car, Public areas

Porsche Museum Stuttgart

Fiandre surfaces for an iconic architecture blending technology, speed and materiality

Year

2016

Studio

Architects: Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA) - Curatorial concept: HG Merz

Location

Stuttgart, Germany

Materials laid

The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart stands as one of the most significant examples of contemporary architecture dedicated to automotive culture. Designed to embody the spirit of the brand—precision, dynamism and innovation—the building rises as a suspended, lightweight and highly technological volume, engaging the surrounding city with sculpted forms and reflective surfaces. The museum is more than a container of historic vehicles: it is an immersive experience that tells the story of Porsche’s constant pursuit of performance, quality and design.

Within this context of excellence, the contribution of Fiandre ceramic surfaces plays a key role. Selected for their outstanding technical performance and ability to integrate seamlessly with the architectural language, Fiandre materials are used in internal areas and connection spaces. They ensure resistance, durability and ease of maintenance—essential features in a high-traffic museum environment. At the same time, their refined materiality helps define the spatial atmosphere, guiding visitors through an exhibition path balanced between technological brilliance and minimalist clarity.

The rigorous aesthetics of the ceramics, combined with the precision of the installation pattern, enhances the geometry of the interiors and the fluidity of movement, strengthening the relationship between architecture and speed—central concepts of the entire project. Fiandre surfaces also amplify the dialogue with the cars on display, reflecting their lines and highlighting their iconicity through nuanced interactions with natural and artificial light.

The result is a museum where every detail contributes to the storytelling of the Porsche brand, and where Fiandre ceramics become an integral part of the experience: discreet yet decisive, technical yet emotional, capable of merging functionality and aesthetic value within a space dedicated to engineering excellence and automotive heritage.