Architect ditches plans to 鈥渇loat鈥� 拢45m building over harbour

Plans to have the V&A鈥檚 Dundee museum 鈥渇loat鈥� over the water of the city鈥檚 Craig Harbour have been scrapped under a revised design intended to meet construction schedules.

The 拢45m museum, designed by architect Kengo Kuma and Associates, had been set to sit partly over the harbour but the new proposal will see the museum move inland with a section jutting over the River Tay.

Philip Long director of the V&A at Dundee, said: 鈥淚t gives us greater certainty with regards to the building schedule while retaining the quality of the overall design, which is absolutely paramount.鈥�

Maurizio Mucciola, of Kengo Kuma & Associates, said: 鈥淲hile retaining the original concept of our project and the qualities of the building, the new site plan will tighten the relationship of V&A at Dundee with the river and the city centre, and help connect the two with a sequence of quality public spaces around the building.鈥�

A final decision on whether the revised design will go ahead will be taken by the Design Dundee Ltd board later this month. Construction is due to start in 2013.

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