Renzo Piano Museum Roof Beyeler

Piano takes us all the way through the building of the museum from initial ideas and sketches through the practical challenges of construction to the inauguration of the fondation beyeler.

Renzo piano museum roof beyeler.

In his home town of riehen ernst beyeler found a plot that had the connection to nature that he was looking for. The new museum was built by the genovese architect renzo piano whose work includes the centre pompidou in paris over a period of around three years. The beautiful grounds of the villa berower estate was ideal setting for a museum in which art and nature should harmonize. At the start of planning renzo piano proposed a building made of three wings adapted to the terrain.

Completed in 2013 in fort worth united states. The beyeler foundation museum was designed by renzo piano and is located in the municipality of riehen switzerland. Images by nic lehoux robert polidori robert laprelle aerial photography inc. Surrounded by elms and red oaks renzo piano s 101 130 square foot colonnaded pavilion stands as an expression of simplicity and lightness glass concrete and wood some 65 yards to the west of louis i.

The kimbell art museum s original building was designed by louis. In his essay renzo piano gives us a very personal account of the design process and reveals how closely ernst beyeler was involved in the planning. Housed in a famous building designed by italian architect renzo piano the museum houses the collection founded by gallerist and art dealer ernst beyeler 1921 2010 and covering a period ranging from the second half of the 19th century to present day. Renzo piano has built for the beyeler foundation probably the most civilized art gallery or museum in the world.

The swiss architect was chosen. The office of peter zumthor has been selected to design an expansion to the beyeler foundation located just outside zumthor s childhood home of basel switzerland. The restrained tranquil design was created to serve art and not the other way round. Project description from atelier fcjz.

The building of the museum was financed by a non profit making foundation set up by hildy and ernst beyeler in 1982 which also supports the fondation beyeler financially. Not to be discounted when the summer heat of basel is oppressive and very little in the country of switzerland is air conditioned fondation beyeler is a refreshing oasis with its excellent climate control.