The goal of the competition was the conversion of the swimming pool into an art museum.

The main intention of this design is to awaken dormant potential in the existing ensemble of buildings with a respectful approach and to generate a valuable contribution and additional source of identity for the city of Schweinfurt with the museum and the actions accompanying it.

An axis of access with two balanced sculptural entry portals “breaks” up the building and links Hans-Sachs-Bad as a new museum with the existing offerings in terms of culture and leisure. The axis runs under the building and expands across the front square towards the entrance hall, which at the same time serves as a summer stage. The flooded courtyard is above the entrance foyer. Footbridges, islands, and the defining element of water recall the original function of the building. An additional borrowing from the former swimming pool can be found in the execution of the exhibition spaces: on entering and leaving the space, the sense of gradual immersion or surfacing is staged. In their flexibility and clarity, the spaces themselves offer a simple framework for the art presented (in collaboration with Studio DRAM · www.dramstudio.it).

Images: © ATELIER D ARCHITETTURA · Concept: 2005

The design by Fabio Novembre for the showroom BISAZZA MOSAICO in Berlin was realized by ATELIER D ARCHITETTURA. The focus here, in correspondence with the material, was placed on the precise execution of detail.

Images: © Alberto Ferrero · Realisation: 2003 · Workphase HOAI: 4-8

The products of WALL AG are defined as urban furnitue in the context of the city. This theme is mirrored as the central focus in the architecture of its new headquarters, which is situated directly next to a motorway. The glas cube measures 40 m x 40 m and contains all different spaces of usage – showroom, factory hall, offices.

Like a big display window, the facade of glass directs the view to the showroom, which presents the city furnitue of WALL AG in an authentic environment.

The offices are situated behind, their windows and terraces serving as background for the urban furniture in a street situation (in collaboration with ION Design Berlin ·  www.iondesign.de)

Images: © ION Design Berlin · Realisation: 2003 · Workphase HOAI: 1-3/5

The combination of simple furniture elements in clear materials characterizes the corporate interior design of Kanzlei Hammonds (Hammond Law Firm) in Berlin and Munich. The clear forms bring a sense of peace to the daily mobile workflow. Tables, shelves, wall systems, entrance, and room elements structure the work of these law firm offices in ensemble with the architecture existing in the building (together with ION Design Berlin · www.iondesign.de).

Images: © ION Design Berlin / ATELIER D ARCHITETTURA · Realisation: 2002 · Workphase HOAI: 1-8