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The Kunsthalle Zürich
The renovation and updating of the infrastructure and a new extension will provide the Kunsthalle Zürich with the space required for archive and storage rooms, offices and meeting rooms, a public library and rooms for museum education and events staged in conjunction with the exhibitions. The addition of a new floor to the historical Löwenbräu building, which takes the form of a white concrete cube, will become the landmark of Kunsthalle Zürich’s presence in the Löwenbräu art complex.

The location of the Löwenbräu art complex
Since 1996, the Kunsthalle Zürich has been at the heart and centre of the Löwenbräu art complex, in close vicinity of the migros museum für gegenwartskunst, the Daros Collection and international art galleries. As building complex that unites commercial, private and public categories of contemporary art, galleries, private collections and institutions under one roof, the Löwenbräu art complex is the only model of this kind in the world.

The entire Löwenbräu complex
Following the comprehensive renovation of the historical sections of the building and the construction of the new west building, which will elevate the existing art spaces to a new dimension in terms of architecture and substance, the Löwenbräu art complex and, therefore, the Kunsthalle Zürich, will be embedded in a multifunctional complex of buildings.
Living space will be provided by the construction of a residential tower in the middle of the site and office space will be added to the mix with the new east building. The site will incorporate a balance of cultural, residential and work functions and the entire complex will present itself to the public as a transparent urban ensemble.

The architects
Following an international architectural competition, the renowned architectural practices Gigon/Guyer and atelier ww were chosen to redesign the entire Löwenbräu complex.

Gigon/Guyer Architekten are responsible for the detailed planning of the new Löwenbräu art complex. Since its establishment in 1989, the practice has designed outstanding buildings of international renown including the Kirchner Museum, Davos (1992), the Sports Centre, Davos (1996), the Museum Liner, Appenzell (1996), a housing complex and conversion projects in the Pflegi district of Zurich (2002) as well as the recently completed Prime Tower in the Maag area.
Its work is characterised by a synergy between dedicated aesthetic statements, precise materiality and a pragmatic approach to spatial conditions.

Atelier ww, which is specialised in the conversion of industrial sites, assumes the task of the general planning of the Löwenbräu complex. Major urban planning projects recently completed by the practice include the Messe Zürich trade-fair complex, Zürich Towers high-rise development, Max-Bill-Platz square development in Zurich Oerlikon and the Tamedia building on the river Sihl.

For information, please contact Susanne Stortz:
Tel +41 (0)44 272 15 15 or Email: stortz@kunsthallezurich.ch

::: Tomorrow’s Kunsthalle Zürich
::: Kunsthalle Zürich in the Löwenbräu art complex
::: Löwenbräu Kunst AG
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(Status as of January 2012)