Renzo Piano Museum Roof Beyeler

Piano takes us all the way through the building of the museum from initial ideas and sketches through the practical challenges of construction to the inauguration of the fondation beyeler.

Renzo piano museum roof beyeler.

Renzo piano has built for the beyeler foundation probably the most civilized art gallery or museum in the world. The architecture of the museum is an additional visual pleasure renzo piano designed it. The new museum was built by the genovese architect renzo piano whose work includes the centre pompidou in paris over a period of around three years. Project description from atelier fcjz.

Completed in 2013 in fort worth united states. The restrained tranquil design was created to serve art and not the other way round. In his home town of riehen ernst beyeler found a plot that had the connection to nature that he was looking for. Not to be discounted when the summer heat of basel is oppressive and very little in the country of switzerland is air conditioned fondation beyeler is a refreshing oasis with its excellent climate control.

The swiss architect was chosen. Serene and tranquil both inside and out the building is exciting in itself without in any way competing with the art it displays. In his essay renzo piano gives us a very personal account of the design process and reveals how closely ernst beyeler was involved in the planning. The beautiful grounds of the villa berower estate was ideal setting for a museum in which art and nature should harmonize.

Images by nic lehoux robert polidori robert laprelle aerial photography inc. At the start of planning renzo piano proposed a building made of three wings adapted to the terrain. Housed in a famous building designed by italian architect renzo piano the museum houses the collection founded by gallerist and art dealer ernst beyeler 1921 2010 and covering a period ranging from the second half of the 19th century to present day. The kimbell art museum s original building was designed by louis.

The building of the museum was financed by a non profit making foundation set up by hildy and ernst beyeler in 1982 which also supports the fondation beyeler financially. Surrounded by elms and red oaks renzo piano s 101 130 square foot colonnaded pavilion stands as an expression of simplicity and lightness glass concrete and wood some 65 yards to the west of louis i.