Extension to Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur

Opened in 2016, the recent extension to Bündner Kunstmuseum in the old town of Chur is clad with a regular grid of square, coffered concrete elements. The new building is the immediate vicinity of the classicist Villa Planta, the museum’s headquarters. In their design, which won an international competition, the architects organised the floors for the collections and temporary exhibitions...