Déjà vu for Libeskind-Felix Nussbaum Haus, Osnabrück, Germany

Libeskind’s cohesive extension to first completed project opens in Osnabrück

Sure to split the critics, Daniel Libeskind’s angular extension to the Felix Nussbaum Haus in Osnabrück was opened yesterday at a ceremony attended by the architect, Lord Mayor Boris Pistorius, and City Councilor Rita Maria Rzyski. The existing building was Libeskind’s first completed project; a heavily symbolic museum consisting of three interlocking volumes comprised of oak, concrete and metal.

Speaking on Thursday’s events the architect commented: “It is such an exciting moment to return to the Felix Nussbaum Haus, my first completed project. As an architect it is a great honour to be asked to design an extension to this museum for the city of Osnabrück. It is a true celebration that the museum for Nussbaum (who was once a forgotten artist) is growing and expanding not only architecturally but also in our hearts and minds.”
Dedicated to the work of German-Jewish painter Felix Nussbaum, the Museum displays a chronological stream of works by the artist. The oak portion hosts compositions created before World War II, the concrete unit intersecting the first displays pieces composed which Nussbaum was in hiding from the Nazis, and the third, metal volume exhibits paintings recently uncovered.


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Honeycomb Apartments, Izola, Slovenia, by Ofis Architects

Ofis Architects are based in Ljubljana and were formed by Rok Oman and Spela Videcnik in 1998. They specialize in various areas of architecture, one of them being social housing. Honeycomb won the first prize in a competition for designing two social housing blocks in Izola of Slovenia. The brief was to construct buildings of a very low budget for young families and couples, something usual for this type of housing around Europe.

The site is situated on the industrial edge of town Izola, on the Slovenian coast. The entry won the competition for economic reasons and also because of the ratio between gross vs. saleable surface area and the flexibility of the plans. The fact that the architects had designed something pleasing to look at as well as live in was probably overlooked a bit.

The blocks are laid out on a hillside with a view of Izola Bay on one side and of the surrounding hills on the other. Since the blocks are subject to a Mediterranean climate, outdoor space and shade are important elements in their layout. With one veranda for each apartment, each one had instantly an intimate outdoor space which could be part of the interior as well. So the façade was designed in such a way as to protect the loggias from the sun.

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