Reinforced concrete frame within historic stonework facade in a mineral water protection zone in Stuttgart
Project
The former public library originally based in the Wilhelmspalais (built in 1840) was converted into a town museum. The architectural plan required a complete gutting of the listed building located in Stuttgart city centre. The demolition was subject to strict vibration monitoring. The vertical load transfer is entirely detached from the historic stonework façade and will be transferred solely through the new internal building structure. The stair and lift cores provide the vertical bracing required to resist earthquake loads. The façade “rests” against the new building while only transferring horizontal loads to it.
Project data
Client City of Stuttgart
Architect LRO Lederer + Ragnarsdóttir + Oei
Finalization 2017
Project data
Gross floor area 9.250 m²
Usable area 7.350 m²
Gross cubic capacity 36.550 m³
Services structural engineering, special structures
Awards Beispielhaftes Bauen Stuttgart 2015-2019 Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg, Hugo-Häring-Auszeichnung und Publikumspreis 2017, BDA Stuttgart Mittlerer Neckar, Wettbewerb 1. Preis
