PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes

PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer

PANEUM - WUNDERKAMMER DES BROTES

Coop Himmelb(l)au

TYPE
Hospitality + Sport › Information Center

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2017

SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

LOCATION
Asten, Austria

PHOTOS
Markus Pillhofer (31), Coop Himmelb(l)au (8)

CLIENT
backaldrin Österreich The Kornspitz Company GmbH

PLANNING
Coop Himmelb(L)au – Wolf D. Prix & Partner Zt Gmbh

DESIGN PRINCIPAL
Wolf D. Prix

DESIGN PARTNER
Karolin Schmidbaur

MODEL BUILDING
Win Man, Nam La Chi

PROJECT TEAM
Albara Arab, Martina Bighignoli, Daniel Bolojan, Donna Riedel, Benjamin Schmidt, Damian Witt, Denitsa Parleva, Risa Kagami

PROJECT AND DESIGN ARCHITECT
Stephan Sobl

PROJECT LEAD
Friedrich Hähle, Günther Weber (Until 2015)

The Customer Information Centre and Event Forum PANEUM – Wunderkammer des Brotes - for the company Backaldrin in Asten consists of two elements:

PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer

a box shaped plinth building with foyer and event rooms plus the “Wunderkammer des Brotes”, a two storey freeform exhibition area floating on top.

The chosen materials augment the contrast of these two elements: The square base building shows a cast-in-place concrete façade while the rounded wood structure of the museum is clad with stainless steel shingles.

PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer

The base building houses the event rooms and the adjoining rooms.

This area can be used for a variety of events as presentations, receptions or workshops for up to 120 visitors.

PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer

The design of the exhibition area is based on the idea of a cabinet of curiosities, a concept for collections originating in the Baroque period.

This concept is especially appropriate for the unusual and small-scale objects in the collection related to the topic “bread” which are presented in the exhibition area.

PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer

The centre of the “Wunderkammer des Brotes” is formed by a circular atrium, in which selected items from the collection are individually suspended from the top, as in a differentiated crystal chandelier.

The atrium is enclosed by a spiral stair where visitors can look at the exhibited items from various perspectives.

PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer

The stair provides access to the two exhibition levels, where the objects are presented with the help of walls, tables and cabinets that are integrated into the architecture.

Additionally, all floors can be accessed by elevators. The atrium is naturally illuminated from above while the exhibition spaces have artificial light.

PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer

The self-supporting wood shell of the exhibition structure is visible in the interior. It is composed of layered circles of cross laminated timber.

This method of construction enables the realization of the free form. The high degree of prefabrication with 3D CNC technology (Computerized Numerical Control) lead to a short building time.

PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer

Leaving the precisely shaped wood timber exposed on the interior, with just a layer of paint, made additional interior finishes unnecessary.


PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer


PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Markus Pillhofer


PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Coop Himmelb(l)au
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Coop Himmelb(l)au


PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Coop Himmelb(l)au
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Coop Himmelb(l)au
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Coop Himmelb(l)au
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Coop Himmelb(l)au
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Coop Himmelb(l)au
PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes
© Coop Himmelb(l)au