Professors: Ajmal Aqtash + Ted Krueger    Studio Partner: Graham Billings

The objective is to reconnect the Dundee waterfront, in Scotland, to the city center by creating an open public space that enhances the community. The museum was originally proposed by Southerland Hussey Architects as a competition entry for the V & A Museum in Scotland. We revised and further developed the proposed project into design development. The museum would act as an area where both worldwide and Scottish culture can be celebrated and displayed. Located on piles over the Tay river, the main route into the museum is across a ramp where one undergoes a transitional experience as they depart from the land and “board” the museum. The museum is organized such that the bottom is for loading and preparation spaces, the top houses the galleries and is protected by a series of curves cast glass, and the middle zone acts as the main public area for interactions and views connecting to the surrounding areas. Altering transparency and framing views allows one to become increasingly emerged in the museum and to become connected to the surrounding areas as one travels in and around the museum.