Museum of Bavarian History

With a large sculptural form, architects wörner traxler richter connect Regensburg’s mediaeval old town with the Danube and, with the Museum of Bavarian History, create a suitable place to relive the past. The new museum building with a total floor space of over 5,000 square metres is one of the few approved new buildings in Regensburg’s old town, which is a UNESCO world heritage site. The ceramic building shell with its seemingly irregular profiling consists of seven different plate types with a combed surface structure, which Moeding produced on an individual basis at the request of the architects. Added to this are 4,300 four-edge baguettes, which underline the vertical texture of the ceramic tiles and give the facade a harmonious rhythm. From the comprehensive range of colors, the architects chose a light shade in light gray, in intensive coordination with the manufacturer. Thus the elegant natural surface varies its appearance depending on the weather; changes to a darker color upon precipitation and gently reflects the surrounding light moods.