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STUDIO MILOU ARCHITECTURE
Studio Milou Architecture is a French architectural firm with branches in Paris and Singapore that specializes in the design of museums, and cultural spaces. The firm has long worked in the adaptive reuse of historical and heritage buildings, seeking imaginative solutions for their reuse while respecting their historical fabric, meaning and surroundings.
Notable projects of Studio Milou Architecture include museums in France at Bougon (Burial Mounds Museum) and Mulhouse (development and extension of the National Automobile Museum). The firm won an architectural competition in 1996 to develop the 'Cité de la mer' at the French port of Cherbourg, which involved the conversion of the historic Gare maritime to house a Museum of the Sea centred around a dry-docked submarine, 'Le Redoutable'.
Other major awards have included the development of the historic centre of the French city of Niort, including the design of public buildings, a multiplex cinema and extensive public spaces. Most recently, the firm won the Europe-wide architectural competition organized by the City of Paris for the adaptive reuse of the 'Carreau du Temple,' one of the few surviving examples of the city's great tradition of 19th-century steel-and-glass architecture. This historic building will now be developed by Studio Milou Architecture into a cultural and leisure centre tailored to the needs of a 21st-century public.
Studio Milou Architecture is serving as international chief architect to the new National Museum of Georgia in Tbilisi, having advised the Government of Georgia on the organization of an international architectural competition and being responsible for the redesign of the National Museum's main historic buildings. In 2007, Studio Milou Architecture was placed first in the international competition for the National Art Gallery of Singapore.
Further information on these Studio Milou Architecture projects and others may be accessed at www.studiomilou.fr.
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ABOUT JEAN-FRANCOIS MILOU
Jean-Francois Milou, lead partner of Studio Milou Architecture and chief architect for the National Art Gallery of Singapore, is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he qualified as an architect. He leads a team of architects working at Studio Milou Architecture, as well as directing the work of permanent consultants and associated staff working on Studio Milou Architecture's projects in France and elsewhere.
In addition to his architectural work, Jean-Francois Milou has worked as a consultant for UNESCO and for the French Government on projects in India, Nepal, Indonesia and Georgia.
His work, like the work of the firm he leads, reflects a deeply held belief in simple, legible design using appropriate materials and respecting both the fabric of existing buildings and the architectural and urban setting.
ABOUT THE DESIGN
Studio Milou Architecture's winning design for the National Art Gallery of Singapore elegantly integrates the historic Supreme Court and City Hall buildings at roof level through the use of a linear draped canopy supported by tree-like columns. A strong link is made between the two buildings through a new basement level, bringing visitors down to a concourse area beneath the buildings before they make their way up into the higher levels of the Gallery.
Dramatic new spaces are created through the extension of existing stairways and the introduction of links between the two buildings. A new glass roof structure provides a spectacular exhibition space bathed in filtered natural light that is capable of hosting the largest pieces of modern and contemporary art.
Overall, the design reflects Studio Milou Architecture's expertise in museum design and planning, as well as its extensive experience in the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings.
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CPG CONSULTANTS PTE LTD
CPG Consultants, a subsidiary of CPG Corporation (CPG Corp), is a one-stop
professional development services firm providing multi-disciplinary design
consultancy services. Headquartered in Singapore, CPG Corp is a leading provider
of infrastructure and building management and consultancy services in the Asia
Pacific region.
With a specialised team of planners, architects, engineers and quantity surveyors,
CPG Consultants' extensive portfolio includes conceptualising, planning, designing
and managing a myriad of building and infrastructural projects, including airport
facilities, community and cultural facilities, sports and recreational facilities,
educational and research facilities, environmental management, water supply and wastewater processing facilities, healthcare facilities, residential, offices and commercial complexes, integrated townships, infrastructure developments and conservation and restoration of old historical buildings.
Bearing testament to CPG Consultants' high quality of work is a strong track record and diverse portfolio in over 20 countries including China, India, the ASEAN countries, the Middle East and the Pacific nations.
CPG Consultants' expertise in conservation / preservation is extensive and is very much a key niche speciality. To date, CPG Consultants has completed over 20 such projects in Singapore, most of which are gazetted monuments which require strict restoration and preservation in complying with directions set by the Preservation of Monuments Board. Many of these are also recipients of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Architectural Heritage Awards and they include:
- National Museum of Singapore
- House No. 1 Chek Jawa Wetlands
- Malay Heritage Centre
- The Arts House at Old Parliament
- Asian Civilisations Museum
(Empress Place Building and Former Tao Nan School)
- Redevelopment of Central Fire Station
- Singapore Art Museum
- Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts Headquarters Building
Other notable conservation projects completed are CLIMB @ Sentosa, Memories at Old Ford Factory, Reflections at Bukit Chandu, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, The Sub Station, TheatreWorks 72-13, and the Family and Juvenile Court.
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