The
design of Museum of Contemporary Art is completely determined by synthesis of
the two basic ideas - to create a facility that adequately complements the
already existing urban structure, and,
in the same time, meets the functional and aesthetic requirements of the
project.
Space
for the construction of the museum is situated in a framework of strictly
formed array of objects of the similar size and height, located near the river.
From the lateral side, form of the new museum building follows volumes and
dimensions that exist in the close surrounding, while it transforms towards
middle, creating structure which makes an impact of visual unity, not only of
new building, but also visual unity of broader urban grid. Also, the stepped
form, used to accomodate all necessary facilities of the museum, form a visual
transition between the lower buildings along the river and slightly higher
buildings in the background. New museum building, with its form complexity and
functional possibilities, stands as attraction and recognizable meeting point
of the close surrounding and the wider city environment.