Rather than building on the proposed site close to the old mill, BIG moved the location for the new museum down the river in order to preserve the mill’s historical setting. On this site we proposed a raw and simple form that would respond to the challenges of the landscape: a building, sculpture, and bridge – all in one. The bridge connects the property to create a series of landscape galleries. The continuous path that is formed will enable access to each of the different outdoor galleries and provide new and otherwise unattainable vistas of the riverbank and the historic mill. 

''We were instantly fascinated by the dramatic landscapes of Kistefos -the winding river, forested riverbanks and the steep topography. Our proposal for a new Art Museum in Kistefos acts like second bridge in the Sculpture Park, forming a continuous  loop across both riverbanks. The museum visit itself will be a bridge, not a goal- and the exhibits inside an interior extensions of the promenade through the Sculpture Park. With the inhabited bridge, we stumbled upon our first experiment with social infrastrutcture- a building that serves as a bridge- or a cultural institution that serves as a piece of infrastructure'' says Bjarke Ingels. 

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