The current ICA museum creates a sense of isolation, limiting opportunities for engagement, detaching art from the public and its cultural landscape. Traditional institutions often prioritize the preservation of historical works over fostering contemporary innovation, inadvertently creating barriers between art and the community. The proposed ICA extension challenges this conventional approach by redefining how art is displayed, experienced, and shared. Through the integration of immersive new media and interactive spaces, the new ICA extension will dissolve boundaries between art, architecture, and social engagement.
Seamlessly connected with the existing ICA structure, the design will incorporate public spaces that physically and conceptually bridge the museum with the surrounding urban landscape. By dissecting the building and integrating it with the public street, the ICA extension fosters a renewed sense of community engagement, transforming the ICA into an open and accessible cultural hub.
A key feature of the design is a dynamic double-skin façade embedded in the public realm, cutting through the building from street level to its highest point. This architectural intervention creates a seamless connection between the city and the museum, fostering engagement while transforming the façade into both a living canvas and an archival gallery for artists. This ever-changing exterior and the public realm ensure that the ICA remains a living, breathing entity—one that invites constant public interaction and redefines the role of art in everyday life.
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