The brief has asked for a museum space telling the story of Dunfermline, gallery spaces for changing exhibitions, education room, restaurant and shop. Our design is organised around a top lit street. Galleries are placed at the lower level, the main museum space at first floor with restaurant, education suite and terrace at the top. The street runs alongside the Carnegie Library to which it and the museum space will be linked at a number of points. The "thick walled" architecture of the design contains a staircase, plant and display cabinets and framed views of surrounding notable Dunfermline buildings. An unusual aspect of the design is the entrance; A section of the Grade B listed former bank building will be demolished and rebuilt as a giant pivoting door returning the listed building to its former state when the building is closed.
"The project was won in a limited competition organised by the RIAS in July 2007"
| Richard Murphy Architects Team | Richard Murphy, Bill Black, Craig Amy, Piotr Kmiotczyk, Tersius Maass, Tim Parker, Nicola Wessels, Chris Wessolowski, Dan Fairbairn, Tom Fotheringham, Sarah Watt |
| Engineers | Arup (Scotland) |
| M&E Engineers | Arup (Scotland) |
| Quantity Surveyor | Davis Langdon |
| Exhibition Designer | Campbell and Co |
| Construction Cost | £8m |
| Client | Fife Council |
Press
| Richard Murphy Bags Dunfermline Museum | Architects' Journal | 18 July 2007 |
| Firm Picked To Work Up Designs For City Museum | Dunfermline Press | 19 July 2007 |
| Verona Comes To Dunfermline Museum | Building Design | 20 July 2007 |
| Development Of The Bruce's Town Hinges On Innovative Museum Design | The Scotsman | 20 July 2007 |
| Richard Murphy Architects Won The Invited Competition To Design The New Dunfermline Art Gallery & Museum | Scottish Architecture | 20 July 2007 |
| Richard Murphy Takes Dunfermline Museum | Builder & Engineer Online | 20 July 2007 |
| Richard Murphy Architects Wins An Invited Competition Organised By R I A S & Fife Council To Design The Dunfermline Museum | World Architecture News Online | 23 July 2007 |
| Museum Planned For Dunfermline | Leisure Opportunities | 24 July 2007 |
| Clever Murphy Lands Dunfermline Museum | Project Scotland | August 2007 |
