SAXONIC STATE EXHIBITION
WITH GEORGI ARCHITECTURE URBAN PLANNING AND ILJA OELSCHLÄGEL PRODUCT DESIGN LEIPZIG
Saxony is the cradle of industrialization in Germany. With the decision to present the leading exhibition on the 500-year history of industrial culture as part of the 4th Saxon State Exhibition in the Audi Halle in Zwickau, a concept was sought that not only responds to the technical requirements of the high flow of visitors, but also to questions of sustainability in of our time. The implemented design concept goes further: it repetitively uses existing industrial goods and combines them to form an entrance building with a ramp system in order to receive visitors to the exhibition and guide them into the former assembly and production hall. According to the implementation of all new construction volumes from sea containers, the development of the equipment elements such as counters and lockers from tool boxes follows, Seating made from car tires consistently follows the principle of reuse. Topics such as industrial heritage, product exchange and recycling processes can thus be read as aesthetics that determine the shape. The existing building, built by Th. Quaysin for Audi-Union AG 1938-39, was built at the time with the greatest possible savings and the goal of a construction that was as low in iron as possible. All interventions and renovation work today are designed according to the same criteria and underline the original character of the building. was built at the time with the greatest possible savings and the goal of a construction that was as low in iron as possible. All interventions and renovation work today are designed according to the same criteria and underline the original character of the building. was built at the time with the greatest possible savings and the goal of a construction that was as low in iron as possible. All interventions and renovation work today are designed according to the same criteria and underline the original character of the building.
