Projectiles makes the landscape the structuring element of the project. A dialogue is created between the architectural project and its context, establishing a direct relationship between the collection's exhibits and the landscape.
The landscape, in addition to being a connecting element between the different pavilions, is treated as another scenographic element, participating directly in the contextualization of the collection.
The new Waco pavilion becomes the finishing touch for the museum's implementation on the plot. The pavilion, located on the edge of the plot, enhances the entrance and the central walkway towards the heart of the park, inviting the user to enter inside.
Airborne Museum by Projectiles. Photograph by Antoine Cardi.
Project description by Projectiles
The surrounding landscape is a strong constitutive element of the Museum, carrying within it the memory of June 6, 1944, participating in the educational and memorial vocation of the museum. A permanent dialogue is maintained between the architectural project and its context, between the scenography and the site, between the collection on display and the landscape.
Beyond a simple link between the different buildings, the landscape is treated from a scenographic point of view, in which its participation in the contextualization of the museum is proposed. The site will be the future stage of the glider as if it were a theatre scene, where the landscape is the stage, and the glider is the main actor.
Visitors wander between massive volumes composed of different museographic sequences. They let themselves be guided naturally, allowing themselves to be drawn towards the interior of the building. Some frames on the landscape constitute points of view chosen on the site. The new WACO pavilion expresses the integrity of the museum, completing the process of unfolding within the plot. The pavilion rests on the boundaries of the plot, affirming the scheme and staging the edge of the plot, echoing the reception building which is also situated on the edge.
