As you probably know, Thomas Heatherwick has been selected as the lead architect for Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art (MOCAA).
Currently on view at Zeitz MOCAA Pavilion is an exhibition dedicated to Heathwerwick’s architectural vision for our new museum. Images, models, plans and videos lay out each of the different components of Zeitz MOCAA.
Hurry down to the Zeitz MOCAA Pavilion if you have not yet seen this exciting exhibition.
WHEN: Wednesday – Sunday, 12 – 8 PM. Free entry for all. Closed Monday and Tuesday. The exhibition closes 25 May 2014
WHERE: Zeitz MOCAA Pavilion, North Wharf by the Bascule Bridge, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town 8001
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Zietz MOCAA
BACKGROUND:
Reimagining History – Architectural plans by HEATHERWICK STUDIO for the historic gain silo complex
Imagine forty-two 33 metre high concrete tubes each with a diameter of 5.5 metres, with no open space to experience the volume from within. Imagine redesigning this into a functional space that will not only pay tribute to its original industrial design and soul, but will become a major, not-for-profit cultural institution housing the most significant collection of contemporary art from Africa and its Diaspora.
The brief given to Heatherwick Studio was to reimagine the Grain Silo Complex at the V&A Waterfront with an architectural intervention inspired by its own historic character. The project called for a solution that would be unique for Africa and create the highest possible
quality of exhibition space for the work displayed inside.
The V&A Waterfront’s challenge to repurpose what was once the tallest building on the Cape Town skyline caught the imagination of internationally acclaimed designer Thomas Heatherwick and his innovative team of architects.
This was a chance to do more than just appropriate a former industrial building to display art, but to imagine a new kind of museum in an African context.
Zeitz Museum
For the Zeitz MOCAA project, Heatherwick Studio will partner with three local delivery partners; Van Der Merwe Miszewski (VDMMA), Rick Brown Associates (RBA) and Jacobs Parker. Jacobs Parker will be the lead designer for the Museum fit out.
