https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2409-christ-gantenbein en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14904 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14904-lindt-home-of-chocolate-by-christ-gantenbein Lindt-Home-of-Chocolate-01-B.jpg Lindt Home of Chocolate. Photo © Walter Mair The longtime home of the Swiss National Museum, or Landesmuseum, in Zurich, is a stolid 19th-century pile.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11966 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 08:10:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11966-extension-of-the-swiss-national-museum The new building’s exterior is composed entirely of board-formed concrete. Photo © Iwan Baan The Landesmuseum sits directly across from the main railway station in Zurich, along the Limmat River. Photo © Iwan Baan The addition connects to the old building at the second level, permitting pedestrian access between the museum’s courtyard and nearby park. Photo © Iwan Baan The triangular passage that forms beneath the raised chevron is nearly 100 feet across at grade. Photo © Iwan Baan The addition’s bold geometry is a stark contrast to the traditional masonry building with its oriels and stepped gables. Photo © Iwan Baan A stairway rises 30 feet along one side of the chevron. Photo © Iwan Baan The exhibition areas are cavernous spaces that are not discrete galleries but parts of a continuous circulation route. Photo © Iwan Baan A neutral color scheme pervades the interiors, with walls of gray concrete and floors of buff-toned terrazzo. Photo © Iwan Baan The exhibition designers have worked to insert color, with lavender walls and magenta partitions backing some displays. Photo © Iwan Baan Image courtesy Christ & Gantenbein 1611-Projects-Landmarks-Christ-Gantenbein-Zurich-Extension-of-the-Swiss-National-Museum-11.jpg Ground-floor plan Image courtesy Christ & Gantenbein 1611-Projects-Landmarks-Christ-Gantenbein-Zurich-Extension-of-the-Swiss-National-Museum-12.jpg Second-floor plan Image courtesy Christ & Gantenbein