Ab Urbanmuseum Reader

MASTER-STUDIO AUTUMN 2010 INFRAURBANISM
URBAN MUSEUM
Studio - Joint Master of Architecture - Bern University of Applied Sciences

Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineer - Burgdorf Switzerland
Studio - Joint Master of Architecture
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineer
Burgdorf Switzerland
Stephanie Bender, Professor for Architecture BFH AHB

Annette Spindler, Scientific Collaborator
Image frontside: Robert Venturi, I am a Monument! Learning from Las Vegas, MIT 1972
question mark by JMA - September 2010
INFRAURBANISM
URBAN MUSEUM - LAUSANNE
Content
1. Introduction
1.1. Urban Museum Lausanne Infraurbanism 5
1.2. Project & Research 7
2. Topic
2.1. Contexts 9
2.2. Semester Task 11
2.3. Phases 13
2.4. Room Programme 15
2.5. Semester Programme 16
2.6. Studio Modalities 17
2.7. Venues 17
2.8. Deliveries 19
2.9. Modalities for hand ins 23
2.10. Skills 23
2.11. Assessment Criteria 23
3. Theory
3.1. Inputs 25
3.2. Theory meets Pracitce 27
3.3. Lectures 29
4. Contributors 31
Appendices
I. The Region - History + Characteristics 35

II. The Situation 39
III. The Project Area - Synergies + Consideration 44
IV. Existing Buildings within the Planning Area 46
V. The Existing Museums 48
VI. Architecture + Function 52
VII. Bibliography 55
Siteplans Studio Burgdorf 56
Collaboration 59
Aerial view from Lausanne - project
site and mainstation indicated
source: www.swisscastles.ch
Visualization for the MCBA - La Gare

Proposition - research by 2b archi-
tectes - Lausanne 2008
INFRAURBANISM
1 Introduction
1.1 Urban Museum - INFRAURBANISM
un plan vert, un plan bleu et comment a passe du vert au bleu. Comment on descend du vert jusquau
bleu ou comment on remonte, et entre les deux il y a le gris
Jean-Luc Godard, Brief an Freddy Buache, ber Lausanne, 1981
What we are trying to offer is an urbanism where the specificity arises from the space-between and the
projects therefore have to be seen in the light of this ambition.
Alison and Peter Smithson
The focus INFRAURBANISM explores current urban and architectural urbanisation processes that are ge-
nerated through traffic infrastructure. In this semester, a new museum complex on a railway brown-field,
situated immediately adjacent to Lausannes main railway station, will be investigated in order for an exam-
ple of adequate urbanity to be developed by means of an architectural project.
The site of the project studio Urban Museum in Lausanne, in the heart of the Lake Geneva region, is in
many ways exemplary for our focus: Together with Zurich this region is one of the fastest growing urban
agglomeration areas in Switzerland. The chosen site, the engine shed of SBB, the Federal Swiss Railways,
borders directly onto the tracks of Lausanne main station and opens up the possibility of extending the
existing station square. Through the impending line extension and new connections the existing railway
brown-field can become a part of the urban texture.
This perfectly connected location, which was chosen for the envisaged museum competition, provides an
inducement for us to generate alternate suggestions in our studio Urban Museum.
Starting from this current situation the question will be dealt with how a museum can stimulate new urbanity
in such a perfectly connected urban location. External experts will provide their know-how in the form of
workshops and lectures. Inputs, text seminars and museum analyses will make the connection with theory.
Sustainable building is central to the semester task.
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Bedolina, Val Comonica, Italy
One of the first maps representing

a system of routes dates back to
about 10,000 years ago, and in
engraved on a stone in the Val Ca-
monica in nothern Italy, in a grou-
ping of about 130,000 incisions
made between the heights of 400
and 1000 meters above the sea
level. This is an image that repre-
sents the system of connections
of the everyday life of a Paleolithic
village. The map, rather than de-
ciphering the objects, represents
the dynamic of a complex system
in which the lines of the routes in
the void intertwine to provide ac-
cess for the different full elements
of the territory. We can recognize
scenes of men in activity, paths,
steps, huts, pile-dwellings, borde-
red fields and zones for livestock.
Mariano Pallottini, Alle origini del-

la citt europea, Quasar, Rome,
1985.
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1.2 Project & Research

On one hand, the project Urban Museum is part of a research project on INFRAURBANISM, spanning
several semesters, and examining urbanisation processes along traffic infrastructure.
On the other hand, students define individual fields of research during the project with which they practice
research by searching, probing, and investigating.
Research and project run in parallel. Thinking and Doing do not follow each other in well-ordered se-
quence, but happen simultaneously and without any form of hierarchy.
During the process of designing, insights gained from research are worked into the unfinished project and
thereby tested. The results are regenerations that may alter the direction and the method of research. New
data are acquired that again change the project. During the entire process, information oscillates between
research and project.
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2 Topic
2.1 Context
During this semester we will be engaged in the architectural project Urban Museum on the railway brown-field of
the engine shed at Lausannes main railway station. In a cantonal site competition this railway brown-field was
selected as the location for construction of a future museum complex.
Subsequent to a referendum (2008) against the planned museum of fine arts on the Bellerive lakeshore site
(competition 2004) which was especially critical about the chosen site, the Canton initiated a site competition in
order to find a perfectly connected site for the new museum of fine arts. It was the dossier on the engine shed
at Lausannes main railway station, prepared on behalf of the city of Lausanne by 2b architectes that won this
competition.
Thereafter the Canton of Vaud initiated the selective competition New Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts Museum
and cultural centre which is open at the time of writing (decision expected for May 2011). According to the
competition programme a part of the existing engine shed is to be preserved. The original programme (Belle-
rive) was extended from just a museum of fine arts to a museum complex comprising the museums of fine arts,
photography and design. Thus the three existing Lausanne museums, Muse cantonal des Beaux-Arts Rumine
(MCBA), Muse pour la Photographie (Muse de lElyse) und Muse de Design (Mudac) will be united in a
perfectly connected location. In the competition the different programmes are to be realised in stages.
We are using this impending competition as an inducement to work out an alternate suggestion for this realistic
task with our students, the aim being that the specific context of Lausanne - in his documentary film (Lettre
Freddy Buache, 1981), Godard talked about the specific topographical situation with transitions from blue (lake)
to green (landscape)- will be become a part of planning the new museum complex.
The general conditions in the studio Urban Museums are not based on keeping the existing engine shed. The
students will be able to use the entire area to plan the new museum building. The existing programme, too, will
be extended by a fourth programme, one that can be chosen at will. Planning the Urban Museum occurs in one
go, without pre-defined phases.
Aerial photo of Lausanne - loca-

tion of the mainstation and the
project site
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The site perimeter next to
the mainstation Lausanne
red outline: project perime-

ter - blue outline: perimeter
of consideration/ reflexion
see also p. 40
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2.2 Semester Task

The studio Urban Museum makes use of the current competition New Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts Museum
and cultural centre as an inducement to generate alternate suggestions for the planned museum complex in
Lausanne with the students.
This means using the potential of the infrastructure in order to generate new permeability. Both the planned track
extension and the new railway underpass provide the basis for generating new public spaces and connections.
The existing railway brown-field, perfectly connected right next to Lausannes main railway station, allows for
continued research into urbanisation processes along traffic infrastructure and deals with the question how this
brown-field can become a part of the existing urban texture. It is less a matter of creating a new iconic museum,
but rather of using the potential of the situation in order to generate adequate urbanity.
The aim is the development of an architectural project which will crystalise an identity for the entire museum
complex with the given and freely developed spatial programm.
In collaboration with museum experts of practical and theoretical background, realistic projects have to be de-
veloped. In the Urban Museum studio, alternatively to the regular competition program, the existing engine shed
will not have to be kept or integrated into the new project design .
Both the project perimeter (new building complex and actual site) and the reflexion perimeter (the area that is
around the new museum complex and will have an influence on it) are parts of the project task.
the existing engine sheds on

the project site -view north
and south
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The square in front of the Cen-
tre Pompidou by Renzo Piano &
Richard Rogers, completed 1977
Suspended galleries of the Cen-

tre Pompidou by Renzo Piano &
Richard Rogers, completed 1977
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2.3 Phases
The semester project is divided into four phases: urban strategy, architectural concept, architectural ela-
boration and project representation. These phase are not completely hierarchically structured, as various
observation scales and layers are to be interwoven. The students will add their inputs thus creating an
analysis and ideas pool.
During each phase inputs, studies, workshops and lectures will be used to put the focus on selected
themes that are to be incorporated into the development process of the work.
Urban Strategy
In this phase teams of two will develop an urban strategy for a museum complex which will encompass
both the reflection perimeter and the project perimeter. What is central to the task is how a void can ge-
nerate urbanity. Interaction in the team by testing variants and quick putting into practice is an important
aspect of the work process.
One part of this phase involves generating urban permeability and identity. An on-site inspection, a visit to
the existing museum and the urban strategy input provide an important basis for discussion.
This phase will lead into the OUTPUT urban strategy, in which the teams present an urban strategy by way
of a model, an urban plan, a general site plan and diagrams.
Architectural Concept
During this phase the students (in teams of two) will work out an architectural concept with a scale of 1:500
and will jointly define their free programme.
The outcome of this phase will be a clear overall concept (scale 1:500) for the urban museum while at the
same time the individual programmes are to be kept intact. Both the INPUT on the architectural concept
and THEORY 01 are fundamental for developing the project.
For their OUTPUT the teams of two will create an architectural concept at a scale of 1:500.
Architectural Elaboration
In this phase teams of two will elaborate the architectural project Urban Museum. At the same time the
students will deal with a programme area in detail and they will do so working on their own.
The aim of this phase is to elaborate a consistent architectural project which pursues both the urban stra-
tegy and the architectural concept in detail.
The official JMA-Lectures by Made in architectes and Bachelard Wagner Architekten, the internal studio
lectures by Corina Ebeling on British museums (Architect with Herzog & de Meuron and David Chipperfield)
and the curator Doroth Messmer as well as the workshop, the INPUT Architectural Elaboration and THE-
ORY 02 are all parts of this phase.
This phase is followed by the INTERMEDIATE Review, which will sum up the results of this and the previous
phases and will present the Urban Museum as an architectural project in its urban context.
Project Presentation
This phase focusses on the presentation of the elaborated project. What is important here is how to present
the project in the most adequate way.
The expression, the selection and the compilation of the graphical material,the models, these are all part of
this phase, as well as the written text, the oral presentation and also preparing the publication. The INPUT/
WORKSHOP Visualisation by Philipp Schaerer and the Input Project presentation are essential for this
phase and the FINAL Review.
The FINAL Review and the DELIVERIES at the JOINT REVIEW will conclude this and the previous phases.
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Rem Koolhaas, Art and Media
Center Karlsruhe, competition
computer simulation, 1989
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Lacaton

and Vassal, 2001
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2.4 Room programme
Museum of Beaux Artes (MCBA - Mus e Cantonale des Beaux Artes)

Internal Space 3170
Administration 490 Offices etc.
Workshop Space 2150 Atelier, Delivery, Muse
Technical Service 530
Public Space 4920
Public Spaces Museum 3740 Entrance Hall, Exhibit
Public Services 1180 Library, Restaurant, A
8090
Museum of Photography (Mus e de l'Elys e)

Internal Space 2790
Public Space 2010
4800
Museum of Design (mudac)

Internal Space 1415
Public Space 1785
3200
Additional Programm (own development)*

Internal Space 1500
Administration 400
Workshop Space 900
Public Space 2500
Public Spaces Museum 2000
Public Services 500
4000
TOTAL (about) 16090
* The additional programm can be of cultural interest, it could be mixed use of shop / living, or
recreational facilities. It is up to every project what is added to the existing museum complex and should fit
to the rest of the area and the needs of the complex.
** Internal Spaces like:

Offices etc., Atelier, Delivery, Museums Infrastructure
*** Public Spaces like:

Entrance Hall, Exhibition Space - permanent & temprorary
Library, Restaurant, Auditorium, Museumsshop
After the first task of the urban strategy further necessary spaces like parking area or other infrastructure may be added to
the programme according to research of the actual urban situation.
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Week Date Time Location Theme Participants Phases
37 Fr,Sep 17, 2010 17:00 Bern Welcome and apero of all BFH Master Studies
38 Mon,Sep 20, 2010 14:00 Burgdorf - studio Welcome of NEW students - Intro Library - Administration Urban Strategy
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 13:30 - 19:00 Fribourg Joint KICK OFF - JMA S, TT
Thu,Sep 23, 2010 10:30 Lausanne-Palais de Rumine INPUT Urban Museum - Visit of Site S, TT
12:00 Lausanne-Palais de Rumine Introduction MCBA S, TT, M. Bernard Fibischer - director of the museum
13:30 Lausanne Lunch & Visit of Museums S, TT
16:00 Lausanne - mainstation Visit of Site S, TT
19:00 Bern - Kornhausforum LECTURE Bachelor: Ute Schneider - KCAP
Fri,Sep 24. 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio INPUT Theory meets Practice S, TT
13:00 Burgdorf - studio Input - t bu (thesis preparation) S, TT
13:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT
39 Thu,Sep 30 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT Urban Strategy
15:30 Burgdorf - studio Intro Profile Search S, TT
Fri Oct 1 2010 09:00 Burgdorf - studio OUTPUT- REVIEW Urban Strategy S, JMA TT
40 Mo Oct 4 - Sa Oct 9 2010 Venice SEMINAR S4
Fri, Oct 8 2010 Bern Diploma Ceremony JMA
41 Thu, Oct 14 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio INPUT Architectural Concept S, TT Architectural Concept
19:00 Bern - Kornhausforum LECTURE Bachelor: Pier Vittorio Aureli
Fri, Oct 15 2010 09:00 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT
all day Burgdorf - studio Individual Coaching - 01a - Profile Search S, JMA TT
42 Thu,Oct 21 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT Architectural Concept
13:30 Burgdorf - studio THEORY meets Practice - 01 S, TT
Fri, Oct 22 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT
all day Burgdorf - studio Thesis 01 | Tbu S, JMA TT
all day Burgdorf - studio Individual Coaching - 01b - Profile Search S, JMA TT
43 Thu, Oct 28 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT Architectural Concept
Fri, Oct 29 2010 09:00 Burgdorf - studio OUTPUT Architectural Concept S, TT + Experts
44 Mo Nov 1 - Fr Nov 5 2010 Break - International Workshop Binntal/TU Bruno/Hepia/BFH
45 Fribourg SEMINAR S5
19:00 Bern - Kornhausforum LECTURE Bachelor: Thomas Sieverts/Hartmut H ussermann
46 Thu. Nov 18 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio INPUT Architectural Elaboration S, TT Architectural Elaboration
Fri. Nov 19 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT
47 Thu. Nov 25 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio INPUT The potential of a site S, TT, Corina Ebeling - architect Architectural Elaboration
19:00 Bern - Kornhausforum LECTURE Master: Made In - architectes
Fri, Nov 26 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT
all day Burgdorf - studio Individual Coaching - 02a - Profile Search S, JMA TT
48 Thu, Dec 2 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio INPUT Art + museums' architecture S, TT, Dorothee Messmer - curator Architectural Elaboration
13:30 Burgdorf - studio THEORY meets Practice - 02 S, TT
19:00 Bern - Kornhausforum LECTURE Bachelor: Angelus Eisinger
17:00 Burgdorf Final Hand In - t bu (thesis preparation) S, TT
Fri, Dec 3 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT
all day Burgdorf - studio Individual Coaching - 02b - Profile Search S, TT
49 Geneva SEMINAR S6
Fri, Dec 10 2010 all day Burgdorf - studio Thesis 02 | Tbu S, JMA TT
50 Thu, Dec 16 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio INPUT Visualization S, TT, Phillipp Schaerer - visuals specialist Architectural Elaboration
13:30 Burgdorf - studio workshop visualization S, TT
19:00 Bern - Kornhausforum LECTURE Master: Bachelard Wagner - Architekten
Fri, Dec 17 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT
51 Thu, Dec 23 2010 09:00 Burgdorf - studio OUTPUT Intermediate Review S, TT + Experts Architectural Elaboration
Fri, Dec 24 2010 Break
52 Break
1 Break
2 Thu, Jan 13 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio INPUT Project Presentation S, TT. Phillipp Schaerer - visuals specialist Project Presentation
13:30 Burgdorf - studio Workshop Visualization + Layout S, TT
Fri, Jan 14 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork - discussion S, TT
3 Thu, Jan 20 2010 09:30 Burgdorf - studio studiowork S, TT Review
17:00 Burgdorf - studio OUTPUT Final Review S, TT
Fri, Jan 21 2010 09:00 Burgdorf - studio FINAL REVIEW S, TT+Experts
4 Tue, Jan 25 2010 17 Uhr Burgdorf - studio Hand In of CD Final - Credits at Joint Review S
Wed, Jan 26 2010 all day Burgdorf - studio FINAL Review - Profile Search S, TT
Thu, Jan 27 2010 10:00 Geneva JOINT REVIEW - Geneva Fribourg Burgdorf S, TT
S Students / TT Teaching Team
S: Students, TT: Teaching Team
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2.5 Semester Programme
2.6 Studio modalities
Studio days for interaction with the Teaching Team (TT) are on Thursdays and Fridays. The presence on
these days as well as the participation in all activities of the module Abu is compulsory for the students (S).
The estimated workload during the 13 weeks of the semester is around 390 hours (13 ECTS), correspon-
ding to about 30 hours per week.
It is highly recommended to work in general during the entire week at school to allow interaction and dis-
cussions with the other students.
The deadline for intermediate reviews and final presentation are binding and has to be respected.
All reviews and presentations are considered important moments of learning, also while the colleagues are
presenting their projects.
2.7 Venues
Studio Burgdorf
The master studio is located in the old part of Burgdorf in the so-called STADTLABOR. Every Student
will have access with her/his valid student card at any time. Also the inputs and presentations will take place
there. See map for orientation on p.56
Joint Kick-Off
Tuesday, 21st of September 2010 in Fribourg at 1:30 pm - about 6 pm
Meeting point EIA-Fribourg, Auditoire E. Gremaud (Ecole dingnieurs et darchitectes)- Prolles 80 CP
32 - CH-1705 Fribourg (Suisse)- www.eia-fr.ch
Every studio will present its task for the term. The program for the whole day is being organized by the
studio in Fribourg.
Site inspectation
Thursday, 23rd of September 2010 in Lausanne
10:15 - Palais de Rumine Museums Cafe inside -delivery of studio reader
10:00 - Palais de Rumine INPUT Urban Museum -Prof. Stephanie Bender
12:00 - 13:30 INPUT Mr. Bernard Fibischer, Director of the MCBA - Palais de Rumine
13:30 - 15:45 Lunch - own time to discover Lausanne and visit the other museums
15:45 - 17:30 Meeting at the mainstation of Lausanne - inspectation of site
Please bring your sketchbook, writing utensils and a digital camera if you have one.
Joint Review
The Joint Review will take place on Thursday, 27th of January 2011 in Geneva.
Detailed program will be send via email.
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Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart,
James Stirling, 1984
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin,

Mies van der Rohe, 1968
Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze,

Giorgio Vasari, 1559_ research of
Prof. Ungers - the pathway
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2.8 Deliveries
Urban Strategy
In this phase the students work in teams of two and present a joint strategy:
- urban plan 1:2000

- general plan of location 1:500
- application model 1:500 for the existing model
- 5 analysis diagrams on the following subjects (one diagram per subject): connection railway station,
connection road network, permeability, open spaces/squares, parks
- a strategy diagram showing a synthesis of the analysis.
Architectural Concept
In this phase students work in teams of two and present a joint concept:

- ground floor plan with surroundings 1:500
- all plans, sections and faades required for understanding 1:500
Intermediate Review
The students will work jointly in teams of two on the architectural project Urban Museum but with different
programme parts being put into practice in individual work:
Output teams of two:

- urban plan 1:2000
- faade detail 1:20
- atmospheric picture of the exterior
- model 1:200
Output individual work:

- faade detail 1:20
- atmospheric picture of the interior
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21st Century Museum, Kanaza-
wa, Sanaa, 2010
Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria,

Architect Peter Zumthor, 1997
New Museum of Contamporary

Art, New York, by Saana archi-
tects, 2007
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Final Review
Output teams of two :

- urban plan 1:2000
- faade detail 1:20
- atmospheric picture of the exterior
- model 1:200
- project text put in relation to theory text and museum analysis
Output individual work

- faade detail 1:20
- atmospheric picture of the interior
All reference pictures, sketches, diagrams, models, photos, etc. required for understanding the project
The presentations of the urban strategy, the architectural concept and the intermediate review is done by
means of printed out DIN A0 plans landscape format and models. In the final review the presentation is
done using PowerPoint,but the printed out DIN A0 plans landscape format and models are presented as
before.
A PowerPoint / pdf-presentation supports the Final Review.
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View inside exhibition space
Towada Art Center, Aomori,
Ryue Nishizawa, 2008
View inside entrance hall

Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria,
Architect Peter Zumthor, 1997
Inside entrance and shop area,

the New Museum of Contam-
porary Art, New York, by Saana
architects, 2007
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2.9 Modalities for hand ins:
After every presentations, the following documents have to be handed in to the teaching team:
- DIN A0 plans presented - landscape format, print-version

- a smaller version thereof printed out on DIN A3 paper
- digital data of pdf/ppt presentation and pdf of all plans (via cd or usb stick directly to teaching team)
After the Final Review every student has to hand in a CD / DVD with all materials, plans and presentation
of the project on Tuesday 25th of January 2011 at 5pm:
There will be only credits given for you project at the JOINT REVIEW in Geneva if you have hand in this CD
with the correct data !
- JMA layout template for later publication book filled with your chosen images & text (indesign)
- powerpoint and pdf of the presentation
- all layout plans in pdf
- as eps
- all visualizations as .tif / cmyk / 300 dpi pictures
- all models in photographs in a good quality (300 dpi)
- in the case of movies: in quicktime (.mov) format
The models will be stored at the school during the course of one year and may be collected afterwards by
the students.
2.10 Skills
The students are asked to develop urban and architectural project strategies and to evolve planning me-
thods and programs on the basis of their analysis. Furthermore, they will have to demonstrate, and com-
municate their design processes.
The students are expected to explore their own solutions for resolving a complex urban and architectural
planning task in teams. They are expected to reach a defined goal within a limited period of time. The aim
is for each student to acquire the ability to think and act in conceptual and integrative terms. A cross-dis-
ciplinary approach to work is essential. The aim is to enhance the students professional, methodological,
personal, and social skills.
2.11 Assessment Criteria
- Integration into the existing urban layout and the attention paid to the city and the landscape planning
- Intelligibility and quality of the project
- Design process and development
- Acuteness of perception
- The reference to the analysis
- Functional qualities and the necessary compliance with the program
- Socio-cultural relevance of the proposed intervention
- Economical and sustainable evidence of the project
- Quality of presentation and argumentation
- Quality of graphic realisation
- Quality of texts elaborated in the Theory meets Practice -seminar
- Overall impression
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Le Corbusier, Muse croissance
illimite, dessin, 1939 (Galerie Ar-
teba, Zurich)
Atelier Bow Wow, Towada Art

Center, Aomori, Japan 2005
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3. Theory
3.1 Inputs
INPUT Urban Strategy

Urbanity versus Icon.
or How the void can generate new urbanity in museum projects.
INPUT Architectural Concept

Conglomerate versus Unity
INPUT Architectural Elaboration

The real touch
On putting concepts into practice.
INPUT Potential of a Site

Corina Ebeling, architect of Herzog + de Meuron, London / Basel
In reference to this semesters theme of the Urban Museum Studio,we look at 3 museums in the UK and at
the characteristics of their sites and their influence upon the design:
Tate Modern Extension, London, Great Britain by Herzog & de Meuron
Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield, Great Britain by David Chipperfield Architects
Turner Contemporary Gallery, Margate, Great Britain by David Chipperfield Architects
INPUT Art and museums architecture - examples of a love with obstacles

Dorothee Messmer, Curator Kartause Ittingen - Art Museum Thurgau / Switzerland
Experience from an expert creating and curating exhibitions
INPUT Visualization
Philipp Schaerer, architect and artist and image crator
Experience from an expert giving perspectives and images the right atmosphere
INPUT Project Presentation

The tip of the iceberg
or How to present a project adequately
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Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Bril-
lo Boxes, Exhibition at the Sta-
ble Gallery, New York, 21st of
April 1964.
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3.2 Theory meets Practice
Reading Seminar with Prof. Tim Kammasch, Prof. for A-theory AHB BFH
When in 1964 in the New York Stable Gallery Andy Warhol exhibited Brillo Boxes, which looked like those
you could find in any supermaket around the corner, these boxes suddenly became a work of art. How
did that work? Surely because of the provocative event of finding them not in a supermarket as usual but
in a gallery. Due to the different frame or stage of the Stable Gallery, estimated as site of art they were ex-
posed and thus perceived in a different attitude. This different frame or stage is the gallerys or museums
architecture. It seems that architecture can contribute to the shifting of peoples approach towards things,
but how? Museums today should attract people to visit them, often they present themselves as works of
art, as tourist-attracting icons of cities (Bilbao). Which strategies exist to cope with the tension between
the serving function of a museum, being the frame or stage for the exhibited works of art and their own
art character? Should a museum expose itself (inside/ outside)? How can an urban museum introduce a
public sphere (where people meet, show themselves in public, pass by) in its interior, without degrading the
exhibited works of art to mere passersby? These and many further questions we will discuss in our Theory
meets Practice Sessions on the basis of your analyses of theoretical, related texts and objects of reference.
We will read, present and discuss theoretical texts (1st meeting) and analyse with their help different mu-
seums as objects of reference (2nd step). At the end of the semester you will hand in, together with your
project, a short statement related to a the theoretical text and the museum you have chosen to analyse.
1st Step ready for Meeting on 21st of October 2010

Hand in: Din A4 fact sheet with (one copy for each student and teaching staff):
Abstract of the text you have read and analysed.

What is the text concerned with? Which is the position/message of the author? Who is the author? When
was the text written? Can you contextualise author and text? Issues to be discussed with regard to the text.
2nd Step ready for Meeting on 2nd of December 2010

Hand-in: Din A3 fact-sheet (one copy for each student and teaching staff):
Combination of well chosen, informative images, groundplans and important details and text: short intro-
duction of the Mueseum you present: built by whom, when, where, function, specifities. Enlisting of your
analysis criteria (these you should take from the theoretical text you have analysed for the 1st THMP-
Session. In the Presentation you should analyse the Museum you have chosen according to these criteria.
The museums to be chosen and analysed as objects of reference you can find in a list in the reader, please
note also the list of the documents related to your museum. Your analyses should be based on these
documents. You will have to obtain them in the library or do further internet research. Attention: Start with
your research early enough, it might be that your documents will have to be ordered via library interloan
from abroad!
3rd Step ready for Final Review on 21st of January 2011

Hand in together with your final project a Din A4 fact sheet in which you take position and confront your
project with the text and the museum you have analysed. It is not meant that you should follow the idea
realised in the museum you have analysed in you 2nd step! But you should discuss and reason by taking
into account the criteria you have taken from the theoretical text you have analysed in the 1st step.
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Villa Chardonne, 2008
Made In Architectes, Genve
Erweiterung Kunstmuseum Basel

Projektwettbewerb 09/2009
Bachelard Wagner Architekten,
Basel
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3.3 Lectures
Lecture Serie Master
25. November 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

Made In, Geneva
Architects : Franois Charbonne, Patrick Heiz
Made in anderen Worten

Made in other words
Re|per|toire, das; -s, -s. Ma|ni|pu|la|ti|on, die; -, -en. Pro|the|se, die; -, -n. A|ber|ra|ti|on, die; -, -en.
By means of the definition of items the architects office Made in from Geneva will give an critical input of
their projects. The aim of this will be the subjective approach towards ideas of designing things and the
research of ambiguity of architectural semantics.
16. Dezember 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

Bachelard Wagner Architekten, Basel
Architects: Cdric Bachelard, Anne Marie WagnerArch.Dipl.EPF / SIA
www.bachelard-wagner.ch
The architects Bachelard Wagner from Basel won the competition of the extension of the Kunsthaus Bern
and also took part in the extension of the Art Museum Basel. They will give an insight about their projects
repertoir with a focus on their museum projects.
Lecture Serie Bachelor
23. September 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

Ute Schneider, Direktorin KCAP Zrich: Controle & Laissez faire? Was ist planbar?
14. Oktober 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

Pier Vittorio Aureli: Capital Cities: Archeology of a Paradigm
12. November 2010 - 6 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

Hartmut Hussermann: Gentrification Wer erneuert die Innenstdte?
Thomas Sieverts: Die Zwischenstadt, eine ungeplante evolutionre Stadtform, und Probleme ihrer
Qualifizierung
2. Dezember 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

Angelus Eisinger: Planen heisst Gestalten. Indizien einer neuen Praxis
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Tate Modern, London
Entrance Hall - inside
Exhibition 2008 at the Artmu-

seum Thurgau, curated by Do-
rothee Messmer
Philipp Schaerer, image from

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4. Contributors
Corina Ebeling, Architect

did her a architectural studies at the EPFL in Lausanne after completing an apprenticeship as a architectural
draftswoman. After her first projects as an architect at 2b architectes in Lausanne, she worked for David
Chipperfield Architects for different gallery projects in the UK. Since the end of 2007 she works for Herzog
+ de Meuron and was also involved in the Tate Modern in London.
Dorothee Messmer, Curator

is workine curator at the Karthaus Ittingen Art Museum Thurgau in Swizerland.
Having curated several exhibitions there and also at other musums she brings a lot of
experience in this field of art and architecture. She is also president of the Swiss Museum Asscociation.
Philipp Schaerer, Architect and Image Creator

was working as an architect and knowledge manager for Herzog & de Meuron in Basel (2000-2006).
During 4 years working as a research assistant at the chair of CAAD at the the ETH Zurich, he was able
to continuously develop his knowledge in the area of digital image processing. Working as a freelance
architect and image creator today, his main interest lies not only in design and in the execution of small
scale projects, but also in creating images of architecture and the built environment.
Stephanie Bender, Professor for Architecture

is a professor for Architecture at the University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland. Beside her teaching
at the school she ist currently working on her doctor thesis and realizes architectural projects at her office
2b architectes in Lausanne together with her partner Philippe Bboux.
www.2barchitectes.ch
Tim Kammasch, Doctor of Philosophy

is a professor of a-theory at the University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland. Currently he is working
on his postdoctoral lecture qualification (habilitation thesis) on the theory of reading/literature. He has been
teaching philosophy at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and theories of architecture at the University
of Architecture, Bern, Switzerland.
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view towards north - mainstation + the project site
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Appendices
Appendices
I. The Region - History + Characteristics 35

II. The Situation 39
III. The Project Area - Synergies + Consideration 44
IV. Existing Buildings within the Planning Area 46
V. The Existing Museums 48
VI. Architecture + Function 52
VII. Bibliography 55
Siteplans Studio Burgdorf 56
Collaboration 59
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Region of Lake Geneva
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I. The Region - History and Characteristics
The Region
Lausanne (French pronunciation: [lo:zan] is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and
is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of
Lake Leman (French: Lac Lman).[2] It faces the French town of vian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains
to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 km (39 mi) northeast of Geneva.
The population of the city is over 134,000, with the entire agglomeration area having 400,000 inhabitants.
The Metropolitan Area of Lausanne-Geneva is over 1.2 million inhabitants. The headquarters of the Inter-
national Olympic Committee are located in Lausanne the IOC officially recognises the city as the Capitale
Olympique[3] as are the headquarters of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It lies in the middle of a wine
region. The city has a 28-station metro system, making it the smallest city in the world to have a rapid
transit system.
The History
The Romans built a military camp, which they called Lousanna, at the site of a Celtic settlement, near the
lake where currently are Vidy and Ouchy; on the hill above was a fort called Lausodunon or Lousodunon
(The y suffix is common to many place names of Roman origin in the region (e.g.) Prilly, Pully, Lutry, etc).[4]
After the fall of the Roman Empire, insecurity forced the transfer of Lausanne to its current center, a hilly, ea-
sier to defend site. The city which emerged from the camp was ruled by the Dukes of Savoy and the Bishop
of Lausanne. Then it came under Berne from 1536 to 1798 and a number of its cultural treasures, including
the hanging tapestries in the Cathedral, were permanently removed. Lausanne has made a number of
requests to recover them.
After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, Lausanne became (along with Geneva) a place of refuge
for French Huguenots. In 1729 a seminary was opened by Antoine Court and Benjamin Duplan. By 1750
ninety pastors had been sent back to France to work clandestinely; this number would rise to four hundred.
Official persecution ended in 1787; a faculty of Protestant theology was established at Montauban in 1808,
and the Lausanne seminary was finally closed on 18 April 1812.[5] During the Napoleonic Wars, the citys
status changed. In 1803, it became the capital of a newly formed Swiss canton, Vaud under which it joined
the Swiss Federation.[6]
The Modern History
In 1964 the city hosted the Swiss National Exhibition,[7] displaying its newly found confidence to host
major international events. From the 1950s to 1970s a large number of Italians, Spaniards and Portuguese
immigrated, settling mostly in the industrial district of Renens and transforming the local diet.
The city has been traditionally quiet but in the late 1960s and early 1970s there were a series of mainly
youth demonstrations confronted by the police. The next vigorous demonstrations took place to protest
against the high cinema prices and since then the city returned to its very sleepy self, until the protest
against the G8 meetings in 2003
The most important geographical feature of the area surrounding Lausanne is Lake Geneva (Lac Lman
in French). Lausanne is built on the southern slope of the Swiss plateau, with a difference in elevation of
about 500 meters (1,640 ft) between the lakeshore at Ouchy and its northern edge bordering Le Mont-sur-
Lausanne and Epalinges. Lausanne boasts a dramatic panorama over the lake and the Alps.
In addition to its generally southward-sloping layout, the center of the city is the site of an ancient river, the
Flon, which has been covered since the 19th century. The former river forms a gorge running through the
middle of the city south of the old city centre, generally following the course of the present Rue Centrale,
with several bridges crossing the depression to connect the adjacent neighborhoods. Due to the large
differences in elevation, visitors should make a note as to which plane of elevation they are on and where
they want to go, lest they find themselves tens of meters below or above the street which they are trying to
travel on. The name Flon is also used for the Metro station located in the gorge.
Lausanne is located at the limit between the extensive wine-growing regions of Lavaux (to the east) and la
Cte (to the west).
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Woodcarving Lausanne, 1642
Lausanne, 1913
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The Transport
The population of the greater Lausanne area (grand Lausanne) is about 316,000 (2007 estimate).
Lausanne is served by extensive local, national and international public transport. National and international
passenger trains depart from Lausannes CFF railway station, which is also the hub of the Rseau Express
Vaudois commuter rail system, and a stop on the citys metro. The metro and local buses are operated by
TL (French), with many routes run using trolleybuses. Additional commuter trains are run by LEB (French)
from Lausanne-Flon station. Ships across Lake Geneva are provided by CGN (French).
Lausanne became the first city in Switzerland to have a rubber-tyred metro system, with the m2 Line which
opened in October 2008. The rolling stock is a shorter version of the one used on Paris Mtro Line 14.
[citation needed]
Lausanne is connected to the A1 motorway on its west side (Geneva - Zurich axis) and to the A9 on its
Sources text: north and east side (for transit with Italy and France); the interchange between these two motorways is on
Wikipedia / Lausanne 2010 the north-west side of the city.
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II. The Situation
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aerial view of the site - www.swisscatles.ch
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CONFORMIT / SOCIT / ENVIRONNEMENT _POTENTIALITS URBAINES
urban synergies of open spaces
BLICS
te de la gare et de la place de la Gare, le site
programme public du futur muse, de nou-
urrait ainsi permettre la cration dun nouvel
e cantonal, et prolongeant naturellement la
espaces publics majeurs de la ville.
quais ouverts sur la future place, connectera

ant possible dattendre son train au caf du
e avant sa prochaine correspondance. Cette
/ place de la Gare / Gare est garante de nou-
que urbaine locale et rgionale.
ur projet et la gare, au quartier du chemin de
honnet offrent un excellent potentiel de mise
sur le plan des cheminements pitonniers et
ent dune liaison continue entre le Belvdre
er les liaisons pitons/vlos et de mettre en
annois. Lensemble de ces nouvelles liaisons
du futur Muse.
une typologie singulire offrant des liaisons
ents : passages, espaces commerciaux, es-
dun point lautre plus facilement, certains
publique. Ils sont traverss, leurs intrieurs
nexion. Le prolongement futur des quais CFF Sources: nouveau MCBA - halle
s, permettant une connexion directe entre les
i quune liaison fonctionnelle supplmentaire
CFF aux laucomotive- dossier de
passer dune rue une place, de la gare au canditature - Commune de Laus-
urban connections by train (linear) and the
ossible du futur muse, cette rue intrieure anne, (document of research of
nexion avec la ville; le muse devient la ville, citys territorial shape (levels)
sites by 2b architectes, 2009)
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urbain ne font alors quun.
nouveau MCBA - HALLE CFF AUX LOCOMOTIVES - DOSSIER DE CANDIDATURE - COMMUNE DE LAUSANNE 9
INFRAURBANISM
III. The Project Area - Considerations + Synergies
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different identifications of the site
example of new volumes for a project reu-

sing the old locomotive sheds
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1909
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1909
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IV. Existing Buildings within the Planning Area
The site of the CFF depot bears the marks of the intense industrial development of the early 20th century
and the presence of high-quality buildings. The artificial terrace bordered by a high wall, overlooking the lake
gives it a unique and specific character.
Built in 1911, the locomotive depot of the Lausanne railway station dates back to the period of consolida-
tion and rationalisation of the Swiss federal rail network that followed the purchase of the French-speaking
Switzerland. The size, space and materials of the original construction are not only still present, but are in
an outstanding state of preservation.
In the case of the student project it is not necessary to preserve the old loc sheds - as it is obligatory in the
competition regulations.
Cultural and social objectives of the project
Culture and society are inseparable; they have much in common. Culture is a fundamental element of any
society. The level of attention paid to the heritage and to cultural life contributes and is directly proportional
to the democratic health of a community such as ours. The ambition expressed through the project of the
new MCBA and the vision for a museum and cultural centre represents a precise objective: to ensure that
a large array of public can profit; to stimulate over time, in the MCBA and on the overall site, the emersion
of a rich and diverse artistic and cultural life; in the long term, to make this site a true and dynamic neigh-
bourhood visited by a large number people, where everyone feels at home. It is therefore important that
the functioning f the MCBA and, more broadly, of the future museum and cultural centre, meet and exceed
the requirements of those who will administer it and who are responsible for the heritage that must be pr
served, studied and enhanced. At a later stage, the design and general organisation of the site as a whole
will need to accommodate peoples everyday movements; attract even the most recalcitrant individual; give
everyone a sense of ownership; as well as express the unprecedented ambition of the project and generate
the llegitimate pride of a whole community. Due to its opportunity to stand out at an international level, it
should become the cultural symbol of the Vaud canton and to extended territories.
Development of rail services at Lausanne railway station
The Lemanic arc has witnessed a significant increase in main-line and RER traffic since the launch of Rail
2000 in December 2004. Demand could more than doubly by 2030. In response, the cantons of Vaud and
Geneva, the Federal Office of Transportation and the CFF have undertaken the initiative, in an initial pha-
se, to double the number of seats available on main-line routes by using longer double-decker trans and
running trains every 15 minutes on the RER networks within the Lausanne and Geneva agglomerations.
Timetable studies, strategic discussions and building preservation plans have shown what needs to be
constructed in the first phase in order to improve the current situation of the Lausanne junction and facilitate
the development of the planned facilities. Within the perimeter of the railway station alone, this includes the
following main projects:
To preserve the existing structures, renew security installations (particularly the interlocking situated in the
control box) and ensure that railway installations comply with current standards;To increase the capacity
of the Lausanne-Renens line by constructing a fourth track and a flyover; To increase the capacity of the
Lausanne railway station by extending the platforms to 420mt, improve access to trains and modify the
east and west ends of the station.
Exhibitions change, people come and go; the museum remains. Whether a showcase or simply a container,
the museum displays the works, it represents the values and beliefs of an era and the stock of a society. A
text source: Project and Design
setting deliberately neutralised helps to conceal complex techniques without anything disturbing the alche-
Competition (Preselection) for my between the space and what is exhibited. A museum stands out when there is a symbiosis between
the New Cantonal Museum of the place and the content.
Fine Arts, Lausanne - Canton The site of the CFF depot bears the marks of the intense industrial development of the early 20th century
de Vaud, 20.07,2010 and the presence of high-quality buildings. The artificial terrace bordered by a high wall, overlooking the lake
gives it a unique and specific character.
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V. The Museums - History and Future

The Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne
Prehistory
In 1808, Vaudois watercolour painter Abraham-Louis Rodolphe Ducros, proposed to open a drawing
school and offered, for academic purposes, his personal collection of 17th and 18th century Italian works,
as well as his own watercolours. Ducros died before his project could be carried out. His collection was
acquired by the Vaud government in 1816 and composed the base of the Lausanne collection.
In 1822, Vaudois painter Louis Arlaud dedicated part of his fortune to the construction of a fairly vast
building containing not only a drawing school, but also a museum worthy of the leading role that the Vaud
canton wishes to play in the Swiss Confederation. The Arlaud Museaum was opened in 1841 and, in ad-
dition to the Ducros collection, exhibited French and Italian works which had been donated by the artist,
its first director.
A century at the Palais de Rumine
The current museum is found on the second floor of the Palais de Rumine, a building in Florentine neo-
Renaissance style erected in 1904. The building situated on Place de la Riponne, in the historical centre of
Lausanne, was erected thanks to the legacy of Gabriel de Rumine. Today, the Palais also houses the can-
tonal zoological, geological and archaeological collections, the numismatic museum, part of the cantonal
and university library and the cantonal parliament. The Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts (MCBA) situated in
the Palais de Rumine was inaugurated in 1906. In 1924, following significant legacies, its director, Emile
Bonjour, proposed that the
museum be moved away from the Palais de Rumine due to a shortage of exhibition and storage space.
Over the decades, it became increasingly apparent that, at the Palais de Rumine, the MCBAs visibility and
accessibility were very limited. The buildings architecture did not permit any alteration of the floor plan or
any flexibility of the flows within the museum. Furthermore, the climatic and security conditions are precari-
ous. Lastly, it lacked in public services (workshops, cafeteria, shops, and projection and conference rooms)
that all modern museums require. In this context, the museums growth potential and desire to raise its
profile in the French-speaking Switzerland, as well as at national and international levels were compromi-
sed. The lack of space and adequate museographical and technical structures prevented the MCBA from
exhibiting the patrimony of the permanent collections, unknown to the public.
In 1991, the State Council decided to move the MCBA out of the Palais de Rumine. This decision was rati-
fied by the Grand Council in 1994. In a referendum held at the end of 2008, the Vaud population refused to
grant funding for an initial architecture competition designated to a plot of land along the shores of the Le-
man Lake (Bellerive), a competition launched in 2004 (see catalogue Concours international darchitecture
pour le nouveau Muse cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Lausanne, 2005, ISBN 2-940027-49-8).
The refusal was due mainly to the structures location proposed in the competition (we must not place con-
crete over the shores of the lake!). Soon after the failure of the Bellerive project, the government launched
a search for a new site. In 2009 the site of the CFF locomotive depot to the west of the Lausanne railway
station was selected.
The future
In 1906, the MCBA was placed at the centre of contemporary learning (arts, science, industry, university,
etc., all based in the Palais de Rumine). Today, it needs to be at the heart of society. The site of the CFF
depot will enable it to be transferred in a clear and determined manner, and finally create a specific identity
for itself. The project offers a two-fold challenge: first, to construct a museum that meets all security and
climate related standards in an operational railway zone (examples of the Hamburger Kunsthalle and the
Museum Ludwig in Cologne show that this is definitely possible); second, to increase visibility of a site cur-
text source: Project and Design rently unknown to the public and help renovate a district of the city. The project to convert this industrial site
Competition (Preselection) for into a cultural centre has, therefore, enormous potential: the immediate proximity of a railway station that
the New Cantonal Museum of
plans to expand in the medium term and a central position not only in relation to the city of Lausanne and
Fine Arts, Lausanne - Canton
de Vaud, 20.07,2010 the regional traffic, but also within the network of major European rail routes. This represents an incredible
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MCBA - Museum of Fine Arts
left: Elyse Museum - Museum of

Photography
right: mudac - Museum of Design
left: interior view of the Plais

dElyse
right: interior view of a room of the

permanent exhibition at the
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advantage for a museum that hopes to act as a crossroad for the networks of culture, heritage, knowledge
and education. The MCBA will perfectly embrace the philosophy of an institution based on openness;
openness to the world and openness to all.
A museum and cultural centre on the site of the CFF depot in Lausanne
Even though the urban space is scarce, the Vaud canton, the City of Lausanne and the CFF are taking the
visionary gamble of reserving for cultural use an industrial area of 22,300 m2, hidden in the heart of the
capital. The scope? To create a brand new neighbourhood for the capital, next to the railway station, right in
the city centre. A vibrant neighbourhood where artists and visitors interact, combining internal and external
exhibition areas where museums are supplemented with meeting venues.
The fist stage, i.e. the construction of the MCBA, is the theme of this projects competition and a number
of ideas are already emerging for what could follow. Two Lausanne museums, the Muse de lElyse
(www.elysee,ch) and the MUDAC (www.mudac.ch) would be excellent candidates which could eventually
join the MCBA in the future. These institutions are being considered as an avenue worth exploring, although
other museums and cultural venues may be added in due course.
Possible synergies
The analyses of these two institutions suggest that there is potential for sharing certain spaces, technical
equipment and human resources with the MCBA: technical equipment and premises, reception and retail
facilities and human resources. Although the potential offered by such cooperation is clear in terms of event
organisation and communication, each museum must maintain and increase its visibility through its own
graphic identity and communication. At the same time, they must integrate their identity into that of the mu-
text source: Project and Design seum and cultural centre. In the prospective of the design competition, these synergies must be combined
Competition (Preselection) for and must imagine the MCBS as part of a more extensive, constantly evolving structure. The MCBA needs
the New Cantonal Museum of
Fine Arts, Lausanne - Canton
to interface with transportation, communication and interactions. The museum and cultural centre should
de Vaud, 20.07,2010 be conceived as a series of rhizomes
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source: Neufert - Bauentwurfsleh-
re in English, 2000 (handbook for
building construction)
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VI. Architecture + Function

Exhibitions change, people come and go; the museum remains. Whether a showcase or simply a container,
the museum displays the works, it represents the values and beliefs of an era and the stock of a society. A
setting deliberately neutralised helps to conceal complex techniques without anything disturbing the alche-
text source: Project and De- my between the space and what is exhibited. A museum stands out when there is a symbiosis between
sign Competition (Preselec- the place and the content. The site of the CFF depot bears the marks of the intense industrial development
tion) for the New Cantonal Mu- of the early 20th century and the presence of high-quality buildings. The artificial terrace bordered by a high
seum of Fine Arts, Lausanne
- Canton de Vaud, 20.07,2010
wall, overlooking the lake gives it a unique and specific character.
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Norms
Obstacle free buildings
Hindernisfreie Bauten
Constructions sans obstacles
SIA 500:2009
Links
www.lausanne.ch
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lausanne
www.musees-vd.ch/
www.musees-vd.ch/en/musee-des-beaux-arts >>> future -musee (competition info)
www.elysee.ch/
www.mudac.ch/
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VII. Bibliography
Books
Contemporary museums / Antonello Marotta. - Milan : Skira, 2010
New exhibition design 01 / ed. by Uwe J. Reinhardt ... [et al.] ; in coop. with edi - Exhibition Design Insti-
tute, Fachhochschule Dsseldorf. - Ludwigsburg : Avedition, 2008
New museums and the making of culture / Kylie Message. Oxford : Berg ; 2006
The new Museum of Modern Art / Glenn D. Lowry. - New York : The Museum of Modern Art, 2005
New museums / Raul A. Barreneche. - New York : Phaidon, 2005
Museums in the 21st century : concepts, projects, buildings / ed. by Suzanne Greub with essays by
Thierry Greub and contrib. by Shozo Baba, Munich : Prestel, 2006
Exhibitions and displays : museum design concepts, brand presentation, trade show design / Christian
Schittich (ed.). - Basel : Birkhuser, 2009
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Plans - Photos - Infos
Special thanks to the Service de la coordination et du cadastre - city of Lausanne - for providing histori-
cal images, digital plans and orthophotos
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2009, 2b architectes, Lausanne
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ton de Vaud, 20.07.2010
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Campus BFH AHB Burgdorf
A: Auditorium
B: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Library, Students
Office
C: Research, Chemistry
M: Mechanical Engineering
E: General Education, Physics
F: Administration, Head office, Logistics, MENSA
V: Center for Geology
56
INFRAURBANISM
Studio Burgdorf - STADTLABOR
01: Studio Master _ Hohengasse 35

02: Mainstation Burgdorf
03: Berner Fachhochschule / Mensa Gsteig
Studio Master _ Hohengasse 35
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Notes
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INFRAURBANISM
Collaboration

Tim Kammasch, Professor for A-Theory, Master Studies BFH AHB
Annette Spindler, Scientific Collaborator Master Studies
Flavia Ferrari, Assitant
Katka Skarkova, Helping Assistant
Special Thank to Thomas Krebs for text editing
Private View 1980-2000 - Exhibition 2005 at the MCBA at the Palais de Rumine
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MASTER-STUDIO AUTUMN 2010 INFRAURBANISM

Studio - Joint Master of Architecture - Bern University of Applied Sciences

Stephanie Bender, Professor for Architecture BFH AHB

I. The Region - History + Characteristics 35

Siteplans Studio Burgdorf 56

Visualization for the MCBA - La Gare

1.1 Urban Museum - INFRAURBANISM

Jean-Luc Godard, Brief an Freddy Buache, ber Lausanne, 1981

Alison and Peter Smithson

One of the first maps representing

Mariano Pallottini, Alle origini del-

1.2 Project & Research

Aerial photo of Lausanne - loca-

red outline: project perime-

2.2 Semester Task

the existing engine sheds on

Suspended galleries of the Cen-

Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Lacaton

2.4 Room programme

Museum of Beaux Artes (MCBA - Mus e Cantonale des Beaux Artes)

Museum of Photography (Mus e de l'Elys e)

Museum of Design (mudac)

Additional Programm (own development)*

TOTAL (about) 16090

** Internal Spaces like:

*** Public Spaces like:

2.5 Semester Programme

2.6 Studio modalities

Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin,

Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze,

- urban plan 1:2000

- general plan of location 1:500

Output teams of two:

Output individual work:

Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria,

New Museum of Contamporary

Output teams of two :

Output individual work

A PowerPoint / pdf-presentation supports the Final Review.

View inside entrance hall

Inside entrance and shop area,

2.9 Modalities for hand ins:

- DIN A0 plans presented - landscape format, print-version

2.11 Assessment Criteria

Atelier Bow Wow, Towada Art

INPUT Urban Strategy

INPUT Architectural Concept

INPUT Architectural Elaboration

INPUT Potential of a Site

INPUT Art and museums architecture - examples of a love with obstacles

INPUT Project Presentation

3.2 Theory meets Practice

1st Step ready for Meeting on 21st of October 2010

Abstract of the text you have read and analysed.

2nd Step ready for Meeting on 2nd of December 2010

3rd Step ready for Final Review on 21st of January 2011

Erweiterung Kunstmuseum Basel

25. November 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

Made in anderen Worten

16. Dezember 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

Lecture Serie Bachelor

23. September 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern

14. Oktober 2010 - 7 pm - Kornhausforum, Bern