The design proposal by Coop Himmelb (l)au consists of a large transparent hall with a sculptural roof and a double cone, informed by the relation to the existing company headquarters building. BMW Welt is composed of five thematic blocks: Hall, Premiere, Forum, Gastronomy and Double Cone. Completed in 2007 in Munich, Germany.
Conception The realization of the technical building facilities within the scope of the architecture led to a planning model with five thematic. The BMW Welt is a brand experience and car delivery center as well as an event location situated next to the headquarter and the BMW museum. Coop Himmelb (l)au designed a hall with a length of 180 meters, which completes the western corner of the large area.
In 2000, the BMW Group decided to build a brand-experience and car-delivery center in close vicinity to the corporate headquarters and the BMW museum. 275 architects participated in an open international competition for the project. In a multi-stage selection procedure, the design by COOP HIMMELB (L)AU came out winning in July 2001.
The BMW Welt by architect Coop Himmelb (l)au was built in Munich, Germany in 2003. The realization of the technical building facilities within the scope of the architecture led to a planning model with five thematic blocks: Hall, Premiere, Forum, Gastronomy Hall A low. In 2000, the BMW Group decided to build a brand-experience and car-delivery center in close vicinity to the corporate headquarters and the BMW museum.
275 architects participated in an open international competition for the project. In a multi-stage selection procedure, the design by COOP HIMMELB (L)AU came out winning in July 2001.One of the central design ideas is to expand the existing. BMW Welt is one of many projects in which COOP HIMMELB (L)AU succeeded in realizing architecture as an ensemble and metaphor.
A transparent hall designed as a dynamic Double Cone with a sculptural roof serves as the intersection and communication center between product, company, and the public. The COOP HIMMELB (L)AU BMW Welt project records, 1994-2015, documents the design development and the construction of BMW Welt, an event and delivery center for the automotive company based in Munich, Germany. In a multi-stage selection procedure, the design by COOP HIMMELB (L)AU came out winning in July 2001.
One of the central design ideas is to expand the existing configuration of the BMW Tower and the museum with an additional element so as to create a spatial, ideal, and identity.