Ehrhardt Museum design by Kéré architecture & HK Architekten.
Project: Ehrhardt Museum
Location: Am Schlosspark 4, Plüschow, Germany.
Customer: Dr. Jens Ehrhardt, Elke Weicht-Ehrhardt.
Architects: Kéré architecture / HK Architekten.
Project team: Leonne Vögelin, Mathis Zondler.
Contributors:
Project Management: GAPP GmbH, Antony Gross, Felix Bodenmüller.
Collaborators: Andrea Maretto, Daniel Melendez, Gökçe Senol, Gudrun Müller, Klara Johnsson, Oskar Haushofer, Benjamin Gabler, Carolin Ackermann, Lara Schöllhorn.
Engineering: Merz Kley & Partner GmbH.
Fire Safety: Fire & Timber Ing.
Construction Services: Knecht Ingenieure.
Building Physics: Hafner Weithas Bauphysik.
Lighting Design: Bernd König, Lighting Planner.
Landscape: Erik Dhont Landscape Architects.
Surface
Land area: 6871.61 m².
Museum area: 1363 m² (56.8 m x 20.05 m).
Garden area: 3973.3 m².
Dates: 2025.
Photograph: Silvio Rosenthal , Jeremy Higginbotham.
Display: Kéré Architecture .
Location: Am Schlosspark 4, Plüschow, Germany.
Customer: Dr. Jens Ehrhardt, Elke Weicht-Ehrhardt.
Architects: Kéré architecture / HK Architekten.
Project team: Leonne Vögelin, Mathis Zondler.
Contributors:
Project Management: GAPP GmbH, Antony Gross, Felix Bodenmüller.
Collaborators: Andrea Maretto, Daniel Melendez, Gökçe Senol, Gudrun Müller, Klara Johnsson, Oskar Haushofer, Benjamin Gabler, Carolin Ackermann, Lara Schöllhorn.
Engineering: Merz Kley & Partner GmbH.
Fire Safety: Fire & Timber Ing.
Construction Services: Knecht Ingenieure.
Building Physics: Hafner Weithas Bauphysik.
Lighting Design: Bernd König, Lighting Planner.
Landscape: Erik Dhont Landscape Architects.
Surface
Land area: 6871.61 m².
Museum area: 1363 m² (56.8 m x 20.05 m).
Garden area: 3973.3 m².
Dates: 2025.
Photograph: Silvio Rosenthal , Jeremy Higginbotham.
Display: Kéré Architecture .
The Ehrhardt Museum will be Francis Kéré/Kéré Architecture's first cultural project in Germany and the studio's first museum building in Europe.
A new museum dedicated to photography and contemporary art will be built on a 1,400-square-meter site. The project is an initiative of Dr. Bens Ehrhardt, son of the artist Alfred Ehrhardt, along with his wife, Elke Weicht-Ehrhardt. The painter, photographer, and filmmaker Alfred Ehrhardt (1901–1984) was one of the leading figures of the New Objectivity movement, which shaped the understanding of art in 20th-century Germany.
The museum is located in Plöschow, a town near the Baltic Sea in the former East Germany. The clients chose this location because of their personal connection to the region, where the family has its roots and still lives, and because of their shared desire to contribute to the cultural landscape of northern Germany. The new building will be constructed next to Schloss Plöschow, which houses an artist residency and gallery.
The building's architecture, contextualized and handcrafted, employs regional techniques with timber and clay construction. A wooden pergola replicates the traditional gable forms, with a rooftop garden that integrates the building into the landscape. Along the building's central axis, an 80-meter-long, free-form rammed-earth wall defines the exhibition space. The wall also improves the interior climate by balancing humidity and temperature through its thermal mass. A timber structure extends over it, its framework designed for subsequent dismantling and reuse, thus ensuring a sustainable life cycle for the building. The timber design was developed in close collaboration with HK Architekten of Austria, who oversee the execution and detailed planning.
The outdoor spaces are an essential part of the design. A rooftop garden functions as a biotope. A ground-level garden extends from the museum's café. Its topography is designed to efficiently collect rainwater, which is then used to irrigate the green areas, significantly reducing the need for external water sources.
The design decisions align with Kéré Architecture's philosophy of creating simple yet high-quality architecture that employs regional construction techniques and local resources.
Source: Kéré architecture / HK Architekten.
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