Archive of the Avant-Garde, Dresden, Germany

Name and location:
Archive of the Avant-Garde, Dresden, Germany

Architects:
Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, Berlin

Customer:
Tischlerei Waicsek

Owner:
Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und  Baumanagement Dresden

Products installed:
Roller blinds SG 4960, Triscreen 3%, Nox
Hand operated curtain tracks SG 1070 as room divider, customer fabric
Tension frame (semicircular windows), Triscreen 3%, Nox

Photos:
Roland Halbe

The Archive of the Avant-Garde (ADA) contains one of the most extensive collections of artworks, objects and documents from the artistic avant-gardes of the 20th century, amassed since the late 1960s by the collector Egidio Marzona. The centrepiece of the archive is a massive concrete structure floating in the empty existing log cabin. Originally built in 1732, the building has undergone numerous transformations over the years.

SG 4960 electric roller blinds protect the exhibits from direct sunlight. The upper sections of the semi-circular windows were covered with Triscreen 3 % or Nox fix textiles with tensioning frames. Black profiles with eye-catching yellow wave curtains divide the large room into sections and also serve as textile walls for printed information panels.