Wasserwerk Mühlenscharrn, Schwerin
State building prize Mecklenberg-Vorpommern 2000 (Commendation)
Design prize Mecklenberg-Vorpommern 2000 (1st. Prize)
Architecture prize for outstanding industrial building 2000 (Honorable mention)
Construction of a Waterworks with clear water tanks for the Schwerin water supply. Fair faced concrete with a roof construction of laminated self-supporting wood vaults. The sunscreens are thermo-hydraulically controlled double-glazed photo-voltaic modules.
Excerpts from the prize jury`s assessment.
The waterworks Mühlenscharrn is a building that successfully fits into the landscape without losing its own identity. The outline of the waterworks…. sets confident architecture against a natural background...
Location Schwerin
Construction time 01.1998 - 06.2000
Building owner Stadtwerke Schwerin GmbH
Gross tonnage 6.851,52 m³
Total area 1.120,40 m²
Construction costs approx. 9,0 Mio €