Schaulager, Laurenz Foundation
Schaulager: a New Building Type? What is the point of a Schaulager, of a building in which art is stored but still accessible for the public to view? What ideas about art and collection strategy are involved, and what is the best architectural and urban development concept for it? We were not aware of any comparable building type that could address and express all the problems posed, so of course we felt fascinated and challenged, and had an equally rigorous dialogue with the clients. The brief was for a warehouse for contemporary art, where works take up considerably less space than in a museum because they are hung side by side on the walls and placed closer together on the floor. The art is stored with the best possible climate control and is accessible by arrangement. There are also a few tailor-made spaces for installations that cannot be shown properly in the Museum für Gegenwartskunst (Museum of Contemporary Art) in St. Alban Tal because of their unusual dimensions or special technical requirements. Offices and workshops, an auditorium and the necessary loading and unloading facilities round off the spatial program.
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