Böll Architekten GmbH

Museum Rüsselsheim

Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer

MUSEUM RÜSSELSHEIM

Heinrich Böll Architekt

PHOTOGRAPHS
Thomas Mayer

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Rüsselsheim, Germany

CATEGORY
Museum, Adaptive Reuse

Text description provided by architect.

The restored remains of the Rüsselsheim Fortress have become the new home of the city's municipal museum.

Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer
Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer

The museum first opened in the 1970s and has now been completely rebuilt.

A new staircase leads the visitors to the upper floor where they reach the main exhibition room. A newly added rooflight supplies ample daylight.

Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer
Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer
Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer

We chose a limited number of different materials for this project.

Next to the historic natural stone masonry we added an oak floor.

Furthermore, we kept new structural elements in a simplistic white, while using dark gray painted steel for technical additions such as the elevator, doors and the main staircase.

Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer
Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer
Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer

The architectural design makes the old house a perfect host for the new exhibition.


Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer
Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer
Museum Rüsselsheim
© Thomas Mayer


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