Mercedes-Benz Museum

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Mercedes-Benz Museum

2001-2006

Automotive design immortalised

The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart is more than a showcase of legendary cars — it’s a celebration of innovation, history, and design.

Key information

Client

Daimler Chrysler Immobilien

Location

Stuttgart, Germany

Status

Completed

Sectors

Cultural

Education

Services

Architecture

Interior

Experience

Economic

Programmes

Car museum

Shop

Restaurant

Offices

Auditorium

Building Surface

35,000 m2

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Facts and figures

144

In case of fire, smoke is extracted through a ‘tornado’ and released via
144 air nozzles at the top of the atrium.

100

As a key load-bearing structure, 
the twist supports exhibition levels spanning more than 100 feet.

3

The structure of the building is based on a mathematical clover-leaf form consisting of three overlapping circles.

You could, finally, name the 2006 Mercedes Benz Museum as proof that 21st-century temples to automotive design can be meaningful pieces of architecture

Christopher Hawthorne

Los Angeles Times, 2015

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