The Open Weave proposal for the NGV Contemporary Design Competition presents a vision for a 21st-century museum that is active and collaborative, with a public that is diverse and multi-valent. It embodies the values of an institution defined by inclusion, fluidity, and transparency. Shortlisted as a finalist, the proposal champions contemporary art through its extension of layered experiences and relationships with the landscape, the city, and its curation.
The design is shaped by a response to the themes of place, relationship, repair, experience, and openness. In step with contemporary art, notions of icons or landmarks are reimagined through action, experience, and visual identity – stemming from architecture’s role in connection to Country, the natural ecosystem, and its urban environment. The design vision imagines transformative ground planes at lower and upper ground levels that connect nature and culture, imbued with a sense of place. The design extends the public realm into NGV Contemporary and brings nature, art, design, performance, and hospitality to the edges of the built form.
Open Weave is a collective that was assembled for the purpose of the NGV Contemporary Design Competition. The team was underpinned by Grimshaw as the anchor practice to support and facilitate Australian design leadership and was led by local architectural practice Baracco + Wright in the key role of design steward. The team was supported by the multidisciplinary practices of McGregor Coxall, Winwood Mckenzie, Foolscap, Relative Projects, 20-20 Studio, Flux Consultants, AECOM, Eckersley O’Callaghan, 2×4 Inc, and Paul Memmott.
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2023 |
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.1 ha |
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