Sumit Singhal Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.
ZOYA Museum in Moscow, Russia by Architectural burо A2M
November 17th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Architectural burо A2M
А huge field surrounded by a small single-storey village was chosen as a site for new Zoya exhibition complex. Keeping in mind the context of the place memorable for the history of the Great Patriotic War, miniature buildings neighboring enormous open space we built out concept around the idea of interscale. The shapes and layout of wooden houses were interpreted through different volumes fit into the museum architecture.
The two-storey building with the total area of 2 500 square meters includes an exhibition area, café, giftshop and all the associated amenities. Each hall is an independent volume having its own expositional function with viewpoints overlooking iconic locations outside this is how the historic landscape gets involved into the exhibition narrative. All the volumes are streamlined by a colonnade perimeter-wise adding strictness to the museum image, enlarging roofed walking areas and uniting the building with the surrounding area.
The original geometry of the building front made of textured concrete panels sharpens light effects and interprets the shapes of the surrounding village houses. Minimalistic interiors made of natural materials make the exposition content stand out, the café with floor-to-ceiling glazing and kitchen are organized around the central element resembling a Russian stove.
The landscape space around the main building is encircled by a round walking route 50 meters in diameter, it lies through the main monuments Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya statue, old museum, Kulik house, execution place. The complex is an original expression, a new shape of the Great Patriotic War memory.
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