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Muzeum Śląskie
KatowiceArchitect: Riegler Riewe Architekten
Location: Katowice
Client: Muzeum Slaskie Katowice
Completion date: 2014Photos: Paolo Rosselli
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Riegler Riewe Architekten, was originally founded in 1987 in Graz, Austria by Florian Riegler and Roger Riewe, and have since opened offices in Katowice and Berlin. Buildings have included the Trade Fair Hall Graz (2008) and the Museum im Palais, Graz (2011), and the practice is currently working on projects in Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Germany, including the Med. Campus Graz and the adaption and renovation of the St Agnes Cultural Centre in Berlin.
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The new Silesian Museum in Katowice, southern Poland, is designed to reflect the complex history of the Upper Silesia region. Due to open in June 2015‚ it also represents the final stage in a set of cultural projects initiated by the local authorities that help bridge a major six-lane highway that splits the city in two. Seen from Katowice’s centre the museum appears as a series of frosted glass cubes, separated by greenery with an old brick mine behind.
According to the Museum’s architects – Graz-based studio Riegler Riewe Architekten – retaining views to the existing mine was a key factor in the design of the new building, which places a large part of its facilities underground. This move also nicely references the fact for visitors that for centuries the fortunes of Upper Silesia have been mainly based underground – in its coal mines. Here the sunken spaces are topped with the cubes that provide daylight, ventilation and access, whilst the largest contains the museum’s offices and administration. I (Roman Rutkowski)
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