Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten

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Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten
Company typePrivately held company (GmbH)
Industryarchitecture firm
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997) in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Headquarters
Frankfurt
,
Germany
Area served
worldwide
Key people
  • Claudia Meixner
  • Florian Schlüter
  • Marin Wendt
ProductsArchitecture, Urban design
Number of employees
~50
Websitewww.meixner-schlueter-wendt.de

Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten (the company's preferred way of writing it is MEIXNER SCHLÜTER WENDT Architekten) is a German architecture firm based in Frankfurt. The company's projects have received awards the World Architecture Festival in 2008[1] and at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2004, 2006 and 2012.[2][3]

The Licht- und Luftbad pontoon, Niederrad, Frankfurt (2003).
The relief wall in the Dornbusch Church in the eponymous district of Frankfurt (2006).
The top floor resembles a stealth bomber: "Wohnhaus F" residential building, Kronberg im Taunus (2007)
Schmuck residential building, Frankfurt: The "living room sculpture" (2011).
The composition of height in the Axis residential high-rise in Frankfurt's Europaviertel district – terraced house, perimeter block development, slim high-rise (2016).
Models of possible versions of the new New Henninger Turm during the design process (2017).

History[edit]

Since it was first founded in Frankfurt in 1997 the office has been managed by its three partners Claudia Meixner, Florian Schlüter and Martin Wendt.[4] With its early, somewhat smaller projects the firm already elicited great interest among the specialist media. Today, its work ranges from exhibition design, architectural planning and design in the urban context, industrial buildings, schools, churches, cultural and residential buildings, all the way to residential high-rises. In parallel, Claudia Meixner and Florian Schlüter hold lectures at various organizations and have also taught at the university level.[5][6]

Architecture[edit]

Very diverse in formal terms,[7] the buildings by Meixner Schlüter Wendt have two basic things in common: They leave a very strong sculptural impression on viewers and they react to their contexts with sensitivity.[3] Meixner Schlüter Wendt resolves this apparent conflict by using methods, principles, and strategies which are – according to design expert Lilli Hollein – established practice in the world of visual arts but, by contrast, rather unusual for German architecture firms.[8] One common practice at the practice is to play calculated games with levels of perception. To this end, in their design process, the architects evoke specific associations with what is particular to a certain location and the relevant construction brief, associations which are the result of observing and analyzing everyday things or rather the way they are arranged.[8][9] This can, for instance, include recourse to conventional building typologies and to well-known techniques from the history of construction, such as the kind of encrustations[10] or reliefs[11] which Meixner Schlüter Wendt sees as intellectual ready-mades, something which they can reinterpret and transform into buildings of a completely new kind.[12][13][14]

As a reaction to the differing heights of the surroundings in Frankfurt's Europaviertel, for the Axis project, for instance, the architects combined a slim high-rise, a multistory building and a row of terraced houses to form a "perimeter block high-rise".[15][16] In the case of the "Schmuck" detached family residence in Frankfurt's Westend district, by contrast, the firm transformed the typologies that are the "Hofreite" (a kind of courtyard ensemble), the patio house and the villa into a more complex "living space sculpture", including in the process the connecting walls of the neighboring buildings.[17][18][19] To use another example, in 2003, a pontoon served as the inspiration for the Café des Licht- und Luftbades (Light and Air Bath Café) on the banks of the flood-prone river Main in Frankfurt's Niederrad district, the kind of ship-like construction that will float if there is flooding.[20][21][22] In the case of the partial dismantlement of the Dornbuschkirche, the church in the eponymous district of Dornbusch, Meixner Schlüter Wendt reproduced what used to be the nave of the church in a new relief wall, thus preserving people's memories of the demolished section of the structure in the form of an impression in the new architecture.[23][12][11] For the reinterpretation of the Henniger Turm, which was knocked down in 2013, the firm also reacted to collective memories.[24] Whereas both the contours and the side facing the city are strongly reminiscent of the original appearance of the old silo, the three other sides indicate the new building's function as a residential tower.[25][26][27]

Buildings (selection)[edit]

  • 2002–2003 "Wohnhaus S." residential building, Karlsruhe.
  • 2003 Licht- und Luftbad snack bar pontoon, Niederrad, Frankfurt.
  • 2004–2006 Dornbuschkirche, Frankfurt.[28][29][30]
  • 2005–2006 "Wohnhaus Wohlfahrt-Laymann" residential building, Oberursel (Taunus).[31][32]
  • 2005–2007 "Wohnhaus F" residential building, Kronberg im Taunus.[33][34]
  • 2006–2009 Ordnungsamt (public order office), Frankfurt.[35]
  • 2009–2011 "Wohnhaus Schmuck" residential building, Frankfurt.[36]
  • 2010 Leseraum/Ding reading room in the Museum für Moderne Kunst; Frankfurt.[37]
  • 2010–2012 "Dock 2.0" office building, Frankfurt.
  • 2012 "Schirnstudio 2.0", Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt.[38]
  • 2012–2016 "Axis" residential high-rise, Frankfurt.[39]
  • 2012–2017 New Henninger Turm, Frankfurt.[40]
  • 2015–2017 Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt, Frankfurt.

Awards (selection)[edit]

  • 1988 Schinkelpreis, Kunst und Bauen, 1st prize[41]
  • 1995 Villa Massimo Award, Rome, Architecture
  • 2003 Deutscher Architekturpreis, recognition for new Licht und Luftbad snack bar pontoon
  • 2006 Wüstenrot-Stiftung's design prize "Umbau im Bestand" (conversion work on existing buildings), 1st prize, Dornbuschkirche
  • 2008 World Architecture Festival, Award Winner in the category "Religion and Contemplation", Dornbuschkirche
  • 2012 ECOLA Award, European Conference for Leading Architects, Schmuck residential building, 1st prize for CO2-optimized renovation, refurbishment, conversion work
  • 2012 Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award, prize for the Schmuck residential building
  • 2017 FIABCI Prix d'Excellence 2017 Germany, category residential for the Axis residential high-rise[42]

Useful links[edit]

  • Official website
  • "Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten BDA". at archINFORM
  • Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten at BauNetz

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Lomholt, Isabelle (7 July 2016). "World Architecture Festival Awards – WAF 2008". e-architect. Retrieved 15 October 2018..
  2. ^ Petzet, Muck; Heilmeyer, Florian (2012). Reduce/Reuse/Recycle: Ressource Architektur (in German and English). Ostfildern, Berlin: Hatje Cantz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7757-3424-0.
  3. ^ a b Santifaller, Enrico (2013). "Kontextuelle Skulpturen – Werkbericht Meixner Schlüter Wendt". DBZ – Deutsche Bauzeitschrift (in German). 63 (August). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ "meixner-schlueter-wendt.de/curriculum vitae". Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Wir müssen reden!" (PDF) (in German). Karlsruher Institut für Technologie. 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. ^ Schlepper, Boris (7 October 2017). "Wohnen am Danziger Platz" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ^ 10 x 10: 100 architects, 10 critics. Vol. 3. London, New York: Phaidon. 2009. pp. 224–227. ISBN 978-0-7148-6252-1.
  8. ^ a b Hollein, Lilli (2006). "The Void & the Volume". Mark. 2 (4): 60–75.
  9. ^ Meixner, Claudia; Schlüter, Florian; Wendt, Martin (2009). "Alles ist Umbau". Detail (in German). 49 (11): 1154f.
  10. ^ Santifaller, Enrico (2005). "Haus Wohlfahrt-Laymann: Um- und Neubau eines Wohnhauses in Oberursel" (PDF). Bauwelt (in German). 96 (26): 29–33. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b Holl, Christian (2006). "Rückbau einer Kirche – körperhaftes Abwesendes". Tec 21 (in German). 132 (10): 12.
  12. ^ a b Schmitz, Rudolf (11 July 2005). "Vitalisierender Teilabbruch. Der gelungene Umbau eines Frankfurter Gotteshauses". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German): 34.
  13. ^ Lederer, Arno; Hintze, Bettina (2004). Futteralkoffer zum Wohnen. Wohnhaus in Mühltal-Trautheim [Die besten Einfamilienhäuser unter 150 qm] (in German). Munich: Callwey Verlag. pp. 82–85. ISBN 978-3-7667-1598-2.
  14. ^ Hollein, Lilli (2006). "The Envelope". Mark. 1 (2): 171–175.
  15. ^ Boeckl, Matthias (April 2017). "Axis Wohnhochhaus". Architektur.aktuell (in German). 50 (4): 90–101.
  16. ^ Heilmeyer, Florian (April 2017). "Slab Revamp". Mark. 12 (67): 62–71.
  17. ^ Santifaller, Enrico (2011). "Wohnraumskulptur. Wohnhaus für eine Familie". DBZ Deutsche Bauzeitschrift (in German). 61 (5): 34–42. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ Bartetzko, Daniel (2011). "Wohnhaus Schmuck". In Schmal, Peter; Gräwe, Christina (eds.). Deutsches Architektur German Architecture Annual 2011/2012 (in German and English). Munich, Berlin, London, New York: Prestel Verlag. pp. 108–113. ISBN 978-3-7913-5135-3.
  19. ^ Hamm, Oliver (26 May 2011). "Eine Oase: Das neue Haus Schmuck im Frankfurter Westend". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German): 33.
  20. ^ Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten (2002). "Licht + Luftbad Niederrad, Frankfurt am Main". In Albus, Volker; Franzke, Jo. (eds.). Architektur in Frankfurt am Main 1999–2003 (in German). Hamburg: Junius Verlag. pp. 216–217. ISBN 3-88506-522-3.
  21. ^ Klanten, Robert; Feireiss, Lukas, eds. (2007). Spacecraft. Fleeting Architecture and Hideouts (in English and German). Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag. p. 32. ISBN 978-3-89955-192-1.
  22. ^ Santifaller, Enrico (2007). "Schwimmfähige Gebrauchsplastik. Imbissgebäude für das Licht- und Luftbad in Niederrad". Werk, Bauen + Wohnen (in German). 94 (7–8): 34–39. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  23. ^ Evangelische Dornbuschgemeinde (22 December 2012). "unsere kiche – ein besonderer Ort" (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  24. ^ Wagner, Thomas (28 April 2014). "Der neue Henninger Turm bleibt ein Wahrzeichen" (in German). Stylepark. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  25. ^ Kleilein, Doris (2017). "Die Hochhausdebatte" (PDF). Bauwelt (in German). 108 (10): 40–49. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  26. ^ Santifaller, Enrico (2018). "Neuer Henniger Turm". Domus, German Edition (in German). 7 (34): 58–67.
  27. ^ Russ, Alexander (2019). "Die gläserne Dame". Baumeister (in German). 107 (5): 32–43.
  28. ^ "Architecture in Germany 2000–2012". A+U (Architecture and Urbanism) (in Japanese and English) (13:01/508): 70–73. 2012.
  29. ^ Brooker, Graeme; Stone, Sally, eds. (2017). "Dornbusch Church". Re-readings 2: Interior Architecture and the Principles of Remodelling Existing Buildings. London: RIBA Publishing. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-1-85946-581-3.
  30. ^ Klanten, Robert; Feireiss, Lukas, eds. (2010). Closer to God. Religious Architecture and Sacred Spaces (in English and German). Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-3-89955-313-0.
  31. ^ Delsante, Ioanni, ed. (2012). "Wohlfahrt-Laymann Dwelling". ri-generazione/re-generation (in Italian and English). Milan: La Triennale di Milano. pp. 110–113. ISBN 978-88-89861-01-1.
  32. ^ Astorg Bollack, Françoise, ed. (2013). "Wohlfahrt-Laymann House". Old Buildings, New Forms. New York: The Monacelli Press. pp. 134–139. ISBN 978-1-58093-369-8.
  33. ^ Spencer, Ingrid (15 November 2010). "Residential House of the Month: Residence F." Architectural Record. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  34. ^ Brensing, Christian (2008). "Off the radar". Architectural Review. 112 (4): 86–88.
  35. ^ Santifaller, Enrico (30 October 2009). "Musik in der verwalteten Welt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German): 33.
  36. ^ Heilmeyer, Florian (2011). "Tour de Force". Mark. 7 (31): 160–169.
  37. ^ Kramer, Sibylle, ed. (2014). "Ding-Raum MMK". Exhibition Design. Salenstein: Braun Publishing. pp. 44–47. ISBN 978-3-03768-170-1.
  38. ^ Ingram, Tracey (2012). "Camouflaged Cutouts". Frame. 15 (89): 75–76.
  39. ^ Henry, Steven; Wood, Antony, eds. (2018). Tall Buildings + Urban Habitat, Volume 1. Chicago: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-0-939493-62-3.
  40. ^ Körner, Peter; Liesner, Maximilian; Schmal, Peter, eds. (2018). "New Henniger Turm". Best Highrises 2018/19: The International Highrise Award 2018 – Internationaler Hochhaus Preis 2018 (in German and English). Munich, Berlin, London, New York: Prestel Verlag. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-3-7913-5831-4.
  41. ^ "Profil / Meixner Schlüter Wendt". Home / Meixner Schlüter Wendt (in German). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  42. ^ "FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Germany, Preisträger 2017" (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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