07 / Design

New Acropolis Museum.

The continuity of history and the memory of space.

Date
September – December 2024
Context
Dalian University of Technology / Academic project
Individual project
Methods
Historical analysis, spatial narrative, light and material studies
Exterior visualisation of a museum proposal in the landscape of the Acropolis of Athens
A museum proposal within the Acropolis / Athens

Reading history through an architectural sequence

Set within the Acropolis of Athens, the academic museum proposal explores how architecture can convey the changing histories of a place. Historical and axial studies inform a spatial sequence that moves between archaeological traces, galleries, and the surrounding landscape.

The design uses layout, light and materials to create distinct emotional conditions. The galleries become a means of experiencing continuity and change, placing the encounter with artefacts within a broader narrative of the site’s cultural memory.

Project documentation

05 PLATES
Historical development, site context and axis analysis
01 / Historical development, site context and axis analysisView full size ↗
Design concept, emotion and spatial sequence
02 / Design concept, emotion and spatial sequenceView full size ↗
Master plan and section A–A
03 / Master plan and section A–AView full size ↗
Archaeological layers, lower-level plans and sectional axonometric
04 / Archaeological layers, lower-level plans and sectional axonometricView full size ↗
Exploded gallery organisation and interior perspectives
05 / Exploded gallery organisation and interior perspectivesView full size ↗