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Depot of the Museum for Industry and Work
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The Schaulager (viewable storage depot) of the Museum for Industry and Work in Rodengo Saiano/ Italy was opened at the beginning of April 2009. Unlike the representative headquarters of The Museum in Brescia (which is also planned by Kleihues + Schuwerk, competition 2004, construction 2009-2011), the Schaulager in Rodengo Saiano is a simple accumulation place of Northern Italy’s and Central Europe’s industrial past. The aesthetic and semantic concept for a Wunderkammer (curiosity cabinet) was derived from the depot’s own function. An anonymous industrial building was marginally changed. It was coloured anthracite and received a new façade with a 40 meter long glazed shelf in front of the building. Exhibits weighing up to 11 tons are hung here, following the
principal of a Wunderkammer – a seemingly random accumulation of objects - and the façade therefore reflects the museum inside. The Schaulager takes up three-quarters of the building’s area. The remaining area, located on an additional mezzanine level, is partitioned into a training and research area as well as a permanent exhibition about film and film production.
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| Architect |
Kleihues Jan |
| Country |
Italy |
| Region |
Brescia e dintorni |
| City |
Rodengo Saiano |
| Start of the work |
2008 |
| End of the work |
2009 |
| Collaborations |
Klaus Schuwerk |
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