The Paul Klee Zentrum is one of the most iconic buildings by Italian architect Renzo Piano. In this video we’ll be visiting and analyzing this exemplary museum in the Swiss city of Bern.
In ten short minutes we’ll try to give you a comprehensive overview of the main characteristics of this building and its architecture, from concept to structure and materials. If you are an architect or architecture student looking for museum case studies, or to learn more about Renzo Piano’s work, we recommend you watch this video, we are confident you’ll find it useful ;)
We’ll start by quickly looking at who was Paul Klee and what was his impact in the areas of art and architecture. We’ll continue by learning about the context in which the building was commissioned and why Renzo Piano was chosen over other firms. Next we’ll talk about how Renzo Piano came up with the concept for the Paul Klee Zentrum and how the spaces are organized. Lastly we’ll look at the structure of the building, its materials and the techniques that Renzo Piano used to make this building as energy efficient as possible and comply with the strict thermal and lightning standards that a world class museum like this one requires.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this building, so don’t hesitate to leave us a comment below!
If you are interested in learning more about the Paul Klee Zentrum, as well as studying its floorplans and photos in more detail, we recommend you consider reading our article about it on WikiArquitectura.com
[English] https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/paul-klee-zentrum/
[Español] https://es.wikiarquitectura.com/edificio/zentrum-paul-klee/
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:29 Who was Paul Klee?
01:12 Project context
02:07 Building Concept
04:06 Spatial organization
07:05 Building Structure
08:05 Light and Climate control
09:38 Conclusion