Haus der Essener Geschichte, Luisenschool: Essen Building

Haus der Essener Geschichte Essen, Westphalia Architecture, Architect, Photos, Design, Project

Haus der Essener Geschichte, Germany

Westphalia Building Conversion and rebuilding – design by Ahlbrecht Felix Scheidt Kasprusch

14 Sep 2011

Haus der Essener Geschichte

Conversion and rebuilding

Design: Ahlbrecht Felix Scheidt Kasprusch

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photos : Deimel & Wittmar

The project comprises the reconstruction of the listed Luisenschool to be used as a library, an administration and an exhibition area and also the new construction of an archive building.

Westphalia Building design by Ahlbrecht Felix Scheidt Kasprusch Haus der Essener Geschichte Essen Haus der Essener Geschichte Essen Haus der Essener Geschichte Essen
photos : Deimel & Wittmar

The accurate design of the new building and also the sensitive handling of the old building were of paramount importance.

By doing so The Luisenschool turns into focus of education and history. The overlapping utilizations of school-library-archive-exposition demonstrates a special quality and offers new opportunities.

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photos : Deimel & Wittmar

The corten steel tables, which cover the new archive, are made of a material that constantly alters and protects itself by corrosion. It communicates the change of time, appears protective and alludes to the background of the City of Essen.

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photos : Deimel & Wittmar

Haus der Essener Geschichte – Building Information

Awarding authority: City of Essen
Concept and development: Ahlbrecht Felix, Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten, Berlin-Essen
Competition: 2005, 1st award
Completion: 2010
Gross floor area: 5,500 sqm
Location: Essen, Germany
Award:
– 1st Essener Architekturpreis 2010: acknowledgement
– 2nd prize for exemplary buildings NRW

Materials: new archive building: corten steel tables

Photographs: Deimel & Wittmar

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images : Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten

Haus der Essener Geschichte images / information from Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten

Location: Bismarkstraße 10, 45128 Essen, Germany

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