Reg.Nr. HA-2013/DE/01

Peenemünde Power Station

The preliminary conceptual work for the restoration project presented here was performed in 2007 with the definition of the conservation aims and restoration concepts for the monument. The damage to buildings and technical facilities in the external area was surveyed and the ...
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Project details

Title:Peenemünde Power Station
Entr. year: 2013
Result:Award
Country: Germany
Town: Peenemünde
Category type: building conservation
Notes:-Project full title "Peenemünde Power Station. A never ending story - memory and warning" -Power plant
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:Thermal power station for generation of electricity and heat energy
Actual use:Since 1991 the largest technical monument in NE Germany
Built: 1939 - 1942
Architect / Proj.leader: Architekten- und Ingenieurunion Stralsund GmbH (Kathrin von Einsiedel, M.Eng., Project Leader)
The Jury's citation: “The restoration and on-going interpretation of the Peenemünde power station is a project of exceptional thoughtfulness and sensitivity. Avoiding the temptations of bright paint and shiny surfaces and dealing successfully with problems raised by the presence of asbestos, it succeeds in guaranteeing the future of the building for its various visitors. Above all, the Jury felt it struck the right balance between the different, and difficult, elements within its history. The excellent dossier described this ambivalence well. Peenemünde was a pioneering industrial plant generating electricity from the 1940s to the 1990s, but it was also a key component of the Nazi regime’s hegemonic ambitions, with their concomitant exploitation of forced labour and concentration camp prisoners. The Jury had to note too that it was the birthplace of rocket science.”
GPS:54° 8'16,0 N; 13°46'8,8 E
Web, Links:

www.peenemuende.de/

Description:
The preliminary conceptual work for the restoration project presented here was performed in 2007 with the definition of the conservation aims and restoration concepts for the monument. The damage to buildings and technical facilities in the external area was surveyed and the results compiled to create comprehensive documentation. This documentation formed the basis for further planning and determining the required financial resources.