Design AFF- Architekten Martin Fröhlich, Sven Fröhlich, Alexander Georgi
(www.aff-architekten.com)
Design Team Thomas Barth, Uli Dix, Monic Frahn, Agnes Hartmann, Kerstin Herget,Nicole Jeltsch, Torsten Lockl , Jan Musikowskj, Michael Schacke Tilman Siegler, Robert Zeimer
Location Freiberg, Germany
Function Exhibition
Built Area 8,500 qm
Finish Wood, Concrete
Construction Ingenieurbüro Dr. Krämer GmbH
Landscape Landschaftsarchitektur- Birgit Hammer (www.birgithammer.de)
Editor Ha Ji- hae
Courtyard The so called Neue Schlosshof is of rectangutar shape and surrounded by four wings. The design corresponds to the exhibition inside the building. Large plates of yellow granite in he shape of particularminerals are cut into the surface of sanded asphalt. Two building extensions of black concrete complete the complex.
Kirchenflügel An second building-body has been inscribed into the former Kirchenflügel. This ark shelters behind its rough walls the entire history of Saxon mining within four storeys of archives. lt anchors itself with the historical walls and reveals itself at the exterior facade with expanded cantilevers (so called “Hutzen“ ). The spatial relations which between the old walls and the newly introduced body set consciously a stage for the conception of the new and the old story of the castle : the former chapel and intermediate arsenal is today reading rom and exhibition space
Großer Turm Once upon a tine this part of the building housed the chambers for the duke-electors of Saxony. Its present function as an administration space for the Saxon Archive for Mining connects to a time in history, because in 1805 this wing has been extended by a building for this very institution. A central foyer functions as an atrium and allows an insight into the process of archiving and enables communicative work. At the ground floor preserved parts of the a wooden strcture witness the former alteration of the building into an arsenal. The design is always alert to distinguish between new and old surfaces.
Langes Haus In this part of the complex we can trace back relicts reaching from Gothic window jambs and Renaissance rooms to a wooden structure inserted in the 19th century. Throughout four halls today a 'Raumlust´ (joy of spaces) is released which sets the stage for one of the most spectecular collections of minerals in the world. By promenading through the exhibition the visitor encounters not onty the world of minerals but also the building history of the castle.
Buliding Pans Handrails, tables, doors, shutters are part of the individual experience of architecture beside their functional purpose. Throughout the castle they create a link between the structure and the identity of the new landlords. With their very existence they tell the story of their provenance. Thereby they have to fulfil the requirements of a new public building. A distinct concept of colour emphasizes particular rooms similar to mineral embeddings in a rock. All parts of the building stand for themselves by serving the whole at the same time.
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