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KalmarMuseumofArt_Exterior1
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KalmarMuseumofArt_Exterior2
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KalmarMuseumofArt_WhiteBox
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KalmarMuseumofArt_Stairs
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KalmarMuseumofArt_Collections
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KalmarMuseumofArt_Exterior detail with castle
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KalmarMuseumofArt_Entrancelevel and section detail
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KalmarMuseumofArt_Levels 2 and 3 and sections
Kalmar Museum of Art
Tham & Videgård. Kalmar, Sweden
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Name of work in English
Kalmar Museum of Art
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Name of work in original language
Kalmar Konstmuseum
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2009
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Work Location
Kalmar, Sweden
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Studio
Tham & Videgård
EUmies Awards 2009 Shortlisted
Collaborators
Collaborator (office): Lukas Thiel, Tove Belfrage, Erik W, Johan Bj; Collaborator (external): G Olsson; Structural engineering: Sven Krakau, Maria Johansson; Climatisation: Lars-Gunnar Carlsson, Monica Lindstr; Electrical: Arne Ahlquist; Acoustical: Gunilla Sundin; Landscape architect: Peter Bergholm; Security: Arne Nilsson; Fire consulting: Ingemar Aspegren; Engineering: Ingrid Lennman; Graphic design: Nille Svensson, Magnus; Construction manager: Mikael Gustafsson, Anders Ottosson; Construction company: Sven Odlingsson, Roland Persson, Ola Lindgren
Program
Culture
Completion
2008
Situated in the city park of the renaissance town of Kalmar, the new Art Museum houses both the collection of modern art as well as spaces for temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, videos, performances and concerts in addition to a public art library and open workshops.
The competition motto was 'Platform' and this is the conceptual idea behind the design: a series of open platforms whose large spans allow for maximum flexibility as well as the adjustment of the light and the spaces to meet the specific needs of each exhibition and event. The black four-level cube is clad with large-scale wooden panels and punctuated by glazed openings. An open stair spirals the full height of the building creating a vertical walk up into the greenery of the trees while offering different spatial experiences, as well as views of the surroundings: the Kalmar castle, the old city centre and the Baltic sea.