AHI Architectural Heritage Intervention

“Contributing to enhancing our heritage, as the way forward for 21 st Century architecture is our raison d’être; to emphasize a diverse, rich vision that necessarily complements the intervention is our mission, and achieving it with reflexive and purposeful efforts is the challenge”.

This project, founded in, and directed since, 2011 by Ramon Calonge, Oriol Cusidó, Marc Manzano and Jordi Portal, architects and members of the Group of Architects for the Defence and Intervention in Architectural Heritage (AADIPA), has, through the years become a platform that includes four actions that are both independent and transversal.
 
The European Award, a biennial event that brings together and showcases the multiple approaches of intervention in Europe.

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Hyparschale Magdeburg

  • Hyparschale Magdeburg
  • Hyparschale Magdeburg
  • Hyparschale Magdeburg
  • Hyparschale Magdeburg

Built in 1969, the Hyparschale in Magdeburg is one of about fifty shell buildings by structural engineer Ulrich Müther that still exist. After standing vacant for over twenty years, the badly dilapidated multipurpose hall was comprehensively restored and converted to plans by gmp. The work was commissioned by the authorities of the state capital of Magdeburg and took place from 2019 to 2024. The design objective was to revive the Hyparschale, which was listed in 1998, as a multifunctional event and exhibition venue, with the main emphasis on enhancing the interior effect of the shell roof. As part of the refurbishment, the loadbearing capacity of the roof has been restored and even increased with the help of carbon concrete. In addition, the rooflights running between the shells were reopened. New cubic structures at the periphery of the interior leave a large open space in the center from where the imposing space under the curved roof can be appreciated; pedestrian bridges between the galleries on the cubes further enhance the experience.

Category

Built heritage

Edition

7
Shortlisted

Year

2024

Author

gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Meinhard von Gerkan, Stephan Schütz, Christian Hellmund

Project team

Project Leads: Sophie von Mansberg, Ursula Köper Team: Rosaria de Canditiis, Jan-Peter Deml, Annett Fabian, Florian Illenberger, Sonja Kautz, Annette Löber, Bao Wangtao, Maria Wolff, Thilo Zehme, Aaron Zuber
Site Supervision: Moritz Buchholz, Jessica Neumann, Christoph Rohner, Viktor Saib, in cooperation with A.BB Architects, Rudolf Droste

External collaborators

Structural engineering, fire protection: Prof. Rühle, Jentzsch & Partner
MEP: Haupt Ingenieurgesellschaft; Ingenieurbüro Elektrotechnik Andreas Kist
Lighting design: Lichtvision Design
Acoustics engineering: ADA Acoustics & Media Consultants
Guide system: Moniteurs
Civil engineering, drainage technology: Ingenieurkontor Magdeburg
Building physics: Kriegenburg Consulting Engineers; ITG Energieinstitut
Carbon concrete technology: CARBOCON

City

Magdeburg

Country

Germany

Website

www.gmp.de

Surface area sqm

3.948

Cost €

24.800.000

Client

Public
The state capital of Magdeburg, Eigenbetrieb Kommunales Gebäudemanagement (Department for Communal Facilities Management)

Original Programme

Culture

Programme

Culture

© Photographer

Marcus Bredt

Períod

Modernism

Type of intervention

Restoration & Transformation

Level of intervention

Structural & Partial