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Landeskirchliches Archiv der evangelisch-lutherischen Kirche in Bayern
State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria
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DESIGNER
 
 
gmp - von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
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DESCRIPTION
 
gmp von Gerkan Marg und Partner Archive Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Bavaria NurembergThe new archive in Nuremberg of Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Bavaria, which was designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), took three years to build and is located on a former factory site in the direct vicinity of the existing main building. With 34 kilometres of shelving, the State Church archive now has more than twice the storage space compared to previously and, in addition, accommodates a restoration workshop and enough space for visitor rooms. In the “Memory of Evangelical Bavaria”, the Church is archiving – amongst many other original documents – letters by Martin Luther and documents by popes and emperors, as well as numerous historically important books and paintings. The State Church archive has been designed to include passive air conditioning of the archives.

gmp von Gerkan Marg und Partner Archive Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Bavaria NurembergThe new building consists of two intersecting solid cubes which seem to float above a transparent receding ground floor. The structure rises from a basement floor about one metre high along the road, which develops into full storey height along the downward slope towards the south, including a large terrace which offers views of the Wöhrder See lake. The ensemble consists of a solitary building sculpture with main facades on all sides. It thereby confines the adjacent Zeissstrasse on the one side, and the garden of the Theological Seminary to the east on the other side. Seen from across the garden, the new archive appears as a continuation and extension of the Theological Seminary. The plinth of the reinforced steel structure is clad with reddish sandstone which forms a continuation of the existing sandstone wall and anchors the building in the landscape context. The external walls of the archive are finished in a shiny copper facade with a subtle vertical structure. The natural metal surface will undergo various oxidation stages and colour changes until it finally develops a velvety, brownish appearance.

Visitors enter the public areas of the archive via Veilhofstrasse. From there they also reach the lecture hall, which can also be used for exhibitions. This hall faces the corner of Veilhof-Zeissstrasse in a manner that welcomes the public. The reading room faces both east and west and is located on the quiet garden side. The offices are located above, on two levels surrounding the archive areas, and provide easy access for members of staff to the repository. The repository areas themselves occupy four floors above the ground floor, as well as the two lower ground floors. Since the first lower ground floor extends out on the slope towards the south, access is available from Zeissstrasse to the workshop and functional rooms.
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MATERIALS
 
steel, stone, copper, glass

gmp von Gerkan Marg und Partner Archive Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Bavaria NurembergThe plinth of the reinforced steel structure is clad with reddish sandstone which forms a continuation of the existing sandstone wall and anchors the building in the landscape context. The external walls of the archive are finished in a shiny copper facade with a subtle vertical structure. The natural metal surface will undergo various oxidation stages and colour changes until it finally develops a velvety, brownish appearance.

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LOCATION
 
Continent
Europe
Nation
Germany [Deutschland]
Land
Bavaria [Bayern]
Regional district
Middle Franconia [Mittelfranken]
Town
Nuremberg [Nürnberg]
Address
Veilhofstraße 8, Zeiss Straße
 
 
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TYPOLOGY
 
ARCHITECTURE
Buildings for cultural activities
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CHRONOLOGY
 
Project
2010    
Realisation
2010 - 2013
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
 
 
"Cubic Copper", Copper Architecture Forum 39, november 2015, pp. 24-27
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CLIENT
 
 
Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern
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CREDITS
 
 
Photos © Heiner Leiska
Drawings © gmp von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Text edited by gmp von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Courtesy by gmp von Gerkan, Marg und Partner

gmp von Gerkan Marg und Partner Archive Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Bavaria Nuremberg



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