It is now also home to the new and emblematic research and experience centre, visible from far around. The building conveys the location’s importance as an archaeological site by rising above the natural topography like layered earth. Its futuristic shape stems from the horizontal landscape; and indeed, the building’s volume, ground plan and section are defined by references to the landscape and lines of sight.
The slightly offset contours create subtly different internal and external spaces. Designed with precision and clad with reflective ALUCOBOND®, the volume mirrors the landscape. The large, deeply incised window openings are reminiscent of shadows on the building and underscore the expressive dynamism of the architecture.The extended axes of the building stretch out like linear tracks into the landscape, linking up, synapse-like, with the system of paths in the surrounding parklands.
Architect: Holzer Kobler Architekturen Berlin, Zürich
pbr AG and Topotek1-landscape architecture
Fabricator: HMF, Hübener + Möws, Jerchel, Germany
Year of Construction: 2013
Product: ALUCOBOND® naturAL Reflect
Photos: Jan Bitter
