The National Park Center on the Ruhestein is the ideal starting point for an exploration of the National Park. The new building is an example of innovative construction with native woods, and houses the permanent exhibition “A trace wilder” and is a place for educational programs and information about the Black Forest National Park.
Month: March 2021
Organs. Portraits in sacred space.
Each organ is unique, because it is built individually for the architectural space in which it is to sound. What does this instrument look like up there, whose sound fills a whole church room and enhances church ceremonies so wonderfully? Following the (sound) trail of the organ builders, I traveled to various “organ landscapes” and asked the actual organists of the instruments to introduce their organ to me in their own way.
The result are photographs that interweave the arts of architecture and music with the genre of portraits in the medium of photography and direct the view from people as portrayed to portraits of an instrument
Sunday Morning Photographs and Stage Sceneries
You are a photographer and want to realize a photographic concept, you have gotten hold of one of the few studio spaces and are sharing this place with nine other creative minds.
You can photograph on Sunday mornings, they often say, because you can work undisturbed. Usually, after three hours, someone comes in who still has to finish something. You get used to thinking faster, designing and pressing the trigger. The backdrop is kept simple, the model is well prepared in terms of content and her lips are already red. The photograph should reveal something about her, she should tell me a good story, the finished image should be beautiful, elegant and stylish … a front door key is turned around, the next person wants to realize.
Urban Matters
Faces of the architectural studio ASP, based in Stuttgart, Sofia and Istanbul.
Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering in Basel
The basic structure of the new building in Basel generates both a balanced urban form and an organized optimization by bundling functions. The aim of the design for the new laboratory and research building was to create a building structure that would permanently withstand the functional requirements in terms of flexibility, meet the highest technical standards and give the building a balanced yet characteristic appearance.
Train station Staatsgalerie
As part of the Stuttgart 21 project, routes of Stuttgart’s streetcars will have to be rebuilt or reconfigured to make room for the new rail tunnels. This is because the tunnels to the planned station cross the city rail lines on both the north and south sides of the existing station. The Staatsgalerie stop has been raised as required by this work to allow a crossing of the new rail tunnel. The construction work is taking place under cramped conditions in an inner-city street area with high traffic volumes. The new Staatsgalerie stop is being built using the cut-and-cover method as a three-track tunnel with a vaulted ceiling shell.
Modernization German Museum Munich
As part of the major initiative for the future, the exhibitions on the Museum Island will be completely renewed by 2025 and the building will be brought up to the state of the art.
Fire and rescue station 5 Filder
The fire and rescue station 5 Filder is located in the south of Stuttgart in the district of Degerloch. It includes a rescue station, a fire station, a state fire department association and a disaster control center. The space program is clearly organized in a utilization ring with 4 building blocks. The vehicle halls, workshops, the disaster control warehouse and the logistics area are grouped around the depot.
New sports hall at the Waldau
The new sports hall is designed for club and school use. In addition to the three-part hall, there is a weight room, a multifunctional room and an indoor exercise area, which is new for Stuttgart..
National Park Center on the Ruhestein in the Black Forest
The visitor center of the newly founded Black Forest National Park is located at the pass summit “Ruhestein” (915m above sea level) in the heart of a unique landscape. The spectacular architecture with the transverse skywalk and the sloping observation tower juts deep into the existing forest as a visible sign from far away. In the sloping bars of the permanent exhibition, the visitor is led on a journey through the Black Forest
