Zentraldepot für das Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege and the Staatliche Museum Schwerin
Design by Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten GmbH
Planning and realisation: ARGE Scheidt Kasprusch · Burckhardt Architektur.
The new building is divided into a shared workshop area and three specialised storage clusters for paper, archaeology, fine art, and decorative arts. For the first time, it brings together the state’s collections, which were previously stored in decentralised locations, and creates modern working conditions for restoration, conservation and scholarly research.
By doing so, the state is visibly taking responsibility for its cultural heritage, ensuring that significant artefacts of its history are permanently secured and preserved for future generations.
This ambition is also reflected in the design: clean lines, minimalist materials and a deliberately closed façade symbolise security and protection, while the workshop areas offer a bright, accessible working atmosphere.
The new building is designed to passive house standards. Highly efficient controlled ventilation, a highly compact building design and optimised thermal insulation form the basis for this. The roofs will be covered with low-slope thin-film PV modules, solar thermal panels, and extensive greenery. The office and workshop spaces are heated and cooled via concrete core activation. A ground-source heat pump will support the building’s energy management system.
The workshop building is clad with vertical copper slats. Partly fixed and partly adjustable, they provide protection against unauthorised views and/or act as primary sun protection. As a material that changes gradually and is extremely durable, copper symbolises the passage of time, as well as protection and preservation.
The building has a floor area of around 20,000 square metres. The warehouse provides around 91,000 metres of shelving space.
