https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1574 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18064 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:25:27 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18064-collaborative-learningand-dizzying-funrule-at-bernard-tschumis-new-building-at-institut-le-rosey Adding on to a successful work of architecture is hard enough.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11801 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:10:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11801-vacheron-constantin-2 Perforated stainless steel clads both the original four-story Vacheron building and its neighboring two-level expansion. Photo © Peter Mauss/Esto Between the two, a glazed shed covers a stairway/ramp angling down to a below-grade entrance and changing rooms for employees. A driveway in front of the two arms of the expansion leads down to the garage. Photo © Peter Mauss/Esto The boundaries of the site determine the addition’s distorted-V plan. Photo © Peter Mauss/Esto Inside, a central atrium, topped by a circular skylight, links the three levels via an angular stair. Photo © Peter Mauss/Esto On the second level, the curved end of one arm of the V creates an unusual space lined with cherry­wood for informal gatherings. Photo © Peter Mauss/Esto Workshops have skylights and glimpses of the Alps. Photo © Peter Mauss/Esto The ground-­floor dining facility opens out onto a lawn, while its interior defers to nature via American cherrywood ceilings and larch wood floors. Photo © Peter Mauss/Esto A stepped concrete ramp covered by structural glass fins and panels ascends from the garage to the front of the complex. Photo © Pete Mauss/Esto Image courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects Image courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects Image courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects A circular building treated as a monolithic, self-contained volume can be unforgivingly oppressive.

]]> museoparc-alesia-bernard-tschumi-architects.asp Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7898-mus-oparc-al-sia 2,060-year-old battlefield On the site where Julius Caesar laid siege to Gallic leader Vercingetorix, Bernard Tschumi has created a circular concrete orientation center wrapped in a wood lattice. Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects 2,060-year-old battlefield On the site where Julius Caesar laid siege to Gallic leader Vercingetorix, Bernard Tschumi has created a circular concrete orientation center wrapped in a wood lattice.Photo © Christian Richters On the 91-acre site in Burgundy, France, the interpretation center echoes the ringed fortifications built by Julius Caesar in 52 b.c. A concrete gangway with wide, deep steps leads out to the partiall Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects On the 91-acre site in Burgundy, France, the interpretation center echoes the ringed fortifications built by Julius Caesar in 52 b.c. A concrete gangway with wide, deep steps leads out to the partially reconstituted fortifications. Photo © Christian Richters Tschumi wanted to keep the central rotunda of the poured concrete structure free of exhibition elements. Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Tschumi wanted to keep the central rotunda of the poured concrete structure free of exhibition elements. Photo © Christian Richters Some of the columns tilt in order to give the space a slightly less monumental air. The stairs swirl upward, with sidelights and top lights illuminating the space dramatically. Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Some of the columns tilt in order to give the space a slightly less monumental air. The stairs swirl upward, with sidelights and top lights illuminating the space dramatically.Photo © Christian Richters Visitors first encounter the winding rooms of the exhibition space. Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Visitors first encounter the winding rooms of the exhibition space.Photo © Christian Richters Visitors arrive at the roof, where they have a panoramic view of the partially reconstituted fortifications. Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Visitors arrive at the roof, where they have a panoramic view of the partially reconstituted fortifications.Photo courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects Behind the larch wood screen, the glass is tinted gray so that the screen is prominent. The lowest floor follows the drop in grade where the architects inserted a glass-enclosed picnic area for childr Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Behind the larch wood screen, the glass is tinted gray so that the screen is prominent. The lowest floor follows the drop in grade where the architects inserted a glass-enclosed picnic area for children; above it, a terrace adjoins the main-floor restaurant. On the roof, trees loom up jauntily from a terrace.Photo © Iwan Baan Mus'oParc Al'sia Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Image courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects Mus'oParc Al'sia Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Image courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects Mus'oParc Al'sia Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Image courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects Mus'oParc Al'sia Mus'oParc Al'siaBernard Tschumi Architects Image courtesy Bernard Tschumi Architects After all the controversy, lawsuits, and delays in building the New Acropolis Museum in Athens, it will no doubt seem churlish to point out that the $180 million museum, designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects, is not the firm’s most spectacular work.

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