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Because right in the center of the Kyrgyz capital stands a building that Berliners will immediately recognize: the Kyrgyz National Museum. A monumental building of socialist modernism, opened in 1986, made of marble, glass, and clear geometry. And astonishingly close to the Palace of the Republic.\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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\n For Kinzo, this feels less like coincidence and more like a reunion. The agency has a special relationship with the Palace of the Republic, as the Kinzo team organized the closing party there in 2005 before it was finally demolished.\n\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt’s amazing how much is identical, right down to the details,\u201d says Chris. \u201cThe window frames, the stairs, the handrails.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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Left: The Palace of the Republic, 2005 I Right: National Museum Bishkek, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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\n Plus: East German modernism has shaped the firm’s work since its founding\u2014even its first offices were located in a hybrid building opposite Alexanderplatz. \n\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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What fascinates Kinzo about these buildings is their attitude: architecture as a place for community. Mixed use not as a trend, but as a principle. The National Museum in Bishkek has precisely this quality\u2014with open, light-flooded floors and a spectacular staircase with a huge golden coffered ceiling as its spatial centerpiece.\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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\n The task: to transform the former Lenin Museum into an open museum of national history. Kinzo carefully renovated the approximately 4,000- sqm building, renewed the fa\u00e7ade, added gold-colored sun protection, and developed a barrier-free access system consisting of ramps, bridges, and elevators.\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n Inside, the existing structure was exposed, zoned, and acoustically optimized\u2014always with the user journey in mind.\n\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Gold is more than just a material here: for Kinzo, the house is Kyrgyzstan’s golden treasure. A building that showcases history, facilitates encounters, and proves that Berlin’s architectural approach also works internationally.\n<\/div>\n \n
Photos: \u00a9Chris Bierl \u00a9Jan Blieske<\/div>\n \n
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\n Client\n <\/td>\n \n Ala-Too Square, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Architecture\n <\/td>\n \n Existing building: East German modernism, 1986, monumental brutalist structure\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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\n Typology\n <\/td>\n \n Building renovation, museum, cultural building\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Scope\n <\/td>\n \n Renovation, conversion, interior design (LPH 1-3 + KOL)\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n \n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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