Started in Stuttgart as an ambitious project, the construction of the Porsche museum, is the most spectacular construction project in Porsche company’s history. Dynamically designed, apparently floating exhibition body, with a total of around 21,000 cubic centimeters of concrete and 4,000 tons of concrete reinforcement. The museum will be the business card at Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and will represent the Company both inwardly and outwardly. The entire historical and contemporary knowledge of Porsche gathered in one location, on floor space of around 21,000 square meters. Expects that the building will be completed in the second half of 2008. The exhibition will also be dedicated to the era of Professor Ferdinand Porsche and his development work in the period between 1900 and 1948, all gathered. At the same time, as the main theme of the exhibition, is the product chronology of the Porsche sports car, which will be supplemented by more in-depth topic areas that are of particular significance for the Company’s history and philosophy.
A historical workshop will borne, and will give visitors an insight into the restoration of the exclusive sports car. In future, this workshop will not only feature the restoration and servicing of own exhibits, but will also focus on customers’ historical Porsche vehicles. In addition, the Company archive will be housed in the new museum. In addition to a restaurant and coffee bar in the foyer, there will be a conference area on the top floor as well as an exclusive restaurant, which will be opened independently of the museum operation and may also be leased by external interested parties.Originally, 170 architectural offices from all over Europe applied to build the new museum at Porsche-Platz. The sports car manufacturer invited ten of these offices to compete, from which Viennese architects Delugan Meissl emerged as the winner in February 2005.
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