Visitors' Information Centre in Criewen
documentation p. 1204 - 1209Architect Anderhalten Architekten | Structural Engineer AIP Ingenieurgesellschaft |
The exhibition area is raised on a platform above the level of the former barn floor. The new, slender timber roof purlins stress the longitudinal direction of the internal space. Access to the information centre is via three wind lobbies that penetrate the outer walls and bridge the gap between them and the exhibition platform. The windows at upper-floor level and behind the louvres are double-glazed. The former barn windows on the ground floor, in contrast, are single-glazed and have an indicator function: when condensation forms, the moisture in the air can be regulated by activating ventilation elements in the louvre zone. A pleasant thermal environment within the hall is provided by radiant heating panels beneath the roof. The striking 45-metre-long wattle facade screen, which lends the barn its identity for visitors, provides protection against driving rain and acts as a light filter.
Details
Horizontal/Vertical section through entrance 1:20
Longitudinal section/Cross section 1:400
Sectional details through roof, facade and steel construction 1:20
South-west elevation/Ground floor plan 1:400
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