David Chipperfield, Neues Museum, Berlin (Germany), 2009

The Neues Museum, orginally designed by Friedrich August Stüler, was bombed in the Second World War. Some parts of the building survived the bombing, but some parts were missing or severely damaged. In 1997, they pronounced a competition to rebuilt the museum. David Chipperfield won this competition. The main goal of the rebuilding was to keep the original volume. The idea was to reflect at the historical design, without imitating it. This integration between new and old was accomplished by using materials like concrete and bricks without decorations. Also the staircase, the heart of the project, was rebuilt in his original form but in a prefabricated marble cement. Twelve years later, the Neues Museum reopened to the public exhibiting collections of the Egyptian Museum and the Museum of Pre- and Early History.

References:

• https://www.archdaily.com/127936/neues-museum-david-chipperfield-architects-in-collaboration-with-julian-harrap
• https://davidchipperfield.com/project/neues_museum
• https://www.architectural-review.com/today/neues-museum-by-david-chipperfield-architects-berlin-germany/8601182.article
• R. Lytvynenko, A. Grygorieva, I. Nakonechnyi, V. Kravchenko, A. Leso, M. Ghaly, David Chipperfield, Neues Museum, 2009, Work completed for Interior Design and Preservation Studio, Prof. Marta Averna and Nora Lombardini, Arch. Barabara Calvi, Marcella Camponogara, Giacomo Pirotta, Roberta Tongini Folli, Stefania Ubiglia, Politecnico di Milano, A.A. 2015-2016.
• David Chipperfield, Neues Museum, Berlino, 2009, Work completed for Laboratorio di Progettazione Degli Interni e Conservazione del Costruito, Prof. G. Ottolini and A. Cazzani, Politecnico di Milano, A.A. 2011-2012.

Authors:

• Lauren Overlaet
• Farah De Schutter
• Iva Georgieva