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Article from issue 5/2004 »Staircases and Lifts«

External Lift for Museum of Art in Chemnitz

documentation p. 512 - 514
Architect Staib Architekten mit Günter Behnisch | Structural Engineer AIB Rogall |

Drafts
1:20 Vertical and horizontal sections
1:20 Vertical section through landings/Horizontal section
1:200 Plans/section

In order to impinge as little as possible on this listed structure and not to waste valuable exhibition space, the lift was erected on the pavement outside the museum, with a covered entrance zone between the shaft and the existing facade. A new access opening was formed on every floor. The use of lighting and lettering over the full height of the lift creates a special visual attraction, while screening the lift car and the structure from view. At night, the signs are illuminated by external floodlights with coloured filters, evoking a range of different moods. In collaboration with the structural engineers, the load-bearing members were kept as slender as possible. The lift tower is rigidly fixed to the existing building.