Dutch Pavilion (Hanover)

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The installed landscapes of the Netherlands during the Expo 2000 were accessible through circumferential external stairs

The Dutch pavilion in Hanover , also Dutch Expo pavilion called, was built in 2000, the pavilion of the Netherlands for the World Exhibition Expo 2000 , located in the Expo Park Hannover is located.

description

With the motto "Holland creates space", the small country referred to its constant endeavors to wrest new land from the sea by reclamation : A larger plot of around 9000 m² was available for a surrounding flower garden. But on a limited floor space of 1024 m², the MVRDV architecture office and the abt design office created a total of almost 8000 m² for various landscapes stacked on top of each other using a sandwich-like , eight-story building without external walls. The forty-meter-high structure made of concrete, metal and wood, erected from 1999 to 2000, stood as an example of the connection between ecology and economy and was the highest country pavilion at the Expo.

Reuse

Dutch Pavilion (September 2017)

After the end of the world exhibition, the Dutch pavilion was not used for almost 17 years. During this time, several fires - presumably caused by arson - destroyed parts of the building. In September 2017, the Hanoverian real estate developer Wohnkompanie Nord , which belongs to the Bremen Zech Group , acquired the building. According to the branch manager Björn Jeschina, the building is to be prepared for future events, conferences and workshops and to create a connection to a 17-storey student dormitory to be built in parallel by means of a bridge. Details of the planned renovation of the “secret landmark of the only world exhibition on German soil” were presented to the public during an evening event organized by the Expo Park Association in September 2017. After that, the pavilion for universities is to be renovated for 65 million euros and next door the construction of a student residence with 380 micro-apartments is planned.

literature

  • Martin Wörner, Ulrich Hägele, Sabine Kirchhof: Expo 47 / Netherlands. In this: Architectural Guide Hanover. Reimer, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-496-01210-2 , p. 211
  • Conrad von Meding: The Expo legacy should awaken / Dutch pavilion sold - investor talks to neighbors. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung , September 12, 2017, p. 20

Web links

Commons : Dutch Pavilion  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Conrad von Meding: The Expo legacy should awaken / Dutch pavilion sold - investor talks to neighbors. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung , September 12, 2017, p. 20
  2. ^ Christine Oschmann, Sabine Stahl: Netherlands. In this: The Expo Guide. Official guide through the Expo 2000. Expo 2000 Hannover. The world exhibition in Germany, June 1–31. October 2000. Published by EXPO 2000 Hannover GmbH Hannover, Bertelsmann-Event-Media, Gütersloh 2000, ISBN 3-570-00345-0 , p. 192
  3. ^ Martin Wörner, Ulrich Hägele, Sabine Kirchhof: Expo 47 / Netherlands. In this: Architectural Guide Hanover. Reimer, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-496-01210-2 , p. 211
  4. ^ Conrad von Meding: New ideas for using the Dutch pavilion. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung , September 11, 2017
  5. ↑ Gunnar Menkens: This is how the Dutch pavilion is to be renovated. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung , September 18, 2017

Coordinates: 52 ° 19 ′ 8.9 ″  N , 9 ° 49 ′ 13.2 ″  E