"I love Johanna Meyer-Grohbrügge"

2022-06-02 16:17:34

The Julia Stoschek Collection is an international private art collection with a focus on time based media art. To offer her collection a permanent home in Berlin, Meyer-Grohbrügge redesigned the former Czech cultural institute, a fully glazed building with a complex and compartmentalized floor plan.The project uses just one element to fulfil the requirements of obscuration, implementing a clear circulation and creating a new identity with the exterior. A curtain wraps from the outside to the inside, marking the threshold between bright and dark. In doing so, the non-darkened spaces can house public program and serve as recreational spaces for visitors.The Project was awarded with the BDA Preis 2021.pictures by Jan Bitter and Thomas Meyer_Ostkreuz"> The dance theatre MDT served as a venue for Artek's presentation at the Stockholm Furniture Fair.The idea of the exhibition design picks up on this special place and creates walk-in stage sets presenting the furniture. Inspired by the central object, a mirror by designer Daniel Rybakken with a 124º opening angle, the imaginary revolving stage is divided into three parts in which different scenes are built:above the rooftops of Stockholm, amongst a landscape and an interior space. These scenes also provide space for activities such as meetings, lectures or spontaneous interactions among visitors.pictures by Gustav Karlsson Frost"> The architecture design for the art fair ABC 2015 divides the gallery halls into rooms of 10mx10m. These are defined only by their corners, whose length, number and position are determined by the galleries themselves. They may choose to curate a corner, a cross or an entire room. The result is different spatial situations, sometimes more closed and sometimes more open, where the grid almost seems to dissolve. The different positions begin to communicate, defining the atmosphere of each room together. The architecture provides a framework that creates orientation and unity whilst at the same time offers the galleries and artists various opportunities to present themselves.Nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2017"> The revisal of the JSC lobby includes a table for catalogues, a vitrine, and a new reception desk, camouflaging with the curtain behind.pictures by Studio Bowie"> The first retrospective of the Albanian artist Edi Hila at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, curated by Joanna Mytkowska, Kathrin Rhomberg and Erzen Shkololli, presents Hila's comprehensive work, which deals with the transformation of his home-city Tirana. The exhibition design takes his most famous series, Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard as a starting point and divides the space into various perspectival "boulevards". Large floor-to-ceiling structures fill the high space of the former Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin. The transparent canvas-like walls integrate the observers’ silhouettes on the other side of the walls within the motifs of Hila, a city and its inhabitants undergoing constant transformation.curated by Joanna Mytkowska, Kathrin Rhomberg und Erzen Shkolollipictures by Daniel Chrobak"> The exhibition Niepodległe seeks to draw attention to the restrictive nature of historical narratives that favour "masculine" attitudes and suppress everything that relates to women – everything "unmanly", that is. This is the starting point of the exhibition design, the intention of the show to draw attention to the fact that only one half of history is visible whereas the other half was eliminated and attempts to rewrite historical narratives. Similar to the book Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer, where he took his favourite book and by cutting out words carved out a new story, the exhibition walls are cut around the artworks. By doing so the artworks and visitors behind become part of the reading, thus new narratives are created. On the other hand it can also just be seen as a quite an efficient way of exhibiting art: only the necessary parts of the walls remain, the rest being cut away.curated by Magda Lipskapictures by Franciszek Buchner"> As a continuation of the exhibition in Tirana the Warsaw wall structures were reused and appropriated to create a ‘lightbox’ in the double height stairway. This newly emerged room provided a new atmosphere and a clear distinction of spaces, acting as a continuation of the first exhibition’s principles in Warsaw, as well as additional exhibition space.pictures by Blerta Kambo"> Horizn Studios, a suitcase manufacturer, was in need of a small ladder to reach their products in the shop. A suitcase step was created. pictures by Stephan Boegel"> For the conversion of the art gallery Mehdi Chouakri in Berlin Charlottenburg, the space is divided into two clearly defined exhibition rooms as well as an in-between space. Articulated by simple walls, the conversion offers several possibilities for presenting art and provides a continuity and therefore generosity for the small space.pictures by Thomas Meyer_Ostkreuz"> During the exhibition program “Stop Making Sense”, various exhibitions were held in BNKR, an exhibition venue in a former Munich bunker run by the developer company Euroboden.The architectural intervention literally spans a framework through the entire exhibition circle. Ropes connect the concrete architecture across the two floors, tying together the spaces otherwise separated by massive walls and ceilings, forming a new pattern of forms and information that expands the existing exhibition space. The ropes form a flexible hanging system, which can be used to design the individual program during the year. From hanging pictures and photographs to mounting projection screens and room-dividing flexible wall elements, the installation becomes part of the constantly changing state of the BNKR and challenges the typical use of an exhibition space.curated by Joanna Kamm and Ludwig Engelpictures by Edward Beierle and Dominik Gigler"> The exhibition design for the solo show of German artist Ruth Wolf-Rehfeld is a literal inspiration and reference to her wall mosaics.The artworks were exhibited in vitrines of different geometrical size and shape, organized in respect to the various groups and series. Set apart to create passageways for the visitor to move freely though the exhibition, the overall image created by the shapes may be noticed only at a later point.curated by Sven Spieker"> The former cooperative store in the village Karwe outside of Berlin is transformed into a holiday house.A transparent layer wraps the old concrete element of which all existing walls are preserved. All basic functions such as bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen are placed in the coop. The surrounding layer offers additional space with no set function.This way the house can shrink and grow according to the number of family members and guests using the house, the time of the day, and the seasons. The garden is placed on the roof, the only place to enjoy a view to the nearby lake."> A series of furniture objects were designed as part of the renovation of the office space and small living atelier for the Julia Stoschek Collection. pictures by Thomas Meyer_Ostkreuz"> An open structure divides the different rooms of the art gallery. Housing the functional features of a gallery, such as art storage, bookshelves, cloakroom, and kitchen, it is also simultaneously used for the presentation of art. It can, if necessary, carry a white wall or form a showcase. Electrical outlets and technical equipment for presenting media art may be integrated here. Connections between the two gallery spaces as well as between the gallery and office spaces are encouraged as part of the concept. The structure itself forms the permanent part of the gallery. Walls and additional fittings may be changed and expanded, depending on the concept of each exhibition and artist.pictures by Thomas Meyer_Ostkreuz"> In 2016, the idea of ABC 2015 continues to respond to the varied needs of galleries and artists using one single element.One can choose between a U-shaped room, a wall or a large open space. Based on the rotation of the elements, different scenarios are created. The pedestals follow the uneven floor of the hall and let the walls hover above the ground."> The Code_n new.New Festival, which took place for the first time at the ZKM in Karlsruhe, stands for communication, inspiration and exchange. This calls for the creation of a public space. A space in which everything can happen at the same time, yet can provide an overview.The start-ups present themselves in the four atriums on large stairways, which encourage a more informal means of communication."> The project is part of the development of a former textile factory in Chemnitz.The renovation and redesign of one floor for the new office space of the company Staffbase aims to work with minimal interventions in the beautiful space, yet make it work as a functional office. Closed rooms, such as service spaces and meeting rooms were pushed to each side in order to keep the open space as big as possible. The new lighting plays with the grid to add a new direction and a new dimension to the space.pictures by Thomas Meyer_Ostkreuz"> The structure of the residential building, which consists of 25 units with gallery use on the ground floor, consists of 6 towers that overlap vertically and horizontally. Each apartment has a very high room and several lower rooms, which can also be shared between the apartments. This simple principle allows an infinite number of possible combinations in terms of size and spatial configuration. The idea of living together should not be forced by the architecture, but only made possible and flexible to respond to individual needs and arrangements. The project is currently under construction, completion is planned for winter 2021.pictures by Oliver Helbig"> The project is part of the development of a former textile factory in Chemnitz.The new roof garden on top of the central one story building should be the heart and meeting point of the entire campus. The proposal adds a second green story made of tall-stemmed birch trees, which maintain transparency on the roof level whilst offering protection from sun and views of the adjacent buildings.The birches are tightly planted and build a forest through which one can wander freely without predetermined paths. Clearings provide larger spaces with sunlight. Fixed furnishings such as a bar, grill, stage, chess tables and benches are spread out through the forest, offering activities."> The gallerist wished for a continuous space where the transition between art presentation, showroom, office space and art storage could operate seamlessly. Art is and can be shown everywhere and the visitor is welcome to enter every space of the gallery.The new staircase, connecting the two formerly separated floors, is placed in the center, which in combination with opening up old and new door openings, results in a circulation through all the rooms.The visitor moves up to the exhibition and meeting rooms on the second floor through the staircase, which contains art storage and a library."> Art against War and Fascism in the 20th and 21st century. The exhibition Never Again surveys the history of anti-fascist movements from the 1930s and is tackling the issue of what anti-fascism is today. Our architecture is turning the exhibition into an anti-fascist demonstration or protest march, with the artworks being the banners and propaganda messages of such. On opening night and crowded days the visitors become protesters and observers of the march at the same time. If the exhibition is rather empty it resembles the atmosphere of a just finished demonstration gathering. Paintings are presented in different heights, so bigger artworks can be seen from afar. Reprints on fabrics, presented in forms of banners, flags or flyers adding to the atmosphere of the march.Sebastian Cichoki, Joanna Mytkowska, Lukasz Ronduda, Aleksandra Urbańskaimages by Nigdy Wiecej"> Ling Long is a fine dining restaurant of modern Chinese cuisine. During the day time when Ling Long is not in use, the restaurant space is transformed into a flower studio. To adapt its duality, the restaurant space was divided into different zones structured by different furniture groups: the flower fountain in the center, surrounded by the serving stations. Around it lies the table arrangement, while the outer zone functions as a lounge area and circulation space."> Stey is a new solution to urban living, offering modern professionals a smarter, more connected way of a city home. Combining traditional hospitality with digital solutions, they have created an integrated re-renting system that enables tenants to share their homes and save on rent – providing the maximum in freedom and mobility.Equipped with shared living rooms, offices and meeting rooms, community kitchens, gym and laundry each Stey also features public functions and services, which, depending on location are forming different identities and atmospheres.Meyer-Grohbrügge was asked for the design and art direction of the four locations in Beijing, which are the starting point to soon established Stey communities across Asia.The community spaces as the heart of each Stey represent different approaches to the idea of time-shifted sharing, blending different functions and the spacialization of the digital."> The Exhibition Ambitions presents a convening of forty women artists from Albania, Kosovo, and the diaspora. Our answer to this mapping of art created by women are two black zigzag walls that help to organize the different conceptual structures of the exhibition. The dark semi-transparent screens maintain the big hall in the center and produce two narrow spaces on both sides where artworks are displayed in secluded niches. The disposition of the partitions and the artworks let the visitor move freely through the exhibition and distances itself from any kind of hierarchy.curated by Adela Demetja and Erëmirë Krasniqiimages by Ylli Bala"> We developed a series of custom furniture for STEY-projects in China. Each of them has unique features, responding to their functional needs and accomplishes spatial quality."> The historical Ensemble Kraftwerk Bille in Hamburg will be developed and used for mostly office spaces with the addition of an event hall, small public services and a hotel. The competition asked for two roof extensions for the offices as well as a newbuild structure for the hotel. Extensions in such a context give the possibility to create different types of spaces and offer qualities beyond being purely functional and flexible, which becomes more and more important if we think about our working life of the future. This can mean offering spaces with different spacial qualities depending on needs and the possibility to have a direct connection to outdoors. All new structures are lifted from the existing base on the same historical level, offering an open floor where one can step outside and connect to the other buildings around."> The exhibition design for the 11th Berlin Biennale sets specific atmospheres for each venue related to the overall curatorial concept. It transforms the spaces to create environments in which the artworks perform.Gropius Bau is the representative museum of the German colonial era. Diagonals interrupt the classical order of enfilade, forcing the visitor to walk in different ways, ensuring a deeper involvement with each work. The semi-transparent fabric walls let the rooms still appear as before only to be used differently. They separate and connect artworks simultaneously, implementing a soft layer to the museum’s existing self-assured identity.KW Institute for Contemporary Art with its column-structured spaces is converted into a church quoting typical elements such as additional rows of columns, ornamental windows, as well as particular cloth and wooden structures, giving a spatial character to the works which address related subjects.daadgalerie, opening up to a busy street with a big glass front, is turned into a shop, bright and loud, where shiny walls covered with aluminum foil reflect the movements of visitors and cars passing by, turning the space into a dynamic, vibrant showcase for the artworks.ExRotaprint, as the living archive, picks up on the former exhibition’s characteristic element, a blue line on the wall, and transforms this line into a table presenting the Biennale’s curatorial notebook.For all venues, it was particularly important to include the afterlife of the installation in the concept, using recyclable or reusable materials and mechanical connections as much as possible.curated by María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, Lisette Lagnado, Agustín Pérez Rubiopictures by Thomas Meyer_Ostkreuz"> Life is not static. Today we experience our living spaces in motion. Our environment has to relate to our body, be physically perceptible. The apartment building is located on the former death strip of the Berlin Wall on Bernauer Strasse. It is connected via large steps that spiral up, creating a fluid and generous space that can be appropriated through the dynamic movement of its residents, adding the 3rd dimension to their living space.Each apartment consists of one full turn and like on a hillside has an upper and a lower end of which it can be accessed respectively through a private outside space. There is no prescription or prioritization of one activity over another, bathroom and kitchen have the same size than the other steps and are equally part of the open fluid space. Rooms are differentiated only by its location and orientation in space. Privacy is achieved by a more nuanced way than separation by a wall.On the ground floor, the building welcomes you with an open gesture into a roofed outdoor space which directly leads to the staircase or the garden. The roof terrace is used collectively and its steps offer different of views on Berlin. The clear and strong spatial structure of the interior is visible through the transparent glass façade and creates the external appearance of the residential building together with the square bricks connecting to its surrounding.This project is currently in LP5 (DD) phase."> A Proposal for the Collection of the National Gallery of Art in TiranaThe Collection of the National Gallery of Art in Tirana comprises among others a big body of social realist art , which was displayed in the Gallery the same way for many years. The proposal aims at defamiliarizing the visitors´ experience of the gallery by radically challenging the existing syntax of display at the National Gallery of Art in order to open it up to new interpretations. All the artworks remain in place but are obliterated with a uniform architectural system eliminating the possibility of viewing the works clearly but not their matreial presence. A series of interventions by Albanian artists over time will react on and uncover selected pieces. When the semitransparent cover is removed, the cross shaped holders remain as a trace and connection to the other works.curated by Natasa Illic and Adam Szymczykpictures by Majilinda Hoxha"> DJ Richie Hawtin asked for an introvert house where he could live and work, on this special site inside a half courtyard surrounded by five story buildings and a cemetery. The low building uses almost the whole footprint of the site. It acts sensitive and respectful to the surroundings and creates an inner world of its own. Light comes mainly from above except a few windows in the facade. One enters through a small slit, arriving in the middle of one big open space with suspended skylight volumes. Those volumes extend over the roofline to protect from any neighbor’s view. They hover 1.3m above the floor and are closed with glass on the bottom. They lit the monospace in an intimate and magical way and keep the feeling of a connected large space. They host the more private functions as sleeping and the gallery and can be closed with curtains when occupied. The roof is resting only on the outside walls, leaving the floor empty and open."> The first retrospective of Wilhelm Sasnal in Poland was taking place at the POLIN museum of the history of polish Jews in WarsawCurator Adam Szymczyks take on Sasnals paintings can be described with the exploration of the idea of formlessness.It is no longer a "white cube" but a distorted and unclear space. The visitor wanders through the exhibition, losing the sense of orientation. Instead of white walls artworks are surrounded by obscure shapes of barely visible reflections. Works are not hanging on the wall but suspended in uncertain space."> The Remise in Berlin-Weissensee is transforming into an art foundation, which aim is to research, analyse and diffuse the functions of archives in visual culture. Through grants, public program and extensive accessibility Archivorum gives back life and creates new artists’ archives; promotes and supports connections, creativity, research, art and culture. A newly excavated basement below the existing two levelled backyard house is creating additional space for the mostly digital archive, the ground and upper floors will house events, exhibitions and work space for art research. With the greatest possible flexibility, the design makes three units which can be used independently of each other. In addition, two small residential units for guests and lecturers are created. The stucco of the facade is developed together with the dutch ceramic artist Babs Haenen and includes recycled fragments from coloured ceramic of older works, as well as intarsia from tests she made throughout her career. The facade becomes an archive itself and serves as a display of the buildings program.The beautiful courtyard in front of the Remise is the center piece of the plot and will interact closely with the interior of the building. Opening up the facade as much as possible and continuing allow a smooth transition between the interior and exterior space. The demand of the city for a facade in wilhelminian style is answered by adding plants above the openings, which resemble historical pediments, only that they change their shape depending on season and the type of plant."> Who Will Write the History of Tears is an exhibition about the relations between the female body and repressive laws. The aim is to wrest the topic of abortion from the control of political clichés “Our exhibition design is taking Womanhouse, a feminist art installation and performance space from the early 70s as inspiration, in particular the ideological and symbolic conflation of women and houses and their often used medium of female body parts. Visitors are received by the soft (womb) space, from where they can enter intimate domestic rooms in which women tell their stories.Photos by Daniel Chrobak"> The first sauna became both the most private and most open space created by our office to date. It is a 1500mm cube made from 10mm Acrylic heated by a 6watt electric heater. With the aid of water the temperature within can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The complete transparency allows for the extremely small size. The small size allows for an extremely efficient heater to air volume ratio. When you are inside the first sauna you sometimes see all of Berlin and at other times are focused on yourself and or companions.Project by JUNE14 together with Arno Brandlhuber"> The triangular bed allows for ultimate freedom of use and interpretation. In addition to the safe space a bed offers by night the triangular bed creates many other spaces to interact with throughout the day. The bed is for the nuclear family and its opposite, together.First produced on the occasion of How soon is now? Berlin.Project by JUNE14 Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff"> Stey is a new solution to urban living, offering modern professionals a smarter, more connected way of a city home. Combining traditional hospitality with digital solutions, they have created an integrated re-renting system that enables tenants to share their homes and save on rent – providing the maximum in freedom and mobility. Equipped with shared living rooms, offices and meeting rooms, community kitchens, gym and laundry each Stey also features public functions and services, which, depending on location are forming different identities and atmospheres.Meyer-Grohbrügge was asked for the design and art direction of the four locations in Beijing, which are the starting point to soon established Stey communities across Asia.The 798 Hotel is located close to the 798 Art district, where most Beijings cultural events and art exhibitions take place."> MEYER–GROHBRUEGGE INDEX ABOUT Imprint Privacy