Renewal-Zone：为建筑遗产穿上金色外衣︱W博物馆
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W博物馆1982年设立于韦尔特一座著名的遗产建筑中。建筑曾作为市政厅使用。最古老的部分可以追溯到16世纪，1911年的一次大规模修复带来了目前仍可见的文艺复兴风格外观。2019年至2021年期间，博物馆开展了一次翻新，并在后方增建了新的设施，以金色立面呈现。
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建于1913年的正立面和北立面为文艺复兴风格，仿若贝壳围绕着原建筑。新建筑的外立面发挥了更为统一的外壳效果，在建筑后侧及南北立面上打造了一个“金色外壳”，使金色的建筑与原建筑比邻而立。宽阔的Meikoel一侧的南立面，真实地讲述着这座建筑的历史。
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南立面的中心展示出源自1548年的原始特征，而在靠近市场的一侧，可以看到1913年启用的文艺复兴风格的立面。面向Nieuwe Markt的部分自2021年起换上了金色新外观。
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位于“韦尔特 8 号”的新博物馆入口可从地面层进入，对于建筑和公共空间来说都是一个绝佳的位置。后方的扩建部分设计不同但定位明确，始终作为多功能空间服务于博物馆。最显著的改变体现在后方的建筑中，这里建造了紧急楼梯、电梯、厕所、以及办公室、会议室和仓库。
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作为当今世俗社会中的一处圣地，博物馆汇集了各种文化遗产艺术品，为后世所传承。建筑的后立面以Tecu®金材料覆盖，致敬了由金、银或黄铜制成的圣物箱。这也是对W博物馆展出的宗教艺术藏品的有趣回应。
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正如圣物盒上的雕塑和绘画讲述着所供奉的圣人的故事，现代的金色立面设有两块屏幕，投射着艺术影像和当前的展览信息。巨大的窗户成为了艺术品的展示舱，而艺术品又成为了展览的窗口或视觉焦点柜，让路人仿佛观赏圣物箱中的文物一样一睹博物馆的宝藏。
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金色的后立面完全由百叶窗组成，由于预算有限，百叶窗是固定的，仅主入口处的可以打开和关闭。百叶窗之间的接缝为40毫米，立面的细致设计让所有百叶窗看似均可打开，仿佛隐藏在快门背后的文物艺术品的展示柜。如果所有的百叶窗能够打开，古老的后墙也会展现出来，宛如一幅中世纪的多联画或降临节日历。
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设计者致力于寻找一种能够代表文化宝藏的材料，从而为珍贵的历史提供美丽的参考，为后世所留存。
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博物馆外立面上安装了1毫米厚度的覆层，为了增加硬度和稳定性，所有板材均沿边缘褶曲。此外，每块Tecu®金面板后都粘有20毫米厚的硬压绝缘板，以确保更优的硬度和抗冲击性。
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Tecu®金的覆层为后方的扩建部分提供了隔热效果，该处是办公空间所在地，因此这一性能非常重要。主建筑部分未选用隔热材料，以防止因过度潮湿而出现问题。考虑到使用需要，主建筑配备了空调设施。
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可逆性：旧窗框和后立面的窗户仍维持原样，仅外墙做了隔热处理，在前侧安装Tecu®金材质的覆层。由于隔热设施的存在，原有立面的窗台和其他典型特征得到了保留。
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Museum W was established in Weert, in what was once the city hall and a prominent heritage building, in 1982. Although the oldest sections of this building date all the way back to the 16th century, it owes its current appearance primarily to a large-scale Renaissance Revival-style restoration carried out in 1911. The museum underwent yet another renovation in 2019- 2021, during which it was provided with a new extension to the rear, fitted with a golden façade.
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The front and north façades, erected in 1913 in the Renaissance Revival style, were constructed like a shell around the original building. The façade of the new building also serves as a shell, but more consistently so. More specifically: a 'golden shell' has been created over the rear of the building, on the north and south façade, making the golden building the 'neighbour' of the old building.
The south façade on the broad Meikoel virtually recounts the history of the building.
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At the centre of the south façade, the original features from 1548 can be discerned, while the façade that was erected in 1913 in the Renaissance Revival style is apparent on the side adjacent to the Markt. The section facing the Nieuwe Markt features the new golden façade from 2021.
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The new museum entrance can be entered at ground level and is located on 'the 8 of Weert', an outstanding situation for both the building and the public space. The rear extension, which has always been multifunctional, can therefore once again be used to serve the museum and is designed differently yet unambiguously. The most prominent changes were made to the rear building, where an emergency staircase, a lift, toilets, as well as offices, meeting rooms and a depot were built.
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Only 'a few mistakes from the past' were repaired in this heritage-listed building, such as the removal of the existing lift, the meter cupboard and modular ceilings.
The attic can now be accessed by a contemporary staircase that was incorporated into the existing stairwell with the greatest respect for the building's heritage, with the precision of a surgical operation.
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Museums are the holy places of our present-day secularized society, and works of art are the relics of every culture, which are reserved for posterity by museums. The rear façade was clad with Tecu®Gold in reference to reliquaries that were also made of gold, silver, or brass.
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This is also an interesting reference to the collection of religious art on display at Museum W.
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Just as the sculptures and paintings on reliquaries recount the story of the saints to which they were dedicated, the modern golden façade features two screens on which art videos and information about current exhibitions are projected. The large windows serve as showcases for the works of art, which in turn serve as display windows or visual depositories, to give passers-by a glimpse of the museum's treasures, as if they were relics in a reliquary.
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The golden rear façade is composed entirely out of shutters, which have been fixed in place due to financial constraints. Only the door to the main entrance can be opened and closed. With 40-millimetre-wide seams between the shutters, the façade is detailed in such a way that it makes it appear as if all the shutters can be opened and as if there is a display case containing a relic or a work of art behind each shutter. If it would have been possible to open the shutters, the old rear wall would also become visible – like a medieval polyptych or an Advent calendar.
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We looked for a material that can represent cultural wealth and therefore serve as a beautiful reference to our priceless history, which must be preserved for future generations.
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The cladding installed on the façade of the museum is 1 mm thick, and all sheets are folded at the edges for increased rigidity and stability. In addition, a 20 mm-thick hard-pressed insulation panel has been glued behind each Tecu®Gold panel to ensure even greater stiffness and higher impact resistance.
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Tecu®Gold cladding enables the rear extension to be insulated, which is important considering that this is where the offices are located. Insulation was deliberately not applied to the main building to prevent problems resulting from excessive moisture, but it is nevertheless air-conditioned out of necessity.
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Reversible: the old window frames and windows in the rear façade were left intact. Only the façade was insulated, with Tecu®Gold cladding placed in front of it. Thanks to insulation package, the windowsills and other projecting features of the existing façade could be retained.
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Project Name: Museum W
Location: Markt 7, Weert, The Netherlands
Realisation date: 05-21-2021
Tecu Material: Tecu Gold 1 mm
Client: Municipality Weert
Architect: Maurice Mentjens
Photographer: Arjen Schmitz
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