An aesthetic pleasure comparable to the contemplation of cherry blossoms: this is how architects describe the intended impression of their small project. They are sure that even a very modest intervention can radically change the surrounding space.
House number 5 on the square, bearing the name of the artist Franz von Lenbach, was built in 1904 by the architect Emanuel von Seidl. After the Second World War, only the facade remained of it, which was carefully restored, while the entire "filling" of the building was created practically from scratch. The customer of the new, modern renovation project was the family foundation of the Barons von und zu Guttenberg (Freiherrliche von und zu Guttenberg`sche Hauptverwaltung GbR). Of the solutions proposed by Peter Abner and his team of architects, the foundation chose the most daring and difficult to implement, but also the most effective option.
The small, initially rather boring space of the entrance area is now completely covered with 2mm thick sheets of polished copper. Plasterboard panels are fixed under them, setting the whimsical bends of the walls. All this complex, radiant - a little baroque, a little in the spirit of Art Nouveau - the composition becomes, as it were, a natural continuation of rustication and protrusions on the historical facade of the building, erasing all temporal, stylistic and spatial boundaries. In addition, mirrored panels closely connect the "copper room" with the city: in their curves, they accurately, like a barometer, reflect its changing mood depending on the weather, time of day, the number of people and cars on the streets.
