Well known for adding quality and coherence to the existing urban context of the Netherlands, Europe and the Russian Federation, Erick van Egeraat shares with us the re-positioning of the Coach house where he combines new and old elements of the museum complex. This project serves as an elevated monumental entry to mark a new phase in the transformation of the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands. More images and description after the break.
The coach-house, one of the oldest original buildings of the museum-complex, was moved as a whole in October 2009 to make place for extensive groundwork. This groundwork was needed to create space for the Museums new , semi submerged, main exhibition-space. The spectacular replacement of the Coach-house as a ‘floating’ entrance to the Museum combines old, and new elements of the museum in spatially unorthodox, but captivating manner. The Coach-house will rest upon a glass plinth, revealing the building’s new function elegantly. The historic façade is painstakingly restored. During the day, the glass plinth allows light to enter the submerged exhibition space. At night, interior lighting transforms the coach-house into a beacon for the city and its inhabitants.
