Re:Frame proposes a fundamental shift in how a museum can exist within the city. Instead of being set apart as a finished object, the project envisions the museum as an evolving civic framework - open, adaptable, and intertwined with Trondheim’s social, cultural, and urban systems. The name itself signals a gesture of return, renewal, and revision: a museum continuously rethinking its role as both cultural institution, democratic platform, and urban actor. At its core lies the conviction that the museum should be an inclusive and dynamic environment - a place not only for preserving art, but for making, dialogue, and encounter.

The proposal is structured around three interconnected strategies - Re:Connect, Re:Form, and Re:Act - translating ambitions of openness, participation, and adaptability into spatial and social form. It dissolves barriers between institution and city, between inside and outside, and between observer and participant. Architecturally, the project builds upon existing structures through adaptive reuse, introducing a modular timber framework designed to evolve with changing needs and practices. Rather than imposing fixed forms, the architecture curates conditions for flexibility, collective authorship, and long-term transformation.

Deeply rooted in Trondheim’s architectural traditions, the project prioritises biogenic and reclaimed materials, visible construction, and design for disassembly - communicating care, resourcefulness, and continuity. Participation is embedded from the earliest stages, inviting local communities to take part in shaping both the spaces and the building itself. In this way, Re:Frame reframes the museum typology as an open structure of possibilities - a living platform that remains responsive to new voices, new uses, and unknown futures.