ZOLLVEREIN KOHLENWÄSCHE, GERMANY, ESSEN, 2006 
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| Conversion of a coal refinery into a museum and visitors centre |
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The former coal mine Zeche Zollverein, an area of 100 hectares, was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 2001. OMA was commissioned to develop a masterplan for the site with the goal of finding a contemporary use for the site. |
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PRIZE
Deutscher Architekturpreis 2007 FACT SHEET Architect: OMA / Heinrich Böll Architekt BDA DWB – A Joint Venture Project: Kohlenwäsche Museum and Visitors Centre Status: Completion 2007 Client: Ministry for Culture, Sports and Housing of Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) and development company Zeche Zollverein Program: Museum and visitors centre in Zeche Zollverein, conversion of coal refinery COLLABORATORS Managing Director Heinrich Böll Architekt: Heinrich Böll Team Heinrich Böll Architekt: Wojciech Trompeta, Achim Pfeiffer, Frank Günther, Marc Lepper, Uwe Schall, Claus Filtmann, Hanno Weymann |
CREDITS
OMA Partner in charge: Floris Alkemade Team OMA: Alex de Jong, Ziad Shehab, Bart Cardinaal VISIT Zollverein Guided Tours |
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