CARMEN WÜRTH FORUM
David Chipperfield Architects
ARCHITECTS
David Chipperfield Architects
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
David Chipperfield Architects Berlin
COMPETITION TEAM
Sandra Badji, Markus Bauer, Jan Blaurock, Ute Burdelski, Mirjam von Busch, Florian Dirschedl, Ulrike Eberhardt, Hannah Jonas, Hjördis Klein, Barbara Koller, Martina Maire, Jana Raudnitzky, Stefanie Schleipen, Marika Schmidt, Moritz Uhlmann; Grafik, Visualisierung: Dalia Liksaite, Antonia Schlegel, Ute Zscharnt, Moritz Uhlmann, Dalia Liksaite
PROJECT TEAM
Alexander Bellmann, Leander Bulst, Bernhard Danigel, Dirk Gschwind, Christopher Jonas, Linda von Karstedt, Maximilian Lohmann, Thomas Schöpf, Nils Stelter; Graphics, Visualisation: Dalia Liksaite, Ken Polster
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT
Kraft + Kraft Architekten, Schwäbisch Hall, Gerd Eckert, Markus Masseretti
AREA
5500 m²
SERVICES ENGINEER
ZB Zimmermann und Becker GmBH, Heilbronn PBS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Aalen
COUNTRY
Germany
LIGHTING CONSULTANT
Arup, Berlin (Daylight consultant)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Mayer-Vorfelder und Dinkelacker
PARTNERS
David Chipperfield, Harald Müller, Martin Reichert, Alexander Schwarz
PROJECT ARCHITECT (Phase 2)
Marcus Mathias
PROJECT ARCHITECT (Competition)
Annette Flohrschütz
BUILDING PHYSICS, ACOUSTIC
Horstmann + Berger
FACADE CONSULTANT
Reba Fassadentechnik AG, Chur
FIRE CONSULTANT
Halfkann + Kirchner
CATEGORY
Museum, Cultural Centre
CITY
Künzelsau
Text description provided by architect.
A second construction phase completes the Carmen Würth Forum for the Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG situated in the town of Künzelsau in southern Germany.
The diverse range of functions further establishes the complex’s conceptual idea of a forum and allows the building to be open continuously, in particular, due to its use as a museum.
Through a glazed belvedere, the museum opens up to the vast landscape and initiates a dialogue between the works of art and the place, continued in a sculpture park set in the scenic surroundings of the Carmen Würth Forum.
The clear architecture of the forum adopts the forms and language of industrial architecture while refining it in terms of materiality.
It seeks a sculptural engagement not only with the surrounding landscape but also with the clear forms of Würth‘s company premises.The contemplative exhibition spaces, dedicated to exquisite pieces from the Würth Collection, provide a counterpoint to the event spaces.
The museum with its café and foyer includes a large, divisible exhibition hall with a daylight atmosphere and a smaller, more intimate graphics art gallery.A flexible conference area and an art museum extend the existing concert hall and large event hall, opened in 2017.
