Vinner. Revolution of Dignity Museum in Kyiv by Kleihues + Kleihues
02/08/2018.
[Kyiv] Ukraine
metalocus, ANDREA GONZÁLEZ
metalocus, ANDREA GONZÁLEZ
The competition to hold a museum to commemorate the events of Euromaidan (the name given to a series of demonstrations and heterogeneous riots in Ukraine that overthrew the elected president Viktor Yanukovych of the pro-Russian Party of Regions and which began in Kyiv on the night of November 21, 2013.
The previous day, on November 20, the Government of Ukraine had suspended the signing of the Association Agreement and the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union (EU). It has been carried out in two phases and has counted in the last two rounds with proposals presented by Spanish architects.
The previous day, on November 20, the Government of Ukraine had suspended the signing of the Association Agreement and the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union (EU). It has been carried out in two phases and has counted in the last two rounds with proposals presented by Spanish architects.
Rendering. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Rendering. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Rendering. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Rendering. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Site plan. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Ground floor plan. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Floor plans, levels +1 and +2. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Entrance level, Information center. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Program. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Section. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Section. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Elevation. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Elevation. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Elevation, detail. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Model. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Urban model. 1st prize Museum. Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
Site. National Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes and Revolution of Dignity Museum in Kiew
Site. National Memorial to the Heavenly Hundred Heroes and Revolution of Dignity Museum in Kiew
Site plan. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Rendering. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Rendering. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Rendering. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Rendering. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Rendering. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Rendering. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. UkraineRendering. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Ground floor plan. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Sections. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Elevations. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Urban model. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Model. 2nd prize. Museum. Burø architects, Kyiv. Ukraine
Site plan. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Rendering. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Rendering. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Rendering. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Ground floor plan. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Diagram. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Rendering. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Rendering. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Rendering. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Model. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Urban model. 3rd prize. Museum. Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris, France.
Urban model. Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra Arquitecto SLP, Seville, Spain
Urban model. Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra Arquitecto SLP, Seville, Spain
Dominique Lyon Architectes, France.
Dominique Lyon Architectes, France.
Coop Himme(l)blau, Ausria
Coop Himme(l)blau, Ausria
The team behind the winning design is Kleihues + Kleihues Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, Berlin/Germany. A second prize was awarded for the Ukrainian team Burø architects, Kyiv and a third prize for the French Lina Ghotmeh - Architecture, Paris. The pre-selected teams were two Spanish teams (Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra and the Carbajal Daroca Studio); two French (Dominique Lyon Architectes and X-TU-Architects); and three Ukrainians (AER, NEXT SPACE architectural team and Didiuk); in addition to the German, Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten and the Austrian, Coop Himme(l)blau.
The set of events and efforts that formed the basis of the phenomenon of Euromaidan, currently have inambiguous interpretation and evaluation, but certainly, we can say: ... The significance of the event, the memory of hundreds of people who paid with their lives for their choices and civil position, determine the need for its full comprehension and study, preservation and presentation of historical memory.
The museum will have more than 30,000 square meters and will house exhibition spaces and the so-called House of Freedom of Ukraine. There will be an exhibition from July 13 - August 13, 2018 in the House of Architects in Kyiv showing all Museum projects of the 1st. and 2nd. stage of the competition.
Jury comment
This project is a simple, spiritual and characteristic piece of architecture, well integrated into its urban context, with a high degree of functionality. It is continuing the legacy of European Classical architecture in an interesting and modern way while responding to the complex and partially contradictory requirements of the site and the whole context.
The solution offers a simple and graceful image that can be easily understood to be a museum that is also a memorial. The memories of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes and the respect for the sorrow of those who lost their loved ones create an impressive alliance in a proposal that contains a capacity to rekindle the architectural traditions of both Europe and the Ukraine. One of the most prominent concepts of this entry is the idea of the external ramp.
The route from the Maidan square continues onto the top of the museum providing views to city and thus makes it a convincing climax of this pedestrian route. In this context, the jury recommends to review the exact position of the beginning of the ramp as it is not easy to see for those coming up the hill. However, from the metro station both entries -via ramp and via main entrance on the ground are very well visible. As the authors have described in their conceptual diagrams, the ramp and the roof level also create platforms for some museum activities.
The jury notes that the year-round usability of this ramp must be guaranteed. The jury also thinks that both, museum- and the design teams should be prepared for the eventual spontaneous use of the façade niches along the way for some type of remembrance. After all, they are a reinterpretation of the current temporary memorials in the niches along the Alley of the Heavenly Hundred. The jury appreciates the idea of the internal museum tour starting at the top. The exhibition concept provides the required flexible museum space while putting forward the potential for an interesting spatial experience.
The jury acknowledges the effort made to integrate the “Yolka” into the exhibition but would like to encourage the designers – together with the client and potential exhibition consultants - also to review the use of the whole element as a central feature, as its scale is obviously dominating the basic composition of the museum interior and is blocking a very attractive atrium space that could be used in many ways. This would have the potential to turn the interior, now still a little reminiscent of a mausoleum, into a more playful, flexible landscape of spaces.
The connection to the “House of Freedom” and the placement of ancillary functions are resolved very well. The jury recommends this project to be executed as it believes that it provides a well worked-out design that meets all know requirements and is robust enough to respond to the inevitable changes that will be needed for the final optimization of the museum concept in dialogue between clients, architects and exhibition designers. Ultimately this proposal provides an elegant architectural image that integrates well into the historic context of the Maidan. The European traditions of Classical Architecture are being reinterpreted into a new language that will let this building stand out as one of the most characteristic museums of our time, leading the new institution of the “Museum of Freedom” into a future that will be highly relevant in the international cultural (and political) discourse.
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Authors
Winners.- Prof. Jan Kleihues, Johannes Kressner. Team.- Markus Schlosser, Pia Nürnberger
Collaborators
Visualization.- bloomimages Berlin GmbH, Andrea Cogo, Berlin
Structural Design Concept.- sbp schlaich bergermann partner, Boris Reyher
Sustainability concept.- Transsolar, Mathias Rammig
Model.- Monath + Menzel GmbH, Christian Axel Monath, Berlin
