Energeticon

Alsdorf, Germany

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Energeticon

Alsdorf, Germany

Firm

Thomas Mayer_Archive

Type

Commercial › Exhibition Center
Cultural › Museum
Educational › Other

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2014

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Following the end of commercial mining in Alsdorf, the centrally-located industrial premises of coal mine „Anna“ will be converted into an attractive residential and commercial area which will include the "Anna Park“. As part of the development, we created a design concept to convert the mine‘s blacksmith and change&washroom buildings into "Energeticon" - an exhibition de-signed by Stuttgart-based "Atelier Brueckner" focussing on energy-related topics - not only showcasing the history of mining but also allowing visitors to experience basic principles of en-ergy and learn about trendsetting and forward-looking technologies.

The architectural goal was to enhance the existing building substance without obliterating its his-torical past. The new external staircase outside the change&washroom and the „black box“ ad-jacent to the blacksmith building can be clearly identified as new and modern extensions.