Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed the renovation of the post-war Hyparschale hall in Magdeburg, Germany. The studio aimed to renovate the distinctive structure, which was originally designed by Ulrich Müther in the late 1960s, after it been abandoned for 20 years. Officially opening last month, GMP Architekten completed the renovation of the building so that it could reopen as a multifunctional venue for events and exhibitions.
The building comprises of four hyperbolic paraboloids arranged in a square is one of the numerous shell-roofed structures designed by Müther across Germany. The structure is the largest of Müther’s structure’s remaining after several demolitions and itself was only saved as it was listed as a historic monument in 1998 and is set alongside the Elbe River within a large park. The studio was commissioned by the Magdeburg authorize to revitalize the building and give it a public use. The parabolic roof was repaired using carbon-fiber reinforced concrete to both restore and strengthen the existing structure.
On the building’s exterior, the rhythmically lined fins were renewed, while its translucent glazed openings were replaced with transparent glass to provide views towards the local park. Additionally, roof lights running between the four shells that had been previously closed up due to leakages were reopened to draw light into the interior. The interior of the structure features a spacious, column-free layout enabled by the innovative roof structure that reaches 12-metres at its Centre and curves upwards to reach nearly 16-metres at each corner.
GMP Architekten has inserted four 15-metre-square cubes that function as smaller spaces for hosting events, exhibitions and seminars. To echo the building’s original design, the new internal structures were built from steel and are organized in alignment with the square grid layout designed by Müther. While partitions divide the ground floor spaces Connecting the structures are a network of raised bridges that provide circulation across the upper floor.
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