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Entwurf • Design Peter Haimerl, München
Bauherr • Client Günter und Robert Hofmann, Lichtenfels
Foto: Edward Beierle, München
Standort • Location Marktplatz 2, Lichtenfels
Nutzfläche • Floor space 506 m 2
Fotos • Photos Sebastian Kolm, Grub am Forst
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 150

ARCHIVE OF THE FUTURE

IN LICHTENFELS

Peter Haimerl creates gems in rural Bavaria! The Munich
architect is known for his surprising concepts. In 2014,
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he designed the underground concert hall in Blaibach. In
2 2 1 1 2023, his Archive opened in Lichtenfels: above ground a
steel-and-glass pavilion, in front of it two steel willows as
6 6 4 4 a reference to the town’s history of basket weaving and,
below ground, a basement with the aesthetics of a shell.
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L ichtenfels in Upper Franconia is a former basket-weaving town.
The art of wickerwork once made the town rich. Decorated faça-
des still reflect this. However, the building at Marktplatz 2 fell incre-
Grundriss Untergeschoss • Basement floor plan Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Groundfloor plan asingly into disrepair before Günter and Robert Hofmann acquired it
for their planned Archive of the Future. The Lichtenfels entrepreneurs,
who work in the field of 3D metal-printing technology, wanted to use
it to demonstrate the possibilities for transforming the area – from a
9 9 11 11 tradition of craftsmanship to digitalization. The Archive of the Future
was to become a venue for activities and communication, with offices,
an exhibition space and a lecture hall where initiatives and future-
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their architect in Peter Haimerl. He had the old building, which could
no longer be saved, demolished. A massive base plate now traces its
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against the neighbouring half-timbered house. Much more eye-catching
than the pavilion itself are the two 12-metre-high willow trees made of
Grundriss 1. Obergeschoss • Floor plan level +1 Grundriss 2. Obergeschoss • Floor plan level +2 steel and “planted” in front of it. These are a tribute to the city of basket
makers and – at least from the outside and more than the architectu-
re – the actual distinguishing marks of the Archive of the Future. The
shiny golden sculptures were developed with the help of a growth algo-
rithm and realized using rectangular tubes, robotic welding technology
and a duplex coating process. The contours of the steel trees and the
new building subtly correspond to the former volume of the previous
building. The basement level holds a surprise. The basement, with its
1 bestehender Kriechkeller • existing cellar atmosphere and deliberately rough aesthetics, forms a completely con-
2 Vortragsraum • lecture room
3 Serverraum • server room trary “underworld” to the dematerialized, glass pavilion. The walls in
4 Sockelplatte • base plate the basement – the lecture room can be seen on the right – consist of
5 Eingang • entrance
6 Ausstellung • exhibition drill cores that were needed to stabilize the soil during construction. The
7 Luftraum • void
8 Büro • office surrounding grain was created by rotations with which the drill sleeves
9 Besprechungsraum • meeting room were pulled out of the earth: Powerful and seemingly archaic despite
10 Balkon • balcony
11 Wartungsbalkon • maintainance balcony the most modern technology, this is another example of Peter Haimerl’s
Schnitt • Section architecture slumbering underground.

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