'mystetsyj arsenal' model
image © roman märz

david chipperfield architects has been awarded third prize in the international competition for the redevelopment
of the 'mystetsyj arsenal' located in the heart of kiev, ukraine. over the next few years a new cultural center in
the immediate vicinity of the UNESCO world heritage site of 'pechersk lavra' monastery will arise. the former military
site will be transformed to create a center that will include a museum of contemporary art, a concert hall,
a cinema complex, a hotel and an administrative building.

simple structures were chosen for the design in response to the smaller and more delicate buildings and squares
in the adjacent monastery complex. marking the entrance to the complex will be the museum and concert hall which
are positioned as free standing buildings, surrounded by exisiting walls of the arsenal.


'mystetsyj arsenal' rendering
image © imaging atelier

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