Here are some images of the seven shortlisted designs for an extension to the V&A museum in London, including proposals by Oslo architects Snøhetta with Glasgow firm Hoskins, Amanda Levete Architects of London and Jun Aoki & Associates of Tokyo (above).
Above: Amanda Levete Architects
The project will include a new entrance to the museum from Exhibition Road and a public courtyard hosting a cafe and installations, with a new gallery for temporary exhibitions underneath.
Above: Amanda Levete Architects
The successful scheme will sit on the proposed site of Daniel Libeskind’s controversial Spiral design for a new wing at the museum, which was dropped in 2004 after being denied Heritage Lottery funding (see our earlier Dezeenwire story).
Above: Amanda Levete Architects
The winning design will be announced at the end of this month.
Above: Snøhetta and Hoskins
More about the shortlisted architects on the project website.
Above: Snøhetta and Hoskins
Models of each proposal are on show in the V&A's Sackler Centre for arts education until 3 April.
Above: Snøhetta and Hoskins
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Above: Heneghan.peng.architects
Here's some more information from the museum:
V&A Unveils Exhibition Road Project Designs 2 March – 3 April 2011
On 2 March 2011 the V&A unveils the design proposals by the seven architectural teams shortlisted for the V&A’s Exhibition Road Project with a display of the models in the Sackler Centre.
Above: Heneghan.peng.architects
The seven shortlisted companies are:
- Amanda Levete Architects (London)
- Heneghan.peng.architects (Dublin)
- Jamie Fobert Architects (London)
- Jun Aoki & Associates (Tokyo)
- Michael Maltzan Architecture (Los Angeles)
- Snøhetta and Hoskins (Oslo and Glasgow)
- Tony Fretton Architects (London)
Above: Heneghan.peng.architects
Steve McGuckin, V&A Trustee and chair of the jury, said: “The shortlisted teams have all come up with highly creative and well thought through design solutions for this complex V&A site. Choosing a winning team to lead the Exhibition Road Project will not be an easy decision for the jury.”
Above: Jamie Fobert Architects
Sir Mark Jones, V&A Director, said: “We are delighted by the quality of the design solutions put forward by the seven shortlisted teams, who are among the most exciting and creative architectural practices working today.”
Above: Jamie Fobert Architects
The Exhibition Road Project is the V&A’s ambition to create a purpose built new gallery in which to present the Museum’s high-profile programme of temporary exhibitions, a public courtyard set within the beautiful historic facades of the V&A’s Grade 1 listed buildings and a new entrance on Exhibition Road through the Aston Webb screen.
Above: Jamie Fobert Architects
The new gallery will be below street level with a courtyard above that will house a café and be used for installations and events.
Above: Jun Aoki & Associates
The V&A launched an international competition to find a design team to help it realise this vision.
Above: Jun Aoki & Associates
Over 110 architectural teams from all over the world expressed interest in being considered for the project.
Above: Jun Aoki & Associates
A jury, chaired by V&A Trustee, Steve McGuckin chose seven practices who were invited to submit design proposals for the project.
Above: Michael Maltzan Architecture
The jury are now in the process of visiting existing projects by all of the architects and obtaining client references to help inform their decision making.
Above: Michael Maltzan Architecture
The winning team will be announced at the end of March.
Above: Michael Maltzan Architecture
The project is part of the V&A’s ongoing FuturePlan to transform the Museum and will contribute to the development and semi-pedestrianisation of Exhibition Road led by The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Above: Tony Fretton Architects
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"Snøhetta" for sure
just please give it to a london firm
Snøhetta!
Either Fobert or Fretton…all the others seem somehow wrong….
The gracious carving/sloping of the courtyard in Aoki's scheme allows for a strong urban presence of the existing historic architecture into the newly created interior space. It also brings the outside in (including the urban spectacle happening in the plaza). Same idea is present in Snohetta's proposal, only that the seemingly relentless flight of stairs take you into a rather odd tectonics (note the ceiling).
I wouldn't call it gracious but i do understand your point of view…
Not that sure though about your description of exterior/ interior transition applied to this particular scheme…it works far better on Fretton's scheme for example, even in its more conservative approach… where you have a clear courtyard, a transition space defined by the colonnade and the museum…
Won't even comment on Snohetta's…they always come up with neat concepts but seem to have a totally wrong sense of scale…(like the "airport" in oslo with its nice slopped roof and elegant wooden interiors)…