RömerMuseum im Archäologischen Park Xanten

Xanten, Germany

Photo © Gatermann + Schossig

Photo © Andreas Schiblon

Photo © Gatermann + Schossig

Picture © Gatermann + Schossig

Museums + Galleries

Architects: SUPERGELB Architekten

Location: Xanten, Germany
Year: 2007
Client: Landschaftsverband Rheinland
LPH: 1-9
Nutzer: LVR RömerMuseum
BGF: 4.800 m²
BRI: 43.500 m³
Auszeichnungen: Piranesi Prix de Rome 2011, Nominierung | BDA Auszeichnung Guter Bauten Linker Niederrhein, Anerkennung 2010 | "Gute Gestaltung" 2010 des Deutschen Designer Clubs 2009 | label "best architects 09" 2008

The Roman Museum is located within the Archeological Park Xanten, which is deemed to be one of the most important archaeological finds in northern Europe. The new museum completes a series of buildings that were erected in the 1990s.

In concept, GATERMANN + SCHOSSIG’s new building seeks to convey the proportions and scale of an ancient Roman basilica that previously occupied the site through a distinctively contemporary use of form and materials. Within, the sheer scale of the enclosure is enhanced by a series of dynamic platforms and ramps bearing exhibitions spaces and access routes that are suspended from the ceiling, appearing to freely float in space. The building’s structural steel columns are conceived as oversized box frames which create an imposing sense of enclosure immediately upon entering the building; however, as visitors move through the space a series of glazed elements – suspended glass panels designed by the artist Thomas Weil – are revealed, introducing a welcome sense of transparency and flooding the interior with natural light. The exhibits are organised as a timeline which allows visitors to explore Roman life in Xanten by starting on the ground floor and chronologically winding its way upwards and through the building.

Work phase
1-9

Owner
Landschaftsverband Rheinland

User
LVR RömerMuseum

Area
4.800 sqm

Volume
43.500 cbm

Honors
2010 - BDA Auszeichnung guter Bauten Linker Niederrhein, Recognition
2009 - "Gute Gestaltung" 2010 from the Deutscher Designer Club
2008 - label "best architects 09"