The Lima Art Museum New Contemporary Wing, Peruvian Building Project, Gallery Extension, Architecture Images
The Lima Art Museum New Contemporary Wing
Contemporary Peruvian Gallery Extension, South America ? design by AYBARS ASCI, Efficiency Lab for Architecture PLLC
27 Apr 2017
New Contemporary Art Wing
Design: AYBARS ASCI, Efficiency Lab for Architecture PLLC
Location: MALI – Museo de Arte de Lima, Parque de la Exposición, Paseo Colon 125, Lima, Peru
AGP eGlass Factory & Offices in Lima

The New Contemporary Art Wing Expansion to the Lima Art Museum located in the 19th century Exposition Palace, creates a strong architectural dialogue between the historical structure and the new expansion; they connect without touching. The project requirement to create a below grade expansion to the current museum without touching the historical structure below or above grade, resulted in a careful exploration of how to spatially connect these two buildings that cannot physically connect.
The new expansion is conceived as an architectural counterpoint to the historical museum, by creating echoes of the historical structure throughout the project. While establishing a respectful relationship to the historical context of the site, the proposed new expansion creates a strong architectural presence that augments the experience of the historical context and offers a rich series of spatial interventions to engage the urban context. 

The solid and void rhythm of the historic...