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GRIMMWELT, KASSEL | GERMANY

The new museum at the Weinberg in Kassel has been designed to present the Brothers Grimm‘s works. It translates the historical and topographical features of the surrounding park into a continuous open space and invites visitors to explore the exhibitions at their own pace.

The Brothers Grimm Museum, GRIMMWELT Kassel, is located in a picturesque park on the slope of an area called Weinberg close to Kassel city centre where it blends into the gently undulating landscape. Old stone steps, wall fragments, pergolas, planted terraces and lush vegetation contribute towards the special atmosphere of the park. The new museum continues the topography of the surroundings in an accessible roof landscape and thus provides the park with an open stairway that leads up to a terrace with a view across Kassel.
This design leads to a split-level arrangement in the interior. The tiered space is arranged around a central introductory hall presenting the various key subjects of the exhibition in a fascinating dialogue. Visitors experience a place with diverse atmosphere and one that focusses on German linguistics as well as the collection of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales. The foyer with a reception desk, a shop and waiting area is a long space stretching the full depth of the building. It ends in a light café with a panorama of Kassel’s Karlsaue and the southern part of the city.
The reinforced concrete structure has an outer leaf of light coloured natural stone, Gauinger Travertin, roughly split with courses of varied height. The choice of material is reminiscent of the former so-called Henschel Haus, which was destroyed by an air raid in 1945 and was situated where the new museum now stands. Furthermore, the choice of material reflects properties of the local limestone found under the existing hill, once a vineyard.

Typology museum Location Kassel (DE) Volume GFA 6,000m² incl. roof area GV 24,400m³  Client documenta Stadt Kassel  Architect kadawittfeldarchitektur  Cooperation Holzer Kobler Architekturen (exhibition design) und Hürlimann Lepp (curatorial concept)  Completion 2013-2015  Competition 2011, 2nd prize; VOF procedure 2012, 1st prize   Project Management  Oliver Venghaus Photographer Jan Bitter

 
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Status: Built
Location: Kassel, DE

 
image © Jan Bitter | kadawittfeldarchitektur
image © Jan Bitter | kadawittfeldarchitektur
image © Jan Bitter | kadawittfeldarchitektur
image © Jan Bitter | kadawittfeldarchitektur
image © Jan Bitter | kadawittfeldarchitektur
image © Jan Bitter | kadawittfeldarchitektur
image © Jan Bitter | kadawittfeldarchitektur
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image © Jan Bitter | kadawittfeldarchitektur
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image © Andreas Horsky | kadawittfeldarchitektur
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