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The Customer Information Centre and Event Forum PANEUM ? Wunderkammer des Brotes Рfor the company Backaldrin in Asten consists of two elements: a box-shaped plinth building with foyer and event rooms plus the ?Wunderkammer des Brotes?, a two-story freeform exhibition area floating on top. The chosen materials augment the contrast of these two elements: The square base building shows a cast-in-place concrete fa̤ade while the rounded wood structure of the museum is clad with stainless steel shingles.
Courtesy of Coop Himmelb(l)au – Photographs : Markus Pillhofer
The base building houses the event rooms and the adjoining rooms. This area can be used for a variety of events as presentations, receptions or workshops for up to 120 visitors. The design of the exhibition area is based on the idea of a cabinet of curiosities, a concept for collections originating in the Baroque period. This concept is especially appropriate for the unusual and small-scale objects in the collection related to the topic ?bread? which is presented in the exhibition area. Courtesy of Coop Himmelb(l)au – Uses Section
The center of the ?Wunderkammer des Brotes? is formed by a circular atrium, in which selected items from the collection are individually suspended from the top, as in a differentiated crystal chandelier. The atrium is enclosed by a spiral stair where visitors can look at the exhibited items from various perspecti...