Jannis Dickel

In the north of the old town of Prague the museum of national technology gets an extension for the collection. The extension is meant as a showcase to communicate the contents of the exhibition. The new building is situated next to the existing museum of agriculture and museum of technology. It doesn't require a new entrence situation but is accessed via the old museum. A bridge in the 1s floor connects all three buildings to get a new museum complex. A wide staircase at the street in the north of the complex welcomes the visitors and brings them up on the new museum area. From there they can enter the old museum entrence hall in which they can buy tickets and find shops, restaurants and event-rooms. The exhibtion starts in the 1st floor.

The actual extension consists of a solid disk and the characteristic triangular showcase. The special shape of the building helps to give a strong identity and is meant as a new landmark. The shape whichdraws from the neighboring buildings and regulates the indoor climate in a natural way.

The Disk includes galleries, office space for the museum mangement and residential units in the top floors with views over the city. A continuous staircase connects all levels and allows to enter the showcase which includes the new flexibel synthetic exhibition area. In this area objects like aircrafts and historical trains may be issued. The static structure consists of a modul system of steel frames (grid 8.10x8.10m) It is part of the exhibition because it allows to fix object and platforms in almost any height. The glazed facade is built as a double facade to enable the transparency without neglecting the indoor climate.

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