Exhibition "Denkmalpflege als Chance"
Opens on 12 June at Krafthaus of Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow
Exhibition "Denkmalpflege als Chance" at the Teachers' House No. 9, Graphic design: Carola Plappert / Photo: Anja Guttenberger
Can the existing building be turned into something new – and become visibly more aesthetic, sustainable and future-proof in the process? The new exhibition „Denkmalpflege als Chance – Bauhaus im Krafthaus“ (‘Monument preservation as an opportunity – Bauhaus at Krafthaus’) provides a convincing answer to this question.
The Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow and the baudenkmal bundesschule bernau invite you to the opening reception on 12 June 2026 at 5 p.m. It presents award-winning projects by the Berlin architectural firm BRENNE ARCHITEKTEN, which has been a pioneer of building in existing structures for decades.
Exhibition period: 12 June 2026 – 28 July 2026
Where? Krafthaus am Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow, Lieper Schleuse 6, 16248 Niederfinow
When? Daily, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
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Bauhaus Architectures and Daylight Studies
Expert article by Ute Poerschke
Figure 3a: Detail of the third competition board. Solar geometry for the day of the summer solstice. Source: Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau
Walking through the UNESCO World Heritage building of the General German Trade Union Federation (ADGB) in Bernau, one can observe how beautiful the interior rooms connect with the surrounding nature and how beautiful the daylight illuminates the rooms in many different facets. Most spectacular can this be experienced in the dining hall with its restored glass building blocks integrated in the ceiling and the diagonal corner view into the woods. These daylight qualities are no accident, as the Bauhaus intensively studied daylight in architecture. The ADGB-School not only served as an experimentation field but turns out to be a masterpiece with extraordinary daylight situations. In no other project did the Bauhaus grapple so comprehensively with daylight ideas.
