Frankfurt Museum

When we look at the building of the Museum Angewandte Kunst, we are reminded of the residential houses of Le Corbusier. For his stylistic orientation, the architect Richard Meier looks to classical modern architecture, its simple forms and clearly articulated spatial bodies. In the late 60s, Richard Meier belonged to the "New York Five" architectural group, which further developed the functional style of European modernism of the 20s and 30s in the tradition of the early Le Corbusier. Their common attribute is the color white. In his design for the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt, Meier integrated the neoclassical villa of the Metzler family that had existed since the XNUMXth century and thus created an ensemble consisting of the surrounding park, the villa and the new building.

Museum Angewandte Kunst and Villa Metzler
The museum was dedicated on April 25, 1985 after a three-year construction period. The new building is an L-shaped complex of three cubes that literally surround Villa Metzler and join together to form a plaza. The villa provided the basis for the dimensions of the three cubes. In the center of the four cubes is an internal courtyard that leads to the museum entrance. Inside the building, a pedestrian ramp connects the light-flooded exhibition levels. Large windows generously connect the interior with the museum's surroundings.
Since spring 2013, following a phase of structural alteration in which old partitions and structural additions from the 90s were removed, visitors have once again had the opportunity to experience Richard Meier's original architecture: light-flooded, generously nestled spaces that provide views of the park and the river.
Source: translated from the English version of Wikipedia