Museum of WWII in Gdańsk Competition proposal / Brochet Lajus Pueyo

Sep 2010

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Museums and Libraries , Brochet Lajus Pueyo, Gdansk, Poland

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Last week, we featured the winner of the Museum of the Second World War Competition in Gdańsk, Poland. The project was designed by Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat. Now, French architects Brochet Lajus Pueyo shared with us their proposal for the competition, designed with associates architects Alice Wijnen & R-architecture. More images and architect’s description after the break.

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Obligation of remembrance, desire of remembrance, memorial monument…

The intention of the city of Gdansk to build on the exact confluence of both the canal Radunia and the river Motlawa the Museum of the Second World War shows its desire for recognition of its twentieth century history.

It is truly the understanding and recognition of these patrimonial injuries that are part of its heritage that are the foundations of this new part of the city: a space and time warp for the visitor.

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The objective is therefore to offer in this place, the knowledge and the memories without consigning the site towards a sole museum.

A place to gather its memories, opening up towards the city:

The program requested a total built area of 23 000m2 for a plot of the same size.

The staging of the museum designed by TEMPORA, the spatial configuration and zoning laws applicable to the area required a building, occupying nearly the entire plot.

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The urban base being both a memorial and an open space to the city, we are suggesting that the museum will be buried, integrated under the ground of the city of Gdansk, thus leaving the ground as an unconstructed, open space.

On the remaining ground of the freed space, the pre- war constructions resurfaces in the form of thick mineral layers, designed and imagined by each and everyone as being as many possible platforms. This scared crust reveals the past and the memory of the venue and identifies this new public place as a visible entity that encloses the remains of the war.

Finally, on this very place, three huge abstract cubes are hosting the requested city programs.

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Cite:
Jordana , Sebastian . "Museum of WWII in Gdańsk Competition proposal / Brochet Lajus Pueyo" 12 Sep 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/77342>

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caulacbo.tk says:

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# September 12, 2010 at 21:11

Lucas Cruz says:

Sory guys, please check this project for an art museum in Mar del Plata-Argentina, made in 2009. Is has some similarities, i m confused, lol.

# September 12, 2010 at 22:23

http://www.monoblock.cc/mpac_mdp.php

# September 12, 2010 at 22:25

Katsudon says:

Ouch this hurts for real!
I’m fond of BLP’s work and what they’ve done in their previous project is really awesome and original.
But there I have to say Lucas is right!
How can it be? Such an important studio… :-(

# September 12, 2010 at 23:11

Sherlock Holmes says:

How about Jean Nouvel’s monolith for the Swiss Expo 2002?

# September 13, 2010 at 03:52

abmispars(iran) says:

CHECK THIS OUT!
http://www.abmispars.com
go to projects,,,then JIROFT ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM….
I think its just more than accidental similarities

# September 13, 2010 at 06:53

..and I should mention this project finished in 2009,and was presented in France .

# September 13, 2010 at 06:59

That’s what I don’t like in this game of look-a-like!
Some people see a cube and they will flood you with tons of cubic projects!
Dear abmispars, there’s no comparisons between the reference you submit and the actual project we’re talking about.
Ok both are based on cubic shapes and are museums… then what?
Now when I see two proposals for two different projects making use of three cubic shapes that seems disposed in the same way on the master plan and both featuring Maman’s Louise Bourgeois sculpture in the renderings, I can accept the suspicions.
By the way it’s sad because the project seems nice for the rest… :-(
I would love to hear some people involved in this project giving some explanations…

# September 13, 2010 at 07:14

dear katsudon:
sejima ,,john nouvel,,and many others have this cubic projects too!
“FORM” is absoloutly NOT the point!
and its so obvious that its not the proper item for judge:)
if see carefully the project, you will notice that these 2 projects have:
2 layers,,,the main core and the skin that covered the core,,,random opening in the main core and texture on the skin,,, both of them have underground entrance that is not noticable from outside,,,if you compare 2 sections you will come to this point that they are SAME IN SECTION and INTERIOR CIRCULATION..:))
i think if we are architects , we should learn to criticise
the works in deeper and more professional way.

# September 13, 2010 at 07:48

leave Britney alone!

# September 13, 2010 at 09:56

ltd says:

Please do leave Britney alone.

Otherwise if you look at each section, the way they meet the ground is different. BLP deals more with the basement level trying to elevate their cubes – making them float – while the Monoblock has a firm attachment to the ground: even so far as to be buried in or coming out of the earth.

# September 13, 2010 at 16:54

RAW says:

I love it !
come on !

# September 13, 2010 at 08:05

RL says:

I wish we could put a moratorium on the imbecile “ooh this looks like that” kind of posts. It really brings down the level of the discussion. Let’s talk about the projects ‘as they are’.
Architecture is not about who can come up with the wackiest, most original design. It’s about executing your idea rigourously and mastering your perspective. Ideas are free, process and results are hard work.

# September 13, 2010 at 08:41

Dear abmispars,
If I’m talking form here it’s because the similarity that shocked me (and Lucas obviously) here is PRECISELY in the form…

unknown says:

Yes, I think “http://www.abmispars.com/” is the favourite website of the agency PLB. Dear abmis pars do you really mean what you say?
Here, three blocks laid on the base are not so important!
This is more important:
“On the remaining ground of the freed space, the pre- war constructions resurfaces in the form of thick mineral layers, designed and imagined by each and everyone as being as many possible platforms. This scared crust reveals the past and the memory of the venue and identifies this new public place as a visible entity that encloses the remains of the war.”

# September 13, 2010 at 11:03

mrSelden says:

Materiality stands out as well.. dark rust color of copper skin… I’m no vet but it really evokes a specific imagery that does the project justice.

# September 14, 2010 at 11:40

maybe its just the cold renderings

# September 14, 2010 at 11:42

Ok ok, but also something in the cosmos make both studios to use the same spider for their images. Im not talking about architecture, Im talking about a copy.

# September 14, 2010 at 21:18

spider says: