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Reference report James Simon Gallery, Berlin A temple for the arts Designing clean entrances. Monumental entrance area In 2018, David Chipperfield’s multifunctional James-Simon-Galerie with the Friedrich August Stüler’s Doric portico connecting the Neues building was opened on Berlin’s Museum. Like a balcony to the city, Museum and the Alte Nationalgalerie. The super-slim, elegant precast it offers impressive views of the Pleasure Garden (Lustgarten) and concrete columns have been manually sandblasted and stretch up to the new Berlin Palace (Stadtschloss) while also serving as an en- nine metres high. trance area. The Galerie currently provides access to the Pergamon Museum and in future is to provide access to the „Archaeological Authentic materials, wide vistas Promenade“ with subterranean links to all the museums except for The building’s interior extends over three floors and impresses with its the Alte Nationalgalerie. The building houses a book and museum use of high-quality materials such as patinated bronze, Thassos mar- shop, a terrace restaurant, an auditorium and an exhibition room. ble panes and French walnut wood against a background of simple exposed concrete walls. The glass façades are held in place by glass Multifunctional building with a colonnade fins, while an elegant walnut ceiling hangs above the visitors in the The building resembles a classical museum, standing on a podium auditorium. Generous suites create an extended sense of space and and accessible via a monumental open staircase. It thus conforms the chic shell limestone floor is protected from contamination and with the array of historic buildings on the Museum Island. The temple damage by emco entrance mats. analogy is also underlined by the colonnades which stylistically tie in emco PLAZA Building: James-Simon-Galerie, Berlin 542 SR ribbed carpet insert in light grey, System solution: emco MARSCHALL, anodised aluminium profiles emco PLAZA, emco substructure version A C33 medium bronze Developer: Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz , Architect: David Chipperfield, London/Berlin 2 , Project size: 4.600 m ca. Year of installation: 2009–2018 emco MARSCHALL 522 SR ribbed carpet insert in light grey, anodised aluminium profiles C33 medium bronze Some of the entrance mats were equipped with emco’s ca. height-flexible A substructure, which is capable of extreme dirt accumulation and long cleaning intervals. Colour, form and function in harmony Sustainability included The building can accessed at different levels with entry to the emco products not only help to maintain cleanliness but also contrib- Galerie via abrasion-resistant entrance mats of the type emco MAR- ute to sustainability. They reduce the use of cleaning agents because SCHALL (of which approx. 75 m2 are equipped with a substructure) less dirt is carried into the building. The grey ribbed carpet inserts and emco PLAZA, bordered by colour-coordinated anodised profiles. with anodised aluminium profiles match perfectly the elegance of These mats easily withstand extreme loads making them ideal for the architectural environment. To ensure that they continue to this highly frequented buildings such as this prestigious building in the over the long term, individual ribbed carpet strips are easy to replace heart of Berlin. Entrance mats from emco were installed not only in when required. the entrance areas, but also inside the building, helping to maintain cleanliness while also providing an inviting ambience. The dimen- sionally stable, TÜV-certified inserts are available in three profile heights, two profile widths and can optionally be combined with additional profiles. Certificates Awards Subject technical modifications. to EN / 10.19 – / 10.19 EN Memberships/associations emco service We know how diverse project requirements can be. That’s why we are happy to work with you to develop solutions for your project and offer many other practical services: • telephone, digital and personal project guidance • technical measuring service • personal contact at www.emco-bau.com • texts for invitation to tender at www.emco-bau.com emco Bautechnik GmbH Postfach 1860 D-49803 Lingen (Ems) Germany Tel. (+49) 591 9140 500 Fax (+49) 591 9140 852 [email protected] www.emco-bau.com A member of the.