The architect won the competition for the design of the new wing of the museum in Zurich back in 2008, but the next year the jury recommended that he reduce the size of the building by 6%. But this did not suit the local residents: they believe that the new building will shade the square in front of the Kunsthaus, in addition, it will be filled with queues for exhibitions.
The current version of the project proposes to reduce the size by another 8%, as well as to move the facade of the building from the area by 4 m (by reducing its volume), but this is significantly less than 10 m, which is required by the implacable opponents of Chipperfield's work.
In addition, the museum has now reduced its underground space, which is due to financial reasons: now the constantly growing budget is 128 million pounds.
In Vienna, with the Chipperfield buildings, the situation is more successful: the Peek & Cloppenburg fashion store was implemented without much difficulty. Its façade is clad in light Danube limestone, which makes it stand out from the plastered buildings surrounding it.
Restraint of details, as well as the use of panoramic glazing, play the main role in the interior.
The design of the store with a clear rhythm of window openings refers to the tradition of 19th century department stores, albeit to a lesser extent than the recently built Kaufhaus Tyrol designed by David Chipperfield in Innsbruck, Austria.
