GROHE Magazine 101100 Pure Freude an Wasser Potsdam has always been nostalgic for its Ba roque Rococo buildings that were effectively destroyed during and after WWII One such building was the Barberini Palace originally built in 1772 on the bank of the Havel which in 2017 reopened as an art museum with the same name Often the tough part of architec tural reconstruction of these traditional styles is to approach the building with a thoroughness that reflects the rich detail of its original form This was the daunting task of architect Thomas Albrecht partner of Hilmer Sattler Ahlers Al brecht architects Luckily due to the many doc uments and visual footage of the building be fore and after its destruction Albrecht had a clear template of the venerated building to draw from You could count the layers of bricks so we were certain of the dimensions But his responsibility extended beyond the building s perimeter since the Barberini also represented part of a wider project to reinvig orate the area Albrecht explains The recon struction of the Barberini was also interesting because it complements the other buildings on the Old Market Square the restored City Palace the renovated St Nicholas Church the Old City Hall and the obelisks It is now possi ble to experience the fascinating dynamic of the square once again And of course even a retired palace needs palatial bathrooms but in 21st century style To achieve this the wash basins in the Museum Barberini are fitted with the electronically activated GROHE Euroeco Cosmopolitan E faucets which deliver cold or premixed water at the desired temperature Using an infrared sensor water flow is con trolled completely contact free and stops au tomatically after the pre programmed running time virtually eliminating bacterial transmis sion between users Fit for a queen or even just an art museum visitor MUSEUM BARBERINI At last one of Potsdam s shining architectural gems receives a renovation The Barberini Palace originally built in 1772 on the banks of the Havel reopened in 2017 as an art museum The washbasins in the Museum Barberini are fitted with the electronically activated GROHE Euroeco Cosmopolitan E faucets P ho to s S te fa n M ül le r in te ri or s H el ge M un dt e xt er io r vi ew s

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