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Neues Museum: Spatial and Functional Analysis
| Nr. | Sadaļas nosaukums | Lpp. |
| INTRODUCTION | 3 | |
| 1. | SITE, OPEN SPACES | 4 |
| 1.1. | CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING | 4 |
| 2. | CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEUES MUSEUM | 4 |
| 2.1. | MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION CHOICES | 4 |
| 3. | SOLUTION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION | 5 |
| 3.1. | THE NEW MUSEUM | 5 |
| 3.2. | THE NEW VOLUMES | 6 |
| 4.1. | HISTORICAL CONNECTION | 8 |
| 4.2. | ENTRANCES | 8 |
| 4.3. | CONNECTIONS | 9 |
| 4.4. | ROOMS OF THE PROMENADE | 9 |
| 4.5. | THEMES | 10 |
| CONCLUSIONS | 11 | |
| LITERATURE | 12 | |
| APPENDIX | 13 |
Conclusions
• By restoring a building, important are not just the interior spaces, but also the site atmosphere. Standing next to the Neues Museum the historical background is present even today.
• DCA had very accurate and sensitive approach in planning the reconstruction of the Neues Museum. Fabrics and ruins are not completely renewed, but they are complemented with a contrasting material, which holds them together and makes them as “whole”. The value of the building is even highlighted after the reconstruction process.
• The Archeological Promenade is a whole different way of exhibition. It makes visitor not just read or see history, it makes him to experience it, by leading through the different spaces and atmospheres – each characterized to the specific time and museum.
• The Neues Museum has gain a new identity after the reconstruction, not by being a ruin, but embodying the excitement of a ruin, that has been captured by the unique approach.
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The Neues Museum (New Museum) was designed by Friedrich August Stüler and built on Berlin's Museum Island between 1841 and 1859. This museum was rebuilt in 1997, the project for renovation was made by international company David Chipperfield Architects in cooperation with architect Julian Harrap. The main task for architects was to save the historical structure and form of the museum, in the same time repairing and restoring the original volume. The idea for repairing and renovation was that the original structure should be kept as well as forms and construction materials.1 The main objective of the reconstruction project was the completing of all missing details and returning of all original forms, which were destroyed during the World War II. There were order of rooms restored thus keeping the original structure in its historical position and in line with newly build sections not disturbing old sequence. All of the missing parts of building were replaced taking into consideration existing lights and historical forms.2
