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Grisons Museum of Fine Arts Extension

Words & Photography: Karin Bürki

Words & Photography: Karin Bürki

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The 4,000 m2 purist concrete cube is located in the centre of Chur opposite Villa Planta, the splendidly ornamental 18th-century home to the original art museum. The extension by Barcelona-based practice Barozzi Veiga from Barcelona is a contemporary take on the Palladian style of its predecessor. But instead of pomp, radical reduction and repetition reign supreme: the façade’s slick inset relief panels comprise 4,600 square blocks of moulded concrete. It’s Palladian for purits, so to speak. This minimalist cube is a fine example of how concrete can be translated into something that is both eye-catchingly bold and filigree at the same time.

The extension won the RIBA Award for International Excellence 2018.
Museum of Fine Arts Chur, Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, Barozzi/Veiga, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

© Karin Bürki/Heartbrut

© Karin Bürki/Heartbrut

Hardau, Zurich, 1978, Brutalism, © Karin Bürki. Explore more on Heartbrut.com
Roccolo, Seminar Centre, Retreat, Miller & Maranta, Castasegna, Val Bregaglia, 2004, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut, Swiss Brutalism. Explore more on Heartbrut.com
Triemli-Tower, Triemli-Turm, Esther + Rudolf Guyer, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com
St Anthony's Church, Antoniuskirche, Karl Moser, Basel, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com