Article source: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU 

The Customer Information Centre and Event Forum “Haus des Brotes” (“House of Bread) for the company Backaldrin in Asten consists of two elements: a box shaped plinth building with foyer and event rooms plus the “Wunderkammer des Brotes”, a two storey freeform exhibition area floating on top. The chosen materials augment the contrast of these two elements: The square base building shows a cast-in-place concrete façade while the rounded wood structure of the museum is clad with stainless steel shingles.

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• Architects: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
• Project: House of Bread – Wunderkammer
• Location: Asten, Austria
• Client: Backaldrin Österreich The Kornspitz Company GmbH
• Planning: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU – Wolf D. Prix & Partner ZT GmbH
• Design Principal: Wolf D. Prix
• Design Partner: Karolin Schmidbaur
• Project Lead: Friedrich Hähle, Günther Weber (until 2015)
• Design Architect: Stephan Sobl
• Project Architect: Stephan Sobl
• Project Team: Albara Arab, Martina Bighignoli, Daniel Bolojan, Donna Riedel, Benjamin Schmidt, Damian Witt
• Site Area: 3.750 m²
• Gross Floor Area: 1.850 m²
• Building Height: 20 m
• Number of Floors: 4

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