The Natural History Museum in St. Gallen has moved into its new home near the Botanical Gardens. With a design characterized by large windows, elongated roof lights and an intelligent spatial layout, the architects Michael Meier, Marius Hug and Armon Semadeni have created a building that enjoys a high degree of natural lighting.
The route up to the reception area is distinguished by a stop-motion display of pigeons, and at the top, visitors are welcomed by the oldest object in the house – a four-metre-long Nile crocodile dating from 1623. The museum knows how to present its exhibits to advantage, a circumstance that is facilitated by the effective spatial arrangement in the new building designed by Meier Hug Architects in collaboration with Armon Semadeni Architects.
The structure is imaginatively laid out in a split-level system. From the entrance zone in Rorschacherstrasse, from where there is also access to the adjoining lecture and teaching area, the route leads up to the foyer on the garden face. Here, a large U-shaped counter acts as a ticket and information desk, a gift shop and bistro serving point. (Katinka Corts)
The route up to the reception area is distinguished by a stop-motion display of pigeons, and at the top, visitors are welcomed by the oldest object in the house – a four-metre-long Nile crocodile dating from 1623. The museum knows how to present its exhibits to advantage, a circumstance that is facilitated by the effective spatial arrangement in the new building designed by Meier Hug Architects in collaboration with Armon Semadeni Architects.
The structure is imaginatively laid out in a split-level system. From the entrance zone in Rorschacherstrasse, from where there is also access to the adjoining lecture and teaching area, the route leads up to the foyer on the garden face. Here, a large U-shaped counter acts as a ticket and information desk, a gift shop and bistro serving point. (Katinka Corts)
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