Design
1999-2001
Construction
2002-2005
Site area
83.000 m2
Total floor area
16.000 m2
Permanent exhibition
1.650 m2
Temporary exhibition
800 m2
Green area
60.000 m2
Height
16,32 m
Floors
North pavilion : 5 floors
Central and South pavilion: 2 floors
Auditorium
300 seats
Client
Maurice E. and Martha Müller Foundation
Architect
Renzo Piano Building Workshop architects, in collaboration with arb Architekten (Bern)
Consultants
Ove Arup & Partners, B+S Ingenieure AG (structure); Ove Arup & Partners, Luco AG, Enerconom AG, Bering AG (services); Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG (façade engineering); A.Walz (geometry studies); Ludwig & Weiler (special structural elements); Grolimund+Partner AG (bauphysik); Müller-BBM (acoustics); Institut de sécurité (fire prevention); Hügli AG (security); M.Volkart (food service); Schweizerische Hochschule für Landwirtschaft, F.Vogel (landscaping); Coande (signage).
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