Ellis Woodman writes for Building Design. It is hard to believe the archdiocese of Köln could have found an architect better equipped to support its unique mission of constructing a new museum for its collection of religious art which would also accommodate the WWII site ruins within its volume. BD >> | Some images >>
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beautiful project, thanks for posting, and nice pics, Ludwig.
One point of contention,
"Following a competition in 1997, Peter Zumthor was awarded the commission...
By that point, Zumthor’s generation of Swiss architects had dramatically influenced the global architectural discourse, shunting it away from its long-held preoccupation with signage and symbolism towards a renewed interest in the communicative potential of construction."
Really? Is the global architectural discourse no longe rinterested with signage and symbolism? Interested in form not function?
I don't know.....
well, the talkers will always be talkers i suppose. but zumthor and others have given prominence to a different way:
The world is full of signs and information, which stand for things that no one fully understands...Yet the real thing remains hidden...Nevertheless, I am convinced that real things do exist, however endangered they may be...objects, made by man...which are what they are, which are not mere vehicles for an artistic message, and whose presence is self-evident.
via Thinking Architecture
beautiful images of the project on the link to www.0lll.com page...had not been there a while...now i have some browsing to do!
Damn, even the cracks in the ceiling are beautiful. I'm not sure how much i like the sheer monumentality of the exterior, but I guess it goes good with the fact that it was built out of what looks like an old cathedral.
drooooooooooooooooooool....
more here
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ba08bae-67e4-11dc-8906-0000779fd2ac.html
Cris said exactly what I wanted to say...
Actually, it brings to mind Scarpa's Caselvechhio, no?
Despite its scale and the cliffs of exquisite long, flat bricks that give the impression of an almost Roman wall, this is a building that sits lightly on its nuanced site. The structure is elevated on slender columns that puncture the ground and pick their way through the ruined walls of the church...from ft.com
signification comes in all forms, even overt techtonic references that betray the real deal. im the bad guy who thinks the new brickwork is kinda inelegant and numbingly relentless...though the interior materials and details, esp the wavy wood, is...well, great.
I have to say I respect and admire the juxtaposition between the old remains and the new building. Beautifully done if you ask me.
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