Client

Robert Walser Center

Architects

Itten+Brechbühl AG

Construction management

Haller+Partner Architekten

Planning

Dec. 2008 - Feb. 2009

Start of construction

March 2009

Start of operation

April 2009

Floor area

300 m2

Construction volume

840 m3

Photos

Dominique Uldry, Bern

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Bern, Switzerland

Robert Walser Centre

Rooms worthy of a world-class author

The Robert Walser Archive found a permanent and worthy home in 2009 in Marktgasse 45 in the middle of Bern. Up until then the archive, with its important documentation on Walser and his mentor, Carl Seelig, had been in Zurich. The research and archive centre is simple and functional. Everything represents an unobtrusive homage to the work of this extraordinary, quiet author of world renown. The dignity appropriate to Walser does not exclude a pleasant, warm atmosphere. This is taken care of by the clear forms of the furnishings and the lamps in the publicly accessible areas, but also by the modest colours which give the rooms a unifying theme. Functionality is also the abiding characteristic of the small, tasteful exhibition room.

Robert Walser–Center

Interior Design

A small archive for a great writer. The archive, containing important documentation about Robert Walser and his mentor Carl Seelig, is housed in a minimalist space. The reading and meeting room and the exhibition area are attractively furnished. As the rooms do not get much natural light, the well thought-out lighting concept and the specially designed furniture were all the more important.

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