The new museum building at Friedrichsplatz in Mannheim links up with the existing Art Nouveau building, the so-called ?Billing? building, and has been designed as a ?city in the city.? Within a simple overall structure, individual cubes have been arranged in an inspiring composition to provide exhibition space and rooms for supporting functions. They enclose a central atrium and are linked via galleries, terraces, and bridges. In analogy to the elements that make up urban environments?buildings, blocks, streets, and squares?varied circular routes are created for the visitors through closed and open spaces with changing vistas and outlooks.

© Hans-Georg Esch

Architects: gmp Architekten

Location: Mannheim, Germany

Design: Meinhard von Gerkan, Nikolaus Goetze with Volkmar Sievers
Area: 17366.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Hans-Georg Esch, Marcus Bredt, Kunsthalle Mannheim / Lukac Diehl

Competition Project Managent: Di Miao-Weichtmann

Competition Design Team: Ulrich Rösler, Mira Schmidt, Steffen Lepiorz, Liselotte Knall, Kai Siebke, Frederik Heisel

Execution Project Management (Up To Phase 5 + Artistic Direction): Liselotte Knall, Kerstin Steinfatt

Detailed Design Team (Up To Phase 5): Ulrich Rösler, Raimund Kinski, Amra Sternberg, Viktoria Wagner, Hanna Diers, Michèle Watenphul, Anna Falkenbach, Felix Partzsch

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