City, Country | Herford, Germany | |
Year | 2000–2005 | |
Client | gGmbH für Möbel, Kultur und Kunst | |
Architect | Frank Gehry & Associates Inc. | |
Services | Structural engineering | |
Facts | Gross volume: 37,900 m³ |
The new museum for Furniture, Culture and Art was placed on the former site of a clothing manufacturer in Herford. The complex is composed of different elements, the largest new building being an exhibition hall with 1,200 m². The former manufacturing building, shielded by a semi-transparent metal screen, connects the different parts of the complex. Two further new buildings contain the administration, conference rooms and a cafeteria.
Based on precise 3-dimensional data, all components for the sculptural steel structure of the roof were CNC-fabricated. CNC-milled stainless steel panels were mounted like overlapping shingles on the secondary structure of the double-curved lattice shell. The manufacturing of the complex formwork for the curved reinforced concrete walls was also based on CAD-data and subsequently insulated and cladded with clinker on the exterior.