Article source: Holzer Kobler Architekturen

PALÄON (Research and Experience Centre Schöningen Spears)
The Schöningen Spears, approximately 300,000 years old, are the oldest preserved hunting weapons of mankind discovered until now. Visible from far away, the sculptural building of the PALÄON now towers over the significant archeological site at the edge of the brown coal mine. Designed by Holzer Kobler Architekturen, the building stands as a landmark with the hilly landscape mirrored in its reflective façade. The exhibition forms the heart of the project, which presents the original excavation area in a spectacular manner.

Image Courtesy © Jan Bitter

• Architects: Holzer Kobler Architekturen
• Project: PALÄON
• Location: Schöningen, Germany
• Photography: Jan Bitter
• Opening: 24. Juni 2013
• Floor Space (Total): 4.090 qm
• Floor Space Exhibition: 600 qm
• Total Area incl. landscape: 240.000 qm
• Client: Stadt Schöningen
• Occupant: paläon GmbH
• Curator: Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege
• Landscape architecture: Topotek 1, Berlin
• Exhibition design: Holzer Kobler Architekturen, Zürich/Berlin