PUBLIC + BUILDING, A design approach for the new Flemish Museum of Contemporary Art (VMHK) formerly known as M HKA

The Flemish Museum of Contemporary Art (M HKA) is an institution strongly rooted in the existing fabric and socio-political framework of Antwerp South. The museum is located on the outskirts of the city, which has undergone consistent urban development and urban planning as the city grew into one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in Europe....

New Building for Flemish Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp

This year's Interiors Buildings Cities graduation studio focused on reimagining the contemporary art museum typology through the lens of M HKA in Antwerp. The process of designing a new museum building, guided by principles of anti-monumentality and a dedication to public engagement, led to a site-specific intervention revolving around the...

Architectural paintings: The role of painting in the architectural design process

Architecture is a creative craft within certain limitations of program, technical requirements, environmental aspects, etc. and every project comes with a vast number of challenges that have to be tackled, giving the designer endless possibilities for solutions. A design tool used by many architects throughout the centuries to explore these...

Sharing the personal art experience: A family visit to Kunstmuseum Den Haag

This report describes the process of designing a shared family experience for Kunstmuseum Den Haag that encourages visitors to explore and discuss the personal art experience together.<br/><br/>Kunstmuseum Den Haag is an art museum with a large variation of art pieces. They would like to see more families visiting the museum. <br/>Their vision...

The active museum of art: A new museum approach to increase neighbourhood asset through participation.

The active museum of art: During this Graduation project I search for a new way of positioning an art museum in the 21st century in Rotterdam south Tarwewijk. An Art Museum changes the local environment of its surrounding area. It can have a positive influence by developing neighbourhood assets but it also can lead to gentrification and...

Entangled: The Synsesthetic Art Museum

Exhibitions and collections of art museums mostly consists of visual art. When we talk about “contemporary art” museums, people immediately think about paintings, photographs and sculptures: visual arts. Monet’s, Van Gogh’s and Picasso’s paintings, photographs of William Klein, sculptures by Richard Serra or Woody Allen’s movie. All these...

The Smart Frame 2.0: An redesign for the exposition setup for 3D-printed replica

The project is part of 3D fine art reproduction program in the faculty of industrial design engineering. <br/>The Smart Frame, as the name of the exposition setup for 3D printed fine art reproductions, was designed to provide specific information regarding the content of the painting and the technique of the painter in an universal way. However,...

An Art Museum Hub for Den Haag

In this project I tried to establish a relationship between the art centers existing at the area with the art museum at the site. I tried to the deal with the museum as an art museum hub which attracts tourists and the people by means of routing and the transparency provided in the building. By this interaction between the people and the museum...