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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
The 2003 study contract was won by the two Zürich architect offices, Gigon/Guyer and Atelier WW. They are managing the project jointly under the name Arge Löwenbräuareal.

Gigon/Guyer Architects achieved international acclaim with their first structure, the Kirchner Museum in Davos. This was followed by numerous other museum projects such as the extension to the Kunstmuseum in Winterthur, the Archaeological Museum and Park Kalkriese near Osnabrück, the Museum Liner Appenzell and the two new buildings for the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne. Recently, Gigon/Guyer has provided new solutions in the residential sector and worked on a variety of office buildings. The Prime Tower in Zürich, the highest building in Switzerland, plus annex buildings, was completed on the former Maag industrial site not long ago.

One of the current themes addressed by Atelier WW is how to re-use industrial sites located in residential zones. Atelier WW has won various competitions in this field: e.g. the ABB industrial site, the Rheinfelden brewery site and the Kunzareal in Windisch. Atelier WW has contributed to city centre projects through Messe Zürich, the high-rise ensemble in Zürich-Nord, the Stadthaus at the Max-Bill-Platz in Zürich Oerlikon and a media building on the river Sihl. In recent years, Atelier WW has successfully taken part in a number of international competitions. In Beijing, for
example, it has contributed to the opening of a hybrid building for shopping, leisure and entertainment.

Tel +41 (0)44 272 15 15 or Email: info@kunsthallezurich.ch

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