New Museum for Western Australia is ready for opening, by Hassell + OMA
19/12/2019.
[Perth - WA] Australia
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Construction of the New Museum for Western Australia, Perth, designed in joint venture by international design practices OMA + Hassell is complete. Exhibitions are now being installed to ensure the Museum is ready for opening in November 2020.
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Photography by Peter Bennetts; image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Ground floor plan. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Floor plan. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Floor plan. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Floor plan on roofs. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Floor plan on roofs. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Sections. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Section. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Francis street and James street elevations. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Beaufort street and Museum street elevations. New Museum for Western Australia by HASSELL + OMA. Image courtesy of HASSEL + OMA
Located in the heart of Perth’s cultural precinct, the Hassell + OMA design was conceived as a ‘collection of stories’, offering a multidimensional framework to engage with Western Australia. A holistic building, comprised of heritage and new structures, the New Museum for Western Australia will be a place where the local community and global visitors gather, to share their understanding of the past, thoughts of the moment, and ambitions for the future.
“The New Museum is a place to welcome everyone to explore the natural and social heritage of Western Australia. More importantly, it has been deliberately designed as a place for conversations, to inspire new ideas and knowledge of global relevance. It is a museum that both showcases and stimulates discoveries.”
Architect David Gianotten, OMA Managing Partner.
“Our vision for the design was to create a space that promotes engagement and collaboration, responding to the needs of the Museum and the community. We wanted it to be a civic place for everyone; an interesting mix of heritage and contemporary architecture, that contributes to the revitalisation of Perth’s cultural precinct whilst celebrating the culture of Western Australia on the world stage,”
says Hassell Principal Mark Loughnan.
Refurbished heritage buildings and newly built volumes house the Museum exhibitions, event spaces, and public areas. Two intersecting circulation loops—one vertical and one horizontal— connect and organise in multiple ways the Museum’s content, which includes a world-renowned meteorite collection and an iconic blue whale skeleton.
“Western Australia’s natural resources, culture, and history are diverse. Instead of prescribing a singular interpretation of Western Australia, the loops enable visitors to engage with the Museum’s collection in distinctive ways, and tell the manifold stories of the place,”
says Gianotten.
A core element of the design is the ‘City Room’—a sheltered outdoor public space at the centre of the Museum, framed by the refurbished heritage buildings and a large cantilevered volume. The ‘City Room’ is an open space for everyone to stimulate their imagination and creativity, and participate with a variety of activities, from large scale community events to smaller gatherings.
“The ‘City Room’ is the Museum threshold, inviting everyone to engage with the Museum, the Perth Cultural Centre and each other,”
says Loughnan.
A large new temporary gallery space complements the Museum’s extensive permanent collection and the ‘City Room’. The New Museum will house a diverse range of cultural programs, and new retail and dining opportunities—a Museum that invites regular visits by everyone throughout the year.
“We are pleased to have created a dynamic dialogue between the old and new fabric, which has set a new benchmark in heritage activation, one that reflects the rich Aboriginal heritage of our State in the new contemporary landscape.”
Peter Dean
“The fusion of our global perspective and a strong connection to Australia has allowed us to explore a type of architecture with both international and local relevance. The New Museum that gives a multiplicity of possibilities for everyday use is a unique and open response to a place with vast flexibility.”
Paul Jones
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Architects
Hassell Architects and OMA. Mark Loughnan, David Gianotten (OMA), Peter Dean (Hassell), Paul Jones (OMA).
Design team
Project Leader (Competition Phase).- Fred Awty. Project Leader (Schematic Design).- Mirai Morita. Project Leader (Design Development to Construction).- Christopher Hing Fay.
Thorben Bazlen, Marina Cogliani, Jack Davies, Haram Hong, Eunjin Kang, Alan Lau, Fedor Medek, Marcus Parviainen, Paola Provinciali, Yash Ravi, Takehiko Suzuki, Shinji Takagi, John Thurtle, Elizabeth White, Polina Zhalniarovich.
Thorben Bazlen, Marina Cogliani, Jack Davies, Haram Hong, Eunjin Kang, Alan Lau, Fedor Medek, Marcus Parviainen, Paola Provinciali, Yash Ravi, Takehiko Suzuki, Shinji Takagi, John Thurtle, Elizabeth White, Polina Zhalniarovich.
Collaborators
JV Partner.- Hassell. Managing Contractor.- Multiplex. Structural Engineer.- BG&E. Services Engineer.- Wood & Grieve. Façade Engineer.- Hera. Heritage Architect.- Element. ESD Engineers.- Atelier 10. Building Surveyor.- JMG. Signage & Wayfinding.- FOD.
Builder
Multiplex.
Area
31,500.0 m².
Dates
2016-2019.
Photography
OMA. Office for Metropolitan Architecture
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is an international practice operating within the traditional boundaries of architecture and urbanism. AMO, a research and design studio, applies architectural thinking to domains beyond. OMA is led by eight partners – Rem Koolhaas, Reinier de Graaf, Ellen van Loon, Shohei Shigematsu, Iyad Alsaka, Chris van Duijn, Jason Long, and Managing Partner-Architect David Gianotten – and maintains offices in Rotterdam, New York, Hong Kong, Doha, and Australia. OMA-designed buildings currently under construction are the renovation of Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) in Berlin, The Factory in Manchester, Hangzhou Prism, the CMG Times Center in Shenzhen and the Simone Veil Bridge in Bordeaux.
OMA’s completed projects include Taipei Performing Arts Centre (2022), Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles (2020), Norra Tornen in Stockholm (2020), Axel Springer Campus in Berlin (2020), MEETT Toulouse Exhibition and Convention Centre (2020), Galleria in Gwanggyo (2020), WA Museum Boola Bardip (2020), nhow RAI Hotel in Amsterdam (2020), a new building for Brighton College (2020), and Potato Head Studios in Bali (2020). Earlier buildings include Fondazione Prada in Milan (2018), Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow (2015), De Rotterdam (2013), CCTV Headquarters in Beijing (2012), Casa da Música in Porto (2005), and the Seattle Central Library (2004).
AMO often works in parallel with OMA's clients to fertilize architecture with intelligence from this array of disciplines. This is the case with Prada: AMO's research into identity, in-store technology, and new possibilities of content-production in fashion helped generate OMA's architectural designs for new Prada epicenter stores in New York and Los Angeles. In 2004, AMO was commissioned by the European Union to study its visual communication, and designed a colored "barcode" flag, combining the flags of all member states, which was used during the Austrian presidency of the EU. AMO has worked with Universal Studios, Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, Heineken, Ikea, Condé Nast, Harvard University and the Hermitage. It has produced Countryside: The Future, a research exhibited at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York; exhibitions at the Venice Architecture Biennale, including Public Works (2012), Cronocaos (2010), and The Gulf (2006); and for Fondazione Prada, including When Attitudes Become Form (2012) and Serial and Portable Classics (2015). AMO, with Harvard University, was responsible for the research and curation of the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale and its publication Elements. Other notable projects are Roadmap 2050, a plan for a Europe-wide renewable energy grid; Project Japan, a 720-page book on the Metabolism architecture movement (Taschen, 2010); and the educational program of Strelka Institute in Moscow.
David Gianotten
David Gianotten is the Managing Partner – Architect of OMA globally, responsible for the overall organizational and financial management, business strategy, and growth of the company in all markets, in addition to his own architectural portfolio.
As Partner-in-Charge, David currently oversees the design and construction of various projects including the Taipei Performing Arts Centre; the Prince Plaza Building in Shenzhen; the KataOMA resort in Bali; the New Museum for Western Australia in Perth; the masterplan of Rotterdam’s Feyenoord City and the design of the new 63,000 seat Stadium Feijenoord; and Amsterdam’s Bajes Kwartier, a conversion of a large 1960s prison complex into a new neighborhood with 1,350 apartments.
David led the design and realization of the MPavilion 2017 in Melbourne and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange headquarters. He was also responsible for the end stages of the CCTV headquarters in Beijing. David’s work has been published worldwide and several of his projects have received international awards, including the 2017 Melbourne Design Awards and the CTBUH Awards in 2013. David gives lectures around the world mainly related to his projects and on topics such as the future development of the architectural profession, the role of context within projects, and speed and risk in architecture.
David joined OMA in 2008, launched OMA's Hong Kong office in 2009, and became partner in 2010. He became OMA’s global Managing Partner – Architect in 2015 upon his return to the Netherlands after having led OMA’s portfolio in Asia for seven years. Before joining OMA, he was Principal Architect at SeARCH in the Netherlands.
David studied Architecture and Architectural Engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology, where he has also served as a professor in the Architectural Urban Design and Engineering department since 2016. Additionally, he serves on the board of the Netherlands Asia Honors Summer School.
As Partner-in-Charge, David currently oversees the design and construction of various projects including the Taipei Performing Arts Centre; the Prince Plaza Building in Shenzhen; the KataOMA resort in Bali; the New Museum for Western Australia in Perth; the masterplan of Rotterdam’s Feyenoord City and the design of the new 63,000 seat Stadium Feijenoord; and Amsterdam’s Bajes Kwartier, a conversion of a large 1960s prison complex into a new neighborhood with 1,350 apartments.
David led the design and realization of the MPavilion 2017 in Melbourne and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange headquarters. He was also responsible for the end stages of the CCTV headquarters in Beijing. David’s work has been published worldwide and several of his projects have received international awards, including the 2017 Melbourne Design Awards and the CTBUH Awards in 2013. David gives lectures around the world mainly related to his projects and on topics such as the future development of the architectural profession, the role of context within projects, and speed and risk in architecture.
David joined OMA in 2008, launched OMA's Hong Kong office in 2009, and became partner in 2010. He became OMA’s global Managing Partner – Architect in 2015 upon his return to the Netherlands after having led OMA’s portfolio in Asia for seven years. Before joining OMA, he was Principal Architect at SeARCH in the Netherlands.
David studied Architecture and Architectural Engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology, where he has also served as a professor in the Architectural Urban Design and Engineering department since 2016. Additionally, he serves on the board of the Netherlands Asia Honors Summer School.
Architects HASSELL
HASSELL is a leading international design practice with studios in Australia, China, South East Asia and the United Kingdom.
Recent projects include Shanghai’s Hongkou District on the Huangpu Waterfront, Sky Central in London, First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank in the UK, Resilient South City in San Francisco, Perth’s Optus Stadium, the new Melbourne Metro Tunnel, Sixty Martin Place in Sydney, and Brisbane’s Cross River Rail projects.
Recent projects include Shanghai’s Hongkou District on the Huangpu Waterfront, Sky Central in London, First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank in the UK, Resilient South City in San Francisco, Perth’s Optus Stadium, the new Melbourne Metro Tunnel, Sixty Martin Place in Sydney, and Brisbane’s Cross River Rail projects.
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