Completare una qualità che già esiste: il progetto di Chipperfield per la James Simon Galerie

Named the James Simon Gallery, the building designed by David Chipperfield Architects, will serve as a grand entrance to the cluster of cultural buildings, set on an island in the river Spree. As a continuation of Friedrich August Stüler’s forum architecture, the New Entrance Building will complete the Museum Island ensemble on the site originally occupied by Schinkel’s Packhof building - between the Kupfergraben canal and the west façade of the Neues Museum, Bodestrasse and the south façade of the Pergamon Museum. The architectural language adopts existing elements of the Museum Island, predominantly from the outdoor architecture, such as built topography, colonnades and outdoor staircases.