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KUEHN MALVEZZI, founded in Berlin in 2001 by the architects Simona Malvezzi, Wilfried Kuehn and Johannes Kuehn, is an internationally active architectural firm whose focus is on public space, museums and exhibitions. The office acts as an architect, designer and curator, thus covering a broad spectrum of architectural and design tasks.
KUEHN MALVEZZI has made a name for itself through the realization of important projects, including the architectural design for Documenta 11, the extension of the Rieckhallen of the Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart – Berlin, as well as the Julia Stoschek Collection in Düsseldorf. A special focus is on the reorganization of contemporary and historical art collections, with a sensitive approach to listed buildings being a priority. References include the Museum Belvedere in Vienna, the Liebieghaus in Frankfurt, the Museum Berggruen and the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin, and the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum in Braunschweig.
Recent projects include the new Insectarium in Montreal, the extension of the Moderne Galerie of the Saarlandmuseum in Saarbrücken, and the conversion of the Prinzessinnenpalais on the Boulevard Unter den Linden in Berlin, which serves as a new cultural location for Deutsche Bank. In addition, the office has realized numerous residential and commercial projects for private clients, including the Joseph Pschorr Haus in Munich, the Hohe Strasse 52 in the center of Cologne and Villengarten Relenberg, a new residential area in Stuttgart.
Current projects include the interreligious House of One in Berlin, which is to be built on the historical foundations of the oldest Berlin churches on Petriplatz, Lot Petit - ZAC Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, a residential and mixed-use project in a former hospital site in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, and a new building ensemble on the Jannowitzbrücke in Berlin. The office recently won the international competition for the redesign of the Bâtiment d'Art Contemporain in Geneva, which will unite three cultural institutions in a listed industrial building. Together with the architects Pelletier de Fontenay, Kuehn Malvezzi was awarded first prize in the international competition for the conversion and new construction for PHI Contemporary, a cultural institution in Montreal.
KUEHN MALVEZZI has received numerous prizes and awards, including the Canadian Architect Award, nominations for the Mies van der Rohe Award and finalist places for the DAM Preis für Architektur in Germany. The office's projects have been shown in various international solo and group exhibitions, including the 10th, 13th and 14th Architecture Biennales in Venice and Manifesta 7 in Trent. KUEHN MALVEZZI participated in the 1st Chicago Architecture Biennial in 2015 and in the 2nd edition in 2017. In 2019, the office was invited to participate in the Lisbon Architecture Triennale.
KUEHN MALVEZZI attaches importance to sustainable and resource-saving construction, which is reflected in the choice of materials and the energy efficiency of the buildings. The office strives to develop innovative solutions that meet both ecological and social requirements. Although no explicit sustainability goals or initiatives are mentioned on the website, a commitment to sustainable and responsible architecture can be derived from the sensitivity in dealing with historical building fabric and the concentration on public spaces and cultural institutions.
