Article source: heneghan peng architects

The former Tonofenfabrik (Clay Oven Factory) is situated in the historic centre of Lahr in Germany, close to the remains of the medieval castle ‘Storchenturm’ and the medieval town wall. In danger of complete deterioration, the listed building has been reinvented as a City Museum utilizing this strategic urban location to create a destination for tourists and residents alike involving them with the history and heritage of Lahr in a way the old museum in the city’s park was never able to. The old industrial brick building was not only transformed into a modern museum, but the somewhat incomplete ‘L’ shaped volume has been completed by a new stair tower forming a coherent ensemble of old and new.

Image Courtesy © Thomas Bruns

• Architects: heneghan peng architects
• Project: Museum Tonofenfabrik
• Location: Lahr, Germany
• Photography: Thomas Bruns, Ute Zscharnt
• Client: City of Lahr
• Design Team: Shih-Fu Peng, Andreas Dopfer (Project Architect), Kathrin Klaus, Johanna Dreier, Seyhan Özgen
• Site Supervision: Justies Rünzi Architekten
• Exhibition Designer: Museo Consult
• Structures: Göppert Ingenieure
• Landscape: AG Freiraum
• Gross Area: 1.800m²
• Tender: 02/2014
• Planning: 07/2015
• Construction: 09/2015
• Completion: 03/2017

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