https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2679 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14970 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14970-school-annex-and-housing-by-lederer-ragnarsd%C3%B3ttir-oei-architects Cologne-Choir-School-Annex-01-B.jpg The annex's L-shaped assemblage of volumes reflects three different uses: rehearsal and practice rooms, dining hall, and rental apartments. Photo © Roland Halbe A contemporary museum addition in Germany, sympathetic to its neighbors, replaces a postwar concrete building.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13166 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 06:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13166-historical-museum-by-lederer-ragnarsd%C3%B3ttir-oei Stone panels, turned slightly ajar, like a field of window shutters, illuminate interior stairwells on the shorter eastern and western sides of the freestanding exhibition building. Photo © Roland Halbe The surface of the office wing, integrated into the existing Saalhof complex, is inscribed with a diamond pattern, and circular forms at the center of each diamond are either left flat or accommodate air vents. Photo © Roland Halbe Its steeply pitched roof mimicks those of the traditional neighbors. Photo © Roland Halbe Polished brass sheathes the large periscope; monumental niches on the exhibition building display statues and spolia. Photo © Roland Halbe The new structures form a funnel-shaped entrance court. Photo © Roland Halbe Archeological artifacts from the 12th century, unearthed during construction, are visible from the plaza. Photo © Roland Halbe Coordinated rows of fenestration illuminate the top-floor exhibition space. Photo © Roland Halbe From the office wing, there’s a glimpse across the plaza. Photo © Roland Halbe Finishes range from stark white to warm woods. Photo © Roland Halbe Finishes range from stark white to warm woods. Photo © Roland Halbe Finishes range from stark white to warm woods. Photo © Roland Halbe Image courtesy Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei Image courtesy Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei