This is not the first "car temple" to appear in Germany in recent years: just a few kilometers from the new building is the UN Studio Mercedes-Benz Museum, which has received 2.2 million visitors since its opening in May 2006; The general designer of the exposition, the architectural studio HG Merz, also makes it related to the Porsche building. The same cohort includes even the Coop Himmelb (l) au complex BMW World, which is not pretending to be a museum, in Munich.
Despite the obvious advertising function, all these buildings are worthy examples of modern architecture, and the building "Delugan Maysl" is no exception. It is also an exceptional project from an engineering point of view: the polyhedron of the exhibition building of the museum weighing 35,000 tons is raised on three supports, with a total length of approx. 140 m, the main cantilever extension accounts for 40 m, and the span reaches 60 m. The building is inscribed in the Porsche Platz transport hub: a small area where the headquarters of the automobile concern and one of its factories go. Architects do not see it as a self-sufficient sculptural volume: in their opinion, although it is the personification of speed, dynamics and composure as the fundamental properties of Porsche cars, it is in a living "symbiosis" with the surrounding space and buildings.
Inside, the interior is designed in monochrome, black and white, enlivened by multi-colored exhibits. However, visitors do not see them right away: the entrance to the museum leads to an almost independent volume of the first floor, where the foyer, archive, administrative premises and a workshop are located, where everyone can get acquainted with the structure of the classic models of the brand. From there, two glass-enclosed escalators lead out and up to the museum itself, where about 80 cars are exhibited. They are located in a single exhibition space, however, divided into separate thematic compartments. The exhibition is complemented by a restaurant behind the glass facade of the museum, named "Christopher" in honor of the patron saint of travelers.
