Querkraft Architekten, Museum für Konkrete Kunst und Design (MKKD), Ingolstadt

In 1992, the first and so far only museum in Germany dedicated exclusively to Concrete Art opened in Ingolstadt. It began with the art collection of one of the leading representatives of Concrete Poetry and writer Eugen Gomringer (born 1925). It contains important works by numerous well-known representatives of Concrete Art such as Josef Albers, Max Bill and others. Over the last 30 years, the museum collection has been constantly expanded and, besides, a focus on design has been added. Just a few years after the opening of the museum in the former barracks in Tränktorstraße, it became clear that the premises were too small and unsuitable. Not only has the collection increased tenfold and can therefore hardly be displayed, there is also a lack of the right presentation options as well as a museum environment that is a matter of course today. The city of Ingolstadt as the owner of the museum therefore decided to find a new location for the museum. After several attempts the foundry hall of the former Royal Bavarian Gun Foundry and Bullet Factory was agreed upon in 2012. In the same year, an architectural competition was held for this 100-metre long brick hall, from which the Viennese firm Querkraft Architekten emerged as the winner. In autumn 2013, the Viennese firm was commissioned with the planning. The start of construction took place in summer 2016, and in 2025, after having been confronted with manifold constructive challenges in the time in between, the museum will finally move into the listed industrial building.