Utzons original design for the Silkeborg museum is an instant masterpiece, however the impracticalities of an underground museum of that scale with a high water-table in the area has forced a redesign.
I believe that the above-ground structure should stay as true to the original design as possible but, re-organise it to accommodate one of the floors to allow the building to brought up a level.
The Light-wells have been re-modelled into usable gallery space that follows a sweeping path through the new cave-like rooms that end at a spiral ramp - reminiscent of largely scaled down Wrights Guggenheim museum.
The other entrance to the lower level is a ramp on the right hand-side of the structure that runs under the pergola structure. This ramp runs down the edge of the lower level, there-by opening up the lower gallery and giving the visitor a much grander impression.
To allow light into the lower level, a path of strengthened frosted-glass meanders through the upper level of the building. Additionally, to keep part of Utzons light-well plan in-tact the centre well of the spiral staircase has been kept as a funnel of light.
The lower level has been condensed in height - which is unfortunate, but necessary for the building to be structurally sound. The lower area of the museum will lose 1 floor from the original design but still keep Utzons design as closely as possible.
Ultimately I have tried to copy Utzons plan but modify it as cleanly as possible
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