The design of Museum of Contemporary Art is completely determined by synthesis of the two basic ideas - to create a facility that adequately complements the already existing urban structure, and, in the same time, meets the functional and aesthetic requirements of the project.
Space for the construction of the museum is situated in a framework of strictly formed array of objects of the similar size and height, located near the river. From the lateral side, form of the new museum building follows volumes and dimensions that exist in the close surrounding, while it transforms towards middle, creating structure which makes an impact of visual unity, not only of new building, but also visual unity of broader urban grid. Also, the stepped form, used to accomodate all necessary facilities of the museum, form a visual transition between the lower buildings along the river and slightly higher buildings in the background. New museum building, with its form complexity and functional possibilities, stands as attraction and recognizable meeting point of the close surrounding and the wider city environment.
