https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1667-auer-weber-knerer-und-lang en-us Erich Mendelsohn's Schocken Department Store in Chemnitz, completed in 1930, is well known to architects worldwide. Yet encountering the recently renovated early-20th-century landmark will be a revelation, even for those familiar with it.

]]> 1409-state-museum-of-archaeology-auer-weber-knerer-und-lang.asp Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8298-state-museum-of-archaeology State Museum of Archaeology The interior revamp shows off the building’s original poured-in-place concrete structure but visually ties the exhibition levels together with a new multistory atrium cut through the floor plates.   Photo © Rolande Halbe State Museum of Archaeology As part of the project, the team rebuilt Mendelsohn’s elevation with wood-framed windows and limestone cladding.   Photo © Rolande Halbe State Museum of Archaeology In order to shield the main exhibition areas from daylight, the architects devised a curving 'museum wall,' placing it a few feet inboard of the facade. The narrow space between this partition and the exterior serves as a gallery devoted to Mendelsohn's architecture and the Schocken department store's history.   Photo © Rolande Halbe State Museum of Archaeology The interior revamp shows off the building's original poured-in-place concrete structure but visually ties the exhibition levels together with a new multistory atrium cut through the floor plates.   Photo © Rolande Halbe State Museum of Archaeology The museum's vertical-circulation elements include a new stair-ramp enclosed by backlit polycarbonate. It connects all of the floors that are accessible to the public.   Photo © Rolande Halbe State Museum of Archaeology Many of the original finishes are still intact in a pair of daylit egress stairs.   Photo © Rolande Halbe State Museum of Archaeology The historic stairs lead directly to street-level exits at each corner of the facade.   Photo © Rolande Halbe State Museum of Archaeology Image courtesy Auer Weber/Knerer und Lang State Museum of Archaeology Image courtesy Auer Weber/Knerer und Lang State Museum of Archaeology Image courtesy Auer Weber/Knerer und Lang