: PLH Arkitekter
Structural Engineers: Jane Wernick Associates, Birch & Krogboe
Service Engineers: Ove Arup & Parnters,
Birch & Krogboe AND BRANCH
Lighting Consultants: Arup Lighting
Acoustic Consultants: Birch & Krogboe

General contractor: Statens Forsknings- og Uddannelsesbygninger
Basic structure contractor: E. Pihl & Søn A.S

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December 13, 2004





				Features
		Topping Out Ceremony Zaha Hadid Ordrupgaard Extension Ordrup, Denmark
		The logic of the existing landscape is abstracted in the geometry; new contours extend into the collection developing an alternate ground where occupancy and use are extended. Photo: arcspace The velvety surface of the in-situ black concrete skin was glowing in the light rain at the Topping Out ceremony on December 8th. Ordrupgaard Director Anne-Birgitte Fonsmark thanked the construction crew for their teamwork and superb workmanship in the realization of Zaha Hadid’s visionary design. Minister of Culture Brian Mikkelsen led the list of speakers. The topping out, an important tradition in construction projects, is when the uppermost steel beam is put into place, which means that the structure under construction has reached its highest point. A flag and evergreens are placed on top of the structure marking the final stretch in the building’s progress. Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace Photo: arcspace Text by Zaha Hadid Architects: The growth of Ordrupgaard presented an opportunity to explore new formal relationships between the components of the museum and the garden that frames it, in so far that the ensemble constitutes a kind of topography in itself. The new extension seeks to establish a new landscape within the territory of its architecture, at the same time allowing new relations with the existing conditions. Photo courtesy Ordrupgaard Photo courtesy Ordrupgaard The buildings separate two distinct conditions of the garden and responds to them with a gradation of use that is represented by a change in transparency and access possibilities. The contour lines, which form the basis of the extension's morphology, are explored in a twofold manner: they conform the overall enclosure at the same time they lay down the basis for the arrangement of the interior space. Photo courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects An interior landscape presents the visitor with a layered experience where the museum's space relates to the garden. The art galleries are nested within an outer public route that links the different compartments through openings on the structural shell. The visitor's experience is not limited to the building, but the contents it houses should be read already from the different approaches it offers. The critique of the edge is thus replaced by a notion of fluid interaction between the garden and the interior programme, and it acts a constant instrument of gradation that allows for different conditions to appear. Photo courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects Photo courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects Opacity is achieved by an in-situ concrete skin that acts as a counterpoint for the various glazed elements that reflect the landscape and allow a glimpse of the interior. Material continuity is represented by a series of folds on the membrane, that meet the ground at the same time that allow for openings on the façade, dictating public areas. The perimeter of the building contains circulation ramps following the formal logic of the assembly of the new building and the old. This condition allows for compensation in height that achieves a smooth transition between the existing and the new galleries. Total area: approximately 1,150 square meters Expected completion: 2005 The extension is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Fonden Realdania and Augustinus Fonden. Client: Ordrupgaard Museum Architect: Zaha Hadid Project Architect: Ken Bostock Design Team: Riann Steenkamp, Caroline Krogh Andersen Competition Team: Ken Bostock Patrik Schumacher Adriano de Gioannis Sara de Araujo Lars Teichmann Vivek Shankar Cedric Libert Tiago Correia Associate Architect: PLH Arkitekter Structural Engineers: Jane Wernick Associates, Birch & Krogboe Service Engineers: Ove Arup & Parnters, Birch & Krogboe AND BRANCH Lighting Consultants: Arup Lighting Acoustic Consultants: Birch & Krogboe General contractor: Statens Forsknings- og Uddannelsesbygninger Basic structure contractor: E. Pihl & Søn A.S Read earlier arcspace feature. December 13, 2004