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Tower construction Bauhaus-Archiv | Museum für Gestaltung Berlin
- Company:
- Waagner Biro steel and glass GmbH, Zekon Spólka z o. o., Zeman & Co GmbH
- Client:
- Senate Department for Urban Development and Housing, Department V, Berlin
- Investor, Builder:
- Senate Department for Urban Development and Housing, Department V, Berlin
- Designer:
- Architecture: Staab Architekten GmbH; structural analysis: Bollinger und Grohmann ZT GmbH; structural testing: schlaich bergermann partner; detailed structural analysis and steel construction: Zeman & Co GmbH; façade: Waagner Biro steel and glass GmbH
- Country, City:
- Berlin, Germany
- Object category:
- architecture building, general contractor
- Material:
- glass, Roof, facade, steel, Wood
- Services:
- Assembly, Engineering, Production, Supply
- Completion:
- 2023
The filigree tower of the Bauhaus-Archiv | Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin – characterized by the combination of the building materials steel, glass and wood – would not have been feasible at the time of Walter Gropius, the founder of the most important school of architecture, design and art of the 20th century. Today, digital planning and high-precision production technology make its realization possible. The concept follows the Bauhaus ideal: clear forms, reduced aesthetics and innovative detailed solutions. ...
The load-bearing structure consisting of the external, uninsulated steel cage and the internal timber core required innovative solutions for implementation planning, production and assembly due to thermal requirements and low rigidity. To ensure the sharp edge of the edge beam front view, the steel construction was pre-assembled in the factory. The modular assembly and the precise assembly process ensured a high level of efficiency combined with the highest quality.
Awarded the Austrian Steel Construction Prize and the Polish Steel Construction Prize.
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