March 2010 Archives

The ramp is the main architectural element. Already outside the building the ramp begins to descend into the ground so that it attracts the joggers, the walkers, the flaneurs, the employees, the drivers... The museums can be approached by five different paths. They are leading to the two entrance points of the museum, located on the north and south side ( as the west side being blocked by the lake and east side being blocked by the wall which mark the boundary of the park). A fragment of a loop crosses the wall separating 5^th avenue and the park, discreetly this step attracts and suggest curiosity to the passerby. The drivers and cyclists are taken down to the basement where they can either load artworks, park their bikes or just cross the building.