Gyeonggi Museum of Art, Ansan - Korea [Renovation, 2007]

The project of the Gyeonggi Museum of Art is an intervention in a newly opened Museum that was in need of adjustments in the architectural formulation in order to achieve a functioning museological space as well a lively public institution.
Following careful observation on site, the detected deficiencies could be classified in two basic categories: “soft” and “hard”. The hard deficits deal with deficiencies that need basic architectural changes performed onto the construction i.e. shell of the building, functional organisational and standard of building technology /execution. The soft deficiencies consist of interventions that deal with the perception of space and the interior design of the museum spaces, and as such need no structural changes rather adequate infill of support structures such as furniture, additional lighting tracks, acoustics, etc.
With the intention of keeping costs to a minimum a series of small scale interior interventions was proposed, ranging from a new interior for the foyer with media wall, bookshop, children play area and information to the optimization of the exhibition galleries, from daylight to artificial illumination, maximization of space as well as a better navigation of the building for visitors.

Architect: M. Stankovic + T. Jortzick [Marina Stankovic Architekten BDA]