MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSLille, FRANCE
Equerre d’Argent Award 1997 DuPont Benedictus Award 1998 Mies van der Rohe Award 1999, finalist project
Renovation and extension of the existing museum building. Creation of a temporary exhibition space and new public services (200-seat auditorium, library, educational studios, restaurant) and preservation offices. Museography of permanent collections.
Client : City of Lille Realization : 1992 -1997 Construction cost : 25 M€ (building) + 5 M€ (museography), excl. taxes Surface : 28 000 sqm GFA (of which 11 000 sqm is extension) Architects / Museographers : Jean-Marc Ibos Myrto Vitart Project leaders : Pierre Cantacuzène (building), Sophie N’Guyen (façades, museography), Hugues Fontenas (studies) Structural engineer : Khephren Ingénierie Mechanical / Electrical engineer : Alto Ingénierie Quantity surveyor : ATEC Façade consultant : Y.R.M. Anthony Hunt & Ass. Lightning consultant : L’Observatoire 1, Georges Berne Safety consultant : Casso et Associés Signage designer : Visual Design, Jean Widmer Landscape consultant : Louis Benech Artistic interventions : Guilio Paolini, atrium ; Gaetano Pesce, entry hall Images copyrights : Georges Fessy |