The Mercedes-Benz Museum is an automobile museum in Stuttgart , Germany. It covers the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the brands associated with it. Stuttgart is home to the Mercedes-Benz brand and the international headquarters of the Mercedes-Benz Group .
6-596: The current building, which stands directly outside the main gate of the Daimler factory in Stuttgart, was designed by UN Studio . It is based on a unique cloverleaf concept using three overlapping circles with the center removed to form a triangular atrium recalling the shape of a Wankel engine . The building was completed and opened on 19 May 2006. Architecture and exhibition concept are closely interwoven, as exhibition designer HG Merz had already been commissioned before
12-441: A variety of languages. In 2023, the museum was visited by 800,245 people. Visitors are also offered the opportunity to take a tour of the nearby Untertürkheim engine factory. The factory produces many of the company's diesel engines. 48°47′18.78″N 9°14′1.54″E / 48.7885500°N 9.2337611°E / 48.7885500; 9.2337611 UN Studio UNStudio (formerly Van Berkel en Bos Architectenbureau )
18-420: Is a Dutch architectural practice specializing in architecture , urban development and "infrastructural" projects. The practice was founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos . The initials "UN" stand for United Network, a reference to the collaborative nature of the practice comprising individuals from various countries with backgrounds and technical training in numerous fields. In 2009 UNStudio Asia
24-473: The architecture competition in 2001. The building's height and "double helix" interior were designed to maximise space, providing 16,500 square metres (178,000 sq ft) of exhibition space on a footprint of just 4,800 square metres (52,000 sq ft). The double helix also corresponds to the exhibition concept, which divides the museum into the "legend rooms" and the "collections", offering two alternative tours that can be merged at any given point of
30-521: The museum. The museum contains more than 160 vehicles, some dating back to the very earliest days of the motorcar engine. The vehicles are maintained by the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center of Fellbach . Previously, the museum was housed in a dedicated building within the factory complex and visitors had in recent decades been transported from the main gate by a secured shuttle. The museum provides visitors with free audio tours in
36-730: Was established, with its first offices located in Shanghai and Hong Kong. UNStudio Asia is a full service office with a multinational team of all-round and specialist architects and is intricately connected to UNStudio Amsterdam. Further offices are located in Frankfurt, Dubai and Melbourne. UNStudio has an average work-force of 250+ employees and a management team made up of two co-founders and three partners, Astrid Piber, Gerard Loozekoot and Hannes Pfau. Based in Amsterdam , UNStudio has worked internationally since its inception and has produced
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