Culinaria meets space travel
Museum Restaurant in Munich by Arnold Werner Architekten
Restaurant and bar at the German Museum in Munich, © Luca Eder
On the rooftop terrace of Munich’s German Museum, Arnold Werner Architekten have realized a restaurant with a view of the Isar. The concept cleverly responds to the context of the hall directly beneath it, which is devoted to air and space travel.
View on the roof terrace of the German Museum, © Luca Eder
Interior
Fritz Lang’s silent film “Woman in the Moon” inspired the design of this eponymous restaurant. For the interior, the architects took up the filmic motifs from the adventure story about a lunar expedition. This theme appears in the acoustic panels that depict the phases of the moon in the form of circles and crescents. The panels, which are in shades of dark blue and grey, create a stark contrast to the white walls and are a defining element of the restaurant’s interior. Rhombic ceramic tiles on the sides of the bar call to mind the heat shield on a spaceship. Movable ceiling lamps create the illusion of a starry sky.
Regional materials
The fittings in the restaurant combine regional materials with high design standards. The tables, which are of various sizes, are made of local maple; their feet resemble a ship’s propellors. The restaurant is rounded out with lounge furniture and standing areas.
The restaurant fittings are made of regional materials. © Luca Eder
The “Woman in the Moon” rooftop terrace
The outdoor terrace offers visitors an expansive view of the Isar-Auen landscape. In the evenings, it can be used as a bar with a separate entrance.
A gastro-island at the German Museum, © Luca Eder
In addition to the restaurant, the architects envisioned new gastro-islands in the museum areas. This distribution point for snacks and drinks is located amid flying machines. It is reminiscent of a satellite and fits perfectly into the overall abstract, futuristic ambience. This impression is conveyed by ceramic tiles as well as the anthracite-coloured perforated sheeting over the three counters. When opened, the sheets unfold upward electrically, rather like the solar sails of a space station.
Architecture: Arnold / Werner Architektur und Innenarchitektur
Client: Deutsches Museum München
Location: Rooftop Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, München (DE)
Lighting: 507nanometer
Kitchen planning: HPM Consult
Carpentry work: Schreinerei Hans Mittermaier
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