NEW ROSKILDE VIKING SHIP MUSEUM
A new museum proposal
This project deals with a design proposal of a new Viking ship museum in Roskilde. The proposal takes its point of departure from the existing museum which was de-protected August 2018 due to the damages it had incurred from being exposed to the harsh climate at Roskilde fjord.
The final design proposal is a transformation project which respects the qualities of the existing museum while accommodating the rising needs of a modern cultural institution. A focus has been to integrate the new museum better with the context and the identity of the place as the existing lacked to do so. The volume is broken up leaving spaces for integration with the landscape, allowing interesting urban areas to appear and be utilized by the functions of the museum.
The project also addresses the need for an improved masterplan which entails coastal protection, recreational areas, and a better flow on the museum’s area.
The experience throughout the museum offers different atmospheres through light, materials spatiality and structure to address the expanded responsibility the museum has acquired. Through these atmospheres, the museum can ensure that visitors have the proper experience in a context in which the objects exhibited can relate itself.
Through an integration of technical solutions, the strict requirements of the indoor environment are dealt with so it has the aesthetics desired while allowing for flexibility. The building offers the conditions in which visitors can interact with the exhibitions, making them feel as if they are a part of the exhibition.
