Architecture firms Hassell and OMA have renovated a group of old buildings in Perth, Australia, and stitched them together with protruding metal-clad structures to create the WA Museum Boola Bardip.
The top-heavy museum celebrates the history and contemporary culture of Western Australia and is intended as a new landmark for Perth Cultural Centre ? a group of cultural institutions in the city.
WA Museum Boola Bardip marries heritage buildings with contemporary structures
WA Museum Boola Bardip preserves five existing heritage buildings on the site that date back as far as the 19th century and links them with contrasting, contemporary structures that protrude between them.
This top-heavy form was developed by Hassell and OMA to establish a "unique architectural identity" for the museum that simultaneously embodied the diversity of its contents. The new volumes project from all angles
"The museum is deeply rooted in Western Australia," explained OMA's managing partner, David Gianotten. "We are proud to have created an architecture where the state's culture is passed on and continuously made," he said.
"The museum carefully combines and embraces historic and contemporary architecture to provide opportunities for exploration, sharing of ideas, and ongoing storytelling," added Mark Loughnan, principal of Hassell.
"We are proud to have designed a new and unique architectural identity that also opens and connects generously to its con...