Thursday, November 4, 2010

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8.7.10 Ansbach (City, Residence & Orangery)

On a sunny July day, we were a group of art history students, on a trip to Ansbach - as part of an exercise of a well-known monuments. After the obligatory tour of the city, we looked at in detail in the residence. From the station, we are initially passed to the parish church of St. Louis (1 & 2). It was built in 1777/78 by the Munich architect Schmidtner Leonhardt, who also include re-Gothicised St. Jodok in Landshut . The early classical church received its patronage by King Ludwig I and after the St. Louis (see the Munich Ludwig Church ). found on the website of the parish, astonishingly comprehensive, art-historical tour with numerous illustrations.


(1) Rear view
(2) hall room with a large, coffered barrel

Although I have in the current Promenadology not yet incorporated as accurate, I found but, as friend and prospective representatives of the (art-) historical research Promenade, the Ansbacher " Promenade " very interesting. Apart from the fact that they still as is, it is extremely well preserved (see the disastrous Altstadtring-car racing everywhere). The urban situation, at the city entrances / gates and the old city-edge development on the old ditches, still leaves much of the state of the 18 Guess century (3). To be honest, it must be said, however, that the aesthetically acceptable maintenance of such urban spaces in a relatively small city like Ansbach is easier than elsewhere.


(3) entrance to the old town from the promenade seen
(4) The roof of the residence of the main facade on the building of the promenade

for several hours, professionally managed tour of the pomp and guest apartments and numerous consuming, Baroque chamber ensemble, has informed us that Ansbach as one of the most outstanding, art history is not detailed enough appreciated castles in Bavaria brought to eyes (thanks to the hosts and the supervisor of the trip:). In particular, the sometimes very complete and well-preserved original wall coverings and chair slipcovers find a remarkable feature dar.

to the online publication of interior photographs I renounce principle of locks! Please ride itself out and have a look at the person! There is also a current official leader of the Bavarian Administration of State Palaces, Gardens and lakes, which lists all the equipment in detail. Unfortunately, the interest stops at this late Baroque interior design highlights so far rather limited. Absolutely sensational architecture, the facade of the courtyard (1716-30) by the architect Gabriel de Gabrieli that has me as a friend, almost the most impressive architecture (5). For the other phases also see Karl Friedrich Zocha (1719-30) and Leopold Retti (1731-49).


(5) arcades of the courtyard facade
(6) Orangerie near the residence

to our tour of the residence was in the Ansbacher Case, a great way roof inspection. There was scaffolded facade of the main promenade up straight for restoration work on the roof, you could look at Selbig, the Balustradenfiguren and the city cast (4). From there, the view east of the Promenade located Orangery, with its magnificent castle planted garden (6).


(7) cartouche on the exterior of St. Gumbertus
(8) Interior of St. Gumbert from the sanctuary to the organ loft seen

As in any city I have looked at the great city churches: the two main churches St. Gumbertus (7 & 8) and St. John's (9 and 10). Since not All chapels and crypts Anräume were available, there are already several reasons to go back soon to Ansbach. I can recommend to everyone! Perhaps we might as well under Forma do it over. An enforced stay in the Umsteigebahnhofsstadt Treuchtlingen rounded out the field trip.


(9) View of St. John's with an apse and choir angle towers
(10) sanctuary with partial glazing of the turn of the century time

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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12.7.10 Munich, Metropol Garage

located in George Street, the so-called metropolitan garage. I remember how, under the arched canopy gas station was located. The building is with the gas station a unit system. Something reminds me of the building behind it to the Guild House by Robert Venturi from the year 1964. It could also be used.


(1) laterally
(2) frontal

See also the forum for modern architecture in Munich ( Forma ).
was in December / January 2011, the building in the exhibition Pearls in the architecture gallery seen.

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17.7.10 Munich, Max-Joseph-Platz, Marstallplatz (Pavilion for the Opera Festival Coop Himmelb (l) au)

In a Forma-action took a tour of the place Max-Joseph-Platz square and stables. In parallel there, the building facades of the King (North side) and the main post office (south side) restored. The first front is due to the Abbach green sandstone a particular conservation problem (1). The latter was up to the main facade almost completely demolished (2). There will be created luxury shops. The office space is already leased. The new facade towards the street residence, it is expected to relatively meaningless architecture that will certainly not be more appealing than the simple reconstruction of architecture before. Both Königsbau and main post office are currently hidden behind large photo banners with the facade imitations. The photo (3) can be seen how much police are often moved from the residence.



(1) Königsbau
(2) Main Post
(3) West side of the Max-Joseph-Platz
(4) Street Signs: renaming the stables place in Alfons Goppel Street

The north side of the square was transformed stables auto fair and Alfons Goppel Street renamed (4). In the square east of the road car was at this time of the opera festival pavilion Coop Himmelb (l) au (5-9). It is hardly surprising that this particular architecture firm was selected for this construction project. Do they have but with the new building of the Academy of Fine Arts and the BMW world very spectacular buildings delivered. In a northern group of trees, the rocks or lion fountain of 1790 (10)!



(5) Festival Pavilion from behind
(6) front
(7) against the background of the National Theatre (right: the space zerschneidender Kulissendepotbau from the early 20th century )


(8) Festival Pavilion waves
(9) "creative use of space"
(10) rock fountain

See also the forum for modern architecture in Munich ( Forma ).

SZ article on rebuilding of the post:

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18.7.10 Abensberg, hundreds of water-tower, measuring the Official

This summer I had it at least once again in the asparagus and Aventinus managed City Abensberg: For the first time since the completion of the so-called Hundertwasser tower on the brewery premises Kuchlbauer (1). This long-time highly controversial, but almost steeple high architectural experience, has become an attraction on sunny days, especially for families from the surrounding area.


(1) brewery building with a tower behind
(2) measurement of the portico

The Office Building is now being marketed as "Kuchlbauer Tower" (see this more marketing information, quotes the client Leonhard Salleck to this "for architecture" and to " Hundertwasser in Abensberg "). What Friedensreich Hundertwasser would have said to that. Beforehand, the had expressed Bavarian State Conservation Office and the community against the project for a 70 m high tower (now 34.19 m). The city website omitted any mention of the tower. He was executed now, ten years after the death of hundreds of water by the architect Peter Pelikan . I am still on the edge the "Measure office" notice (2).