*벽돌 그리고 아이콘 [ Ortner & Ortner ] NRW State Archive, Duisburg

뒤스부르크 수변가에 새로운 랜드마크가 들어선다. 독일 노르트라인베스트팔렌주 주립 문서보관소로 사용되는 새로운 건축물은 1930년대 지어진 웨어하우스를 리노베이션하여 거대한 아이콘으로 재탄생 시킨다.

여기에 수변가를 따라 뱀과 같이 구불거리는 저층부를 신설, 리딩룸과 오피스 그리고 창고를 비롯한 유틸리티 룸을 배치 계획한다. 신구의 조화로운 벽돌은 기존 건축물의 브라운 벽돌과 새로운 다크 레드 벽돌의 병렬 접합으로 동질하며서도 상이한 대비감을 생성시킨다.

reviewed by SJ

A house-shaped tower with no windows rises from the roof of an ageing warehouse to create a new archive building for the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, designed by Ortner & Ortner of Germany and Austria.

Under construction beside the harbour in Duisburg, the NRW State Archive will become the largest archive in Germany, with 92 miles (148 kilometres) of shelving contained behind its walls.

Ortner & Ortner designed a 76-metre tower to rise up from the centre of the old brick warehouse, which is a listed corn silo building constructed during the 1930s.

They've also added a snake-like extension that stretches out from the north-west facade, accommodating reading rooms, offices and storage facilities over six storeys.

"In architectural terms the addition blends with the existing building, but without weakening the independence of either," say the architects.

Dark red brickwork contrasts with the brown bricks of the old building, plus the architects have infilled original windows to create a protective enclosure for housing the archive's fragile contents.

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from  dezeen