Stuttgart Projects 9 Created 12-Apr-11 By tushar gaur, Milan, Italy Mercedes-Benz Museum Stuttgart, UNStudio car park, museum, showroom Kunstmuseum Stuttgart Museum of Modern Literature Weissenhofsiedlung Porsche Museum Romeo & Julia 7 Stuttgart Central Station 8 Stuttgart, Paul Bonatz train station 4 Wohnblock Am Weißenhof 9 Stuttgart, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe housing 5 Stuttgart, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe housing, urban plan 3 Marbach am Neckar, David Chipperfield s library, museum Stuttgart, Hans Scharoun housing Stuttgart, Hascher Jehle Architektur museum 2 State Gallery Stuttgart 10 Stuttgart, James Stirling museum 6 Stuttgart, Delugan Meissl Associated s museum, showroom http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 1
photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Mieke Vullings 900 am 600 pm Tuesday till Sunday (also on public holidays) Closed on Mondays The ticket counter closes at 5 pm Arrival by car: A8 motorway from Karlsruhe: To the Degerloch exit, from here on the B27 in the direction of Stuttgart-Zentrum, then follow the signs to Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion / Mercedes-Benz Museum A8 motorway from Ulm: To the Esslingen exit, from here on the B10 in the direction of Stuttgart to the Stuttgart-Ost exit, then follow the signs to Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion / Mercedes-Benz Museum A81 motorway from Heilbronn: To the Zuffenhausen exit, from here on the B27 in the direction of Stuttgart-Zentrum, then follow the signs to Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion / Mercedes-Benz Museum Parking facilities Please use either the multi-story museum car park or http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 2
the adjacent multi-story P4 car park Arrival by train: From Stuttgart main station or the Rotebühlplatz / Stadtmitte local public transport stop, take the S-Bahn (rapid transit line) S1 to the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion stop (no need to change trains) After alighting, please follow the signs Mercedes-Benz Museum Mercedesstraße 100 70372 Stuttgart wwwmercedes-benzcom/museum When approaching the city of Stuttgart from the eastern side, right next to highway B14 ermerges the new Mercedes Benz Museum The structure of the museum is based on a cloverleaf The semi-circular floors rotate around the central atrium forming horizontal plateaus which alternate between double and single heights The museumconcept is based on two different exhibitionflows One being the Collection rooms, which are exposed and day-lit, surrounded by huge, panoramic windows The other consisting of historical displays, Legend rooms, theatrical spaces, sheltered and artificial lit The Museum experience begins with visitors traveling up through the atrium in one of the three, capsule like, elevators At the top floor the visitor may take one of the two spiralling main paths down, that unfold chronologically as they descend through the building Intersecting with each other at several points, like strands of a DNA helix, allowing the visitor to change routes all the time Floor area/size 5-2006 34000 m² Geometry consultant Infrastructure consultant Building physics consultant Project manager Structural engineer Exhibition designer Lighting designer Contractor Structural engineer Structural engineer Client UNStudio Arnold Walz Arup Bayer Bauphysik Ingenieursgesellschaft mbh Drees & Sommer GmbH Ed Züblin AG HG Merz Ulrike Brandi Licht Wenzel + Wenzel Werner Sobek Ingenieure Wolff & Müller GmbH DaimlerChrysler AG Mieke http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 3
photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Thomas Bögl Kunstmuseum Stuttgart Kleiner Schlossplatz 1 70173 Stuttgart http://wwwkunstmuseumstuttgartcom The location in the heart of the city of Stuttgart has been a subject of several urbanistic competitions The design of Berlin architects Hascher + Jehle was selected from a number of proposals submitted in an international contest in 1999 By far the largest part of the 5000 m² exhibition space is actually located below Kleiner Schlossplatz While parts of the museum's own collection are permanently displayed on the two basement levels, the cube is mainly used for special exhibitions The glass galleries invite you during the day to a magnificent view of the city and the surrounding slopes, at night the cube floats as a fascinating light sculpture above the square With a museum shop, book shop, a classic espresso bar in the museum foyer and the Cube roof restaurant (with spectaculair views of the city!) as well as rooms for events, the glass cube is becoming an attraction for the friends of art as well as for the people passing by and the visitors to the city photo: Mieke Vullings Floor area/size 3-2005 13000 m² Project manager Contractor Client Hascher Jehle Architektur Drees & Sommer GmbH Kappes + Scholtz Ingenieur- und Planungsgesellschaft mbh Stadt Stuttgart Mieke Tuesday and Thursday till Sunday: 10 am - 6 pm Wednesday and Friday: 10 am - 9 pm Monday: closed Holiday opening hours: Good Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day: closed On all other holidays the museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm This also applies to Easter Monday and Whit Monday Guided tours (without prior reservation): Wednesday and Friday from 6 to 7 pm Saturday and Sunday from 3 tot 4 pm Tickets 2,50 / 1,50 (incl entrance) Bus 42 or 44 to Schlossplatz Underground lines U5, U6, U7and 15 to Schlossplatz S-Bahn transit to Stadtmitte station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 4
photo: Julia Magenau photo: Julia Magenau Museum of Modern Literature Schillerhöhe 8 71672 Marbach am Neckar http://wwwdla-marbachde/ Located on top of a rock plateau overlooking the valley of the Neckar River, the museum displays artefacts from the extensive 20th century collection from the Archive for German Literature, notably the original manuscripts The Trial (Franz Kafka) and Berlin Alexanderplatz (Alfred Döblin) By using the steep slope of the site, terraces allow for the creation of very different spaces A pavilion-like volume is located on the highest terrace, with the entrance to the museum The interiors reveal themselves as one descends down through the loggia, foyer and staircase spaces, preparing the visitor for the dark timber-panelled exhibition galleries, illuminated only by artificial light due to fragility and sensitivity of the works on display A clearly defined material concept using solid materials (fair-faced concrete, sandblasted reconstituted stone with limestone aggregate, limestone, wood, felt and glass) gives the calm, rational architectural language a sensual physical presence photo: Julia Magenau Floor area/size 1-2006 3800 m² Interior architect, Contractor Services engineer Structural engineer Services engineer Project manager Client David Chipperfield s MI_MOA Wenzel + Wenzel JMP Jaeger, Mornhinweg + Partner Ingenieurgruppe Bauen Ibb Burrer & Deuring Drees & Sommer GmbH Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach Tuesday to Sunday: 1000-1800 h Marbach is 25 km north of Stuttgart, to find out how to get there, see wwwstaedte-verlagde/stadtplaene http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 5
photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff Weissenhofsiedlung Rathenaustraße 1 70191 Stuttgart http://wwwweissenhofde The Weissenhofsiedlung is one of the most significant landmarks left by the movement known as "Neues Bauen" The development was erected in 1927 as a residential building exhibition arranged by the City of Stuttgart and the Deutscher Werkbund Working under the artistic direction of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, seventeen architects created an exemplary residential scheme for modern urban residents The architects participating in the exhibition - including Le Corbusier, Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Scharoun and others - were known at that time only in those circles devoted to the international avantgarde Today they are amongst the most notable masters of modern architecture To be found at the Weissenhof development are numerous homes built by these architects, all in close proximity one to another And that's what makes this residential development unique around the world photo: HJ Imhoff 1927 Main designer, Client Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Hans Scharoun JJP Oud Le Corbusier Mart Stam Peter Behrens City of Stuttgart and the Deutscher Werkbund HJI The neighbourhood is still "in use" and so open 24hrs a day The house by Le Corbusier is nowadays a museum, check the website for opening hours With U-bahn go to station "Killesberg Messe", from there it's just a short walk http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 6
photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Porsche Porsche Museum Porscheplatz 1 D - 70435 Stuttgart http://wwwporschecom The new museum is the business card at Porsche's headquarters in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and will represent the company both inwardly and outwardly The exhibition is dedicated to the era of Professor Ferdinand Porsche and his development work in the period between 1900 and 1948, all gathered in one place Connected to this, as the main theme of the exhibition, is the product chronology of the Porsche sports car, which will be supplemented by more in-depth topic areas that are of particular significance for the company s history and philosophy The exhibition is a "rolling museum : 80 vehicles in the new museum regularly exchange places with other racing and sports cars The Company archive is also housed here and in addition to a restaurant and coffee bar in the foyer, there's a conference area on the top floor as well as an exclusive restaurant, which will be opened independently of the museum operation and may also be leased by external interested parties photo: Porsche Floor area/size 12-2008 25800 m² Client Delugan Meissl Associated s Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG boeboe Museum and Exhibition opening hours: Tuesdays Sundays 9:00 am 6:00 pm The admission counters close at 5:00 pm Closed on Mondays Christophorus Restaurant opening hours: Tuesdays Saturdays 11:30 am 12:00 pm Sundays 11:30 am 2:30 pm There is separate access to the Restaurant Museum Workshop opening hours: Mondays Fridays 9:00 am 4:00 pm Outside of official opening hours on request by public trasport:take rail S6 and get off at the stop "Porscheplatz'' Tel: 0049 (0)711 911 24026, Bookings of Group and Special Tours: Tel: 0049 (0)711 911 20 911, Enquiries for Events: Tel: 0049 (0)711 911 21 911, e-mail: eventsmuseum@porschede http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 7
photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti Romeo & Julia Schwabbacher Strasse 15 70437 Stuttgart 'Romeo and Julia' are Hans Scharoun's first buildings after World War II and his largest 'till then at all He designed organic floorplans to open the buildings like a fan towards the way of the sun There are almost no right angles which means that the rooms are hard to furnish according to the needs of the individual users Yet, the buildings had great economic success, which led to the construction of the 'Salute' buildings in Stuttgart-Fasanenhof, Sautterweg 5 Project is not public! 1959 Hans Scharoun JKA photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 8
Stuttgart Central Station Arnulf-Klett-Platz 2 70173 Stuttgart http://wwwbahnhof-stuttgartde Stuttgart Central Station is classified under monumental protection and is located in downtown Stuttgart, in close proximity of the Königstraße (Stuttgart s shopping district) and the Schlossgarten, which is also known as the 'Green U' of Stuttgart Stuttgart's main train station, similar to its surrounding area, offers its guests a selection of businesses that cater to their shopping, service and gastronomic needs The building by Paul Bonatz is a fine example of the Monumental Style (text from website Stuttgart Information) photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti 12-1927 Paul Bonatz JKA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 9
photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Wohnblock Am Weißenhof Am Weißenhof 14-20 70191 Stuttgart http://wwwweissenhofckomde/02_gebaeude/index1php?k ategorie=0&id=&flash=0 In steel frame and built with brick masonry and plastered facade, with flat rooftop, the apartment building consists of four parts, each with one staircase, six-storey flats, each 42 to 80 square meters of living space The exterior this building offers no decorative or ornamental elements The only 'decoration is the grid in front of the staircase windows The rhythm of the construction follows from the cantilevered balconies and the horizontal window bands The apartment building was heavily damaged during the warthe building also served as a children's hospital The apartment layouts were created after the war, and greatly changed the layout In 1984 to 1986 the building was refurbished and additional 1-bedroom-loft apartments were developed During the renovation, 8 cm thick polystyrene panels with isolation were placed before the façades and the respective depth of the window bands have extremely reduced The window blinds are also a consequence of renovation and is not original photo: Jeroen Meijer 1927 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe jpmm Tue, Wed, Fri-Sun 11-18 Thu 11-20, closed on Mondays SMALL TOUR (45 min) and sample introduction Weissenhof 4 Euro / 3,50 Euro reduced LARGE TOUR Weissenhof introduction, show and tour Weissenhof 6 Euro / 4,50 off Tours: Available as Small or Large tour Tu-Fri 15 clock, Saturday, Sunday and holidays 11 am-15 o'clock clock group tours by appointment Weissenhofmuseum im Haus Le Corbusier Rathenaustr 1 70191 Stuttgart Tel +49 (0)71125 79 187 info@weissenhofmuseumde http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 10
State Gallery Stuttgart Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 30-32 70182 Stuttgart http://wwwstgtcom/stuttgart/statgalehtm The State Gallery Stuttgart is comprised today of three buildings The oldest part of the gallery, known today as the Old State Gallery, was constructed from 1838 to 1843 by Gottlob Georg Barth as the Museum of Picture Art In 1984, the Old State Gallery was joined by the New State Gallery, constructed by the English master architect James Stirling The Swiss architects Wilfrid und Katharina Steib annexed the Old State Gallery in 2002 While the Old State Gallery contains works from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, the New State Gallery contains art from the 20th century, including works from Braque, Chagall, Debuffet, Klee, Koloschka and Nolde Futhermore, the Gallery has one of the most important collections of Picasso's work to be seen In addition to the featured paintings, sculptures, and photography, the largest collection of European drawings and printed graphics within, with more than 400000 papers, can also be viewed (text from website Stuttgart Information) photo: Jean-Jacques Jungers 1984 James Stirling -MT4- http://wwwmimoaeu/users/tushar/guides/stuttgart/ 11