Fondazione Renzo Piano
Zentrum Paul Klee
Zentrum Paul Klee
The complex nature of the shapes and articulations of the body of work of German-
Swiss artist Paul Klee is reflected in the architecture of the Zentrum. The museum is
part and parcel of the rolling hills and blends in with the natural landscape of the
countryside outside of Bern. The architecture of the Zentrum was conceived as a
gentle wave contouring the land. The curvature of the structure creats three
artificial hills containing the exhibition space, a concert hall, a conference centre
and a centre for the study, research and promotion of Klee’s works, as well as an
interactive museum for children.
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Dati Progetto
Design 1999-2001
Construction 2002-2005
Site area 83.000 m2
Total floor area 16.000 m2
Permanent exhibition 1.650 m2
Temporary exhibition 800 m2
Green area 60.000 m2
Height 16,32 m
Floors North pavilion : 5 floors
Central and South pavilion: 2 floors
Auditorium 300 seats
Credits
Client Maurice E. and Martha Müller Foundation
Architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop architects, in
collaboration with arb Architekten (Bern)
Consultants Ove Arup & Partners, B+S Ingenieure AG
(structure); Ove Arup & Partners, Luco AG,
Enerconom AG, Bering AG (services); Emmer
Pfenninger Partner AG (façade engineering);
[Link] (geometry studies); Ludwig & Weiler
(special structural elements); Grolimund+Partner
AG (bauphysik); Müller-BBM (acoustics); Institut de
sécurité (fire prevention); Hügli AG (security);
[Link] (food service); Schweizerische
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Hochschule für Landwirtschaft, [Link]
(landscaping); Coande (signage).
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Immagini
Subject Aerial view of the site - “Schongrun” - before the
construction, 1985
Date 1985
Image code Kle__027
Author -
Copyright -
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Subject Reference image: the texture of a field. (From the
book “The pattern of landscape”, by S. Crowel and
Mitchell, Packard Publishing Ltd, 1988)
Date 1988
Image code Kle__043
Author -
Copyright -
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Subject Construction site, roof structure, 07/2003.
Date 2003-07-01
Image code kle__199
Author Berengo Gardin, Gianni
Copyright Berengo Gardin, Gianni
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Subject Construction site, roof structure, 07/2003.
Date 2003-07-01
Image code kle__201
Author Berengo Gardin, Gianni
Copyright Berengo Gardin, Gianni
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Subject Construction site, roof structure, 07/2003.
Date 2003-07-01
Image code kle__204
Author Berengo Gardin, Gianni
Copyright Berengo Gardin, Gianni
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Subject Construction site, roof structure, 07/2003.
Date 2003-07-01
Image code kle__207
Author Berengo Gardin, Gianni
Copyright Berengo Gardin, Gianni
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Subject Construction site, roof structure, 07/2003.
Date 2003-07-01
Image code kle__214
Author Berengo Gardin, Gianni
Copyright Berengo Gardin, Gianni
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Subject The Zentrum Paul Klee plunged in the wheat field,
06/2005.
Date 2005-06-01
Image code kle__368
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Subject Detail of the roof.
Date -
Image code kle__327
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Subject Detail of the glazed corridor that links the three
volumes.
Date -
Image code kle__353
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Subject Detail of main facade with the sunscreens,
06/2005.
Date 2005-06-01
Image code kle__342
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Subject The three volumes bounded by the curved roof
structure.
Date -
Image code kle__362
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Subject The curved arches seen from below.
Date -
Image code kle__367
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Subject The main gallery for the permanent collection
located in the central volume, 06/2005.
Date 2005-06
Image code kle__358
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Subject The “Creaviva” children’s workshop is on the first
basement level, north hill
Date 2005-06
Image code kle__303
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Subject The “Creaviva” children’s workshop is on the
basement level, 07/2005.
Date 2005-06-01
Image code kle__444
Author Cano, Enrico
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Subject The main facade at night, in correspondence of the
children’s workshop, 07/2005.
Date 2005-07
Image code kle__427
Author Cano, Enrico
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Subject Auditorium with 300 seats, on the second
basement level in the north volume, 06/2005.
Date 2005-06
Image code kle__392
Author Denancé, Michel
Copyright Denancé, Michel
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Disegni
Title -
Scale -
Size A4
Date 1998/10/26
Drawing number -
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Drawing code Kle-rp_003
Author Renzo Piano
Copyright Renzo Piano
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Title -
Scale -
Size A4
Date 1999/02/24
Drawing number -
Drawing code Kle-rp_007
Author Renzo Piano
Copyright Renzo Piano
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Title (Geometry report)
Scale NTS
Size 260 x 300 mm
Date 2001/07/11
Drawing number -
Drawing code KLE_DW_087
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Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Structural diagram
Scale NTS
Size A1
Date 2001/03/01
Drawing number -
Drawing code KLE_DW_084
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title -
Scale N/A
Size -
Date 2003/03/12
Drawing number -
Drawing code Kle__c276
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title -
Scale -
Size A3
Date 1999/10/07
Drawing number -
Drawing code Kle-rp_030
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Author Renzo Piano
Copyright Renzo Piano
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Title Grundriss UG
Scale 1:500
Size A3
Date 2005/05/21
Drawing number -
Drawing code KLE_DW_088
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Grundriss EG
Scale 1:500
Size A3
Date 2005/05/21
Drawing number -
Drawing code KLE_DW_089
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Middle hills - Ground floor plan
Scale 1:100
Size A0
Date 2006/11/22
Drawing number 1.00.05
Drawing code KLE_DW_004
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title South hill - Ground Floor Plan
Scale 1:100
Size A0
Date 2006/11/22
Drawing number 1.00.06
Drawing code KLE_DW_005
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title North hill - Ground Floor Plan
Scale 1:100
Size A0
Date 2006/11/22
Drawing number 1.00.09
Drawing code KLE_DW_006
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title -
Scale -
Size A3
Date 1999/12/13
Drawing number -
Drawing code Kle-rp_094
Author Renzo Piano
Copyright Renzo Piano
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Title North hill - Ground Floor Plan
Scale 1:200
Size 2370 X 420 mm
Date 2001/10/15
Drawing number 0.02.03
Drawing code KLE_DW_014
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Main façade
Scale 1:100
Size 2100 X 594 mm
Date 2006/11/22
Drawing number 4.70.30
Drawing code KLE_DW_064
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Façade - Section East West
Scale 1:10
Size A1
Date 2003/06/05
Drawing number 4.70.51
Drawing code KLE_DW_066
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Façade - Section East West
Scale NTS
Size A1
Date 2003/06/05
Drawing number 4.70.56
Drawing code KLE_DW_067
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Section axis 7
Scale 1:100
Size 2028 X 420 mm
Date 2001/12/18
Drawing number 2.00.16
Drawing code KLE_DW_057
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title North Hill - Cross-section axis LM
Scale 1:50
Size A0
Date 2002/11/15
Drawing number 2.00.32
Drawing code KLE_DW_027
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Middle hill - Cross-section axis QR
Scale 1:50
Size A0
Date 2002/11/15
Drawing number 2.00.35
Drawing code KLE_DW_032
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title -
Scale -
Size A4
Date 1999/02/04
Drawing number -
Drawing code Kle-rp_006
Author Renzo Piano
Copyright Renzo Piano
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Title -
Scale -
Size A2
Date 1999/02/04
Drawing number -
Drawing code Kle-rp_101
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Author Renzo Piano
Copyright Renzo Piano
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Title Regeldetail Achse 3 - Achse P
Scale 1:10
Size A0
Date 2002/11/26
Drawing number 5.02.05
Drawing code KLE_DW_086
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Zentrum Paul Klee
Title Regeldetail Achse 3 - Tal 2
Scale 1:5
Size 1480 X 840 mm
Date 2003/01/13
Drawing number 5.02.06
Drawing code KLE_DW_085
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Musiksaal
(Concert hall)
Scale N/A
Size -
Date 2001/11/01
Drawing number -
Drawing code kle__144
Author Bernard Plattner/Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Title Musiksaal
(Concert hall)
Scale N/A
Size -
Date 2001/11/01
Drawing number -
Drawing code kle__146
Author Bernard Plattner/Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Zentrum Paul Klee
Title Auditorium - Steel contruction - Section edge
beams
Scale 1:25
Size 810 x 420 mm
Date 2004/10/25
Drawing number 5.40.12
Drawing code KLE_DW_080
Author Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Copyright Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Modelli
Title Strucutre Study Model
Date 1999-04-01
Model Code KLE_MD_007
Scale 1:250
Model Author RPBW - Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects
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Zentrum Paul Klee
Title Geometry Study Models
Date 1999-05-01
Model Code KLE_MD_003
Scale 1:500
Model Author RPBW - Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects
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Title Structure Study Model
Date 2000-06-01
Model Code KLE_MD_001
Scale 1:500
Model Author RPBW - Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects
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Zentrum Paul Klee
Title Roof structure model (copy)
Date -
Model Code KLE_MD_053
Scale 1:50
Model Author RPBW - Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects
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Zentrum Paul Klee
Title Massing Study Models
Date 1999-12-01
Model Code KLE_MD_002
Scale 1:500
Model Author RPBW - Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects
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Zentrum Paul Klee
Title General Building Study Model
Date 2001-07-06
Model Code KLE_MD_063
Scale -
Model Author RPBW - Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects
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Zentrum Paul Klee
Title Transversal Section - Bas Relief
Date 1999-12-01
Model Code KLE_MD_022
Scale 1:50
Model Author RPBW - Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects
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Title Auditorium Study Models
Date 2002-01-01
Model Code KLE_MD_017
Scale 1:100
Model Author RPBW - Renzo Piano Building Workshop Architects
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