Located in the Kyffhäuser Mountains in eastern Germany, the Kyffhäuser Monument attracts more than 200,000 visitors annually. It is a historically invaluable site that combines 10th century castle ruins with impressive tributes to the Emperor’s Wilhelm I and Frederick Barbarossa. The visitor center will mark the entrance to the Kyffhäuser monument and the region. Placed in a small valley just in front of the monument, the project’s discrete design merges with the surrounding landscape.
With a modular and locally sourced mass timber construction, a warm and natural materiality complements the expression of the local sandstone known from the area and provides a flexible framework – easily adaptable for its many functional needs. Here, visitors can explore exhibitions devoted to the history of the ruins and monument, attend events, or walk along the terraced staircase surrounding the building while enjoying the uninterrupted views of the mountains, the castle ruin and the monument.
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Year: First prize in competition 2020, expected completion 2025
Client: Kyffhäuser-Stiftung
Program: Visitor center by historical monument, including arrival area, urban spaces, and parking
Size: 890 m² visitor center, 5,000 m² landscape
Location: Thüringen, Germany
Client: Kyffhäuser-Stiftung
Program: Visitor center by historical monument, including arrival area, urban spaces, and parking
Size: 890 m² visitor center, 5,000 m² landscape
Year: First prize in competition 2020, expected completion 2025
Collaborators: Arge Göhring Satzer, IB.EPM, EVT Sonderhausen, bv partnerschaft
Team: Adam Björk, Aleksandra Warowna, Caroline Nagel, Casper Borg, Dan Stubbergaard, Elmira Parvizi, Emilie Van Daele, Huiru Huang, Maria Aufegger, Marianne Filtenborg, Max Neumeister.
