DORELL GHOTMEH TANE ESTONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM / MEMORY FIELD

摘要

Regaining its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and joining the European Union in 2004, Estonia has since embarked on a rapid program of social and economic reform. The aspiration of the Estonian Ministry of Culture to build a new Estonian National Museum, to be located in the city of Tartu, is testament to this quest for a reawakened pride in national identity and a unique cultural history. The international competition for the design and execution of this 34,000 m2 museum building, housing a collection of 140,000 objects, was launched in 2005. DGT's proposal for this Museum challenged the competition brief: Instead of locating the building on the proposed site, DGT chose to reappropriate a nearby former Soviet military base as the setting for the Museum-a physically present 'ruin' of a painful history. They believed that the new Museum should play an essential role in the regeneration of the area and to do so it had to start by dealing with this heavily charged and spatially unique place. With a sensitive implementation on this site, the National Museum becomes a continuation of the airfield-its roof lifting and expanding towards 'infinite space'-inviting the visitor to enter into the landscape and into the heart of the museum. The large canopy announces its presence as an "even and public place" and as a museum gate, welcoming people to this destination from multiple directions.