Bauhaus-Museum, Weimar, Germany

Object Type
Museums

Client
Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Directorate of Palaces, Gardens and Buildings, Weimar

Architects
Prof. Heike Hanada, laboratory for art and architecture, Berlin

Completion
2019

Expertises
Thermal Insulation & Energy Performance Calculation
Building Acoustics
Room Acoustics

With an exhibition on modernism around 1900, the recently built Bauhaus Museum in the cultural city of Weimar is ushering in a new era in the presentation of its unique collection on the history of the Staatliches Bauhaus, which was founded there in 1919. Exactly one hundred years later, a new building was constructed in 2019 by Prof. Heike Hanada, which impresses with its geometrically clear architecture and design language and also meets the special structural requirements of a museum building. As a place for open encounters and discussions, the building recalls the early phase of the most important design and art school of the 20th century and links its history with questions about shaping life today and tomorrow.

The cross-floor air spaces in the exhibition areas pose a particular challenge from a room acoustics perspective. Visually unobtrusive and highly effective sound-absorbing measures made it possible to create a pleasant room acoustics atmosphere for both visitors and museum staff. This makes guided tours and multimedia presentations possible without any problems. However, the exhibits must also have an optimal environment, as museum exhibition areas and depots have high requirements in terms of indoor climate conditions in order to prevent ageing processes and damage, which can be caused by excessive fluctuations in temperature and humidity, for example. As part of the consultation, Müller-BBM developed special solutions for thermal insulation and acoustics, the implementation of which enables a high level of climate stability and thus an excellent environment for the exhibits.

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1 Caus Bach
2 MBBM-BSO