INSTITUTE FOR CITY HISTORY IN THE FORMER CARMELITE MONASTERY
Conversion and renovation of the listed monastery complex
| Location | Frankfurt am Main |
| Client | Kulturamt, vertreten durch das Hochbauamt der Stadt Frankfurt am Main |
| Floor Area | 7.697 m² |
| Completion | 2011 |
| Procurement | Competition |
| Project Team | processing by Scheffler + Partner Architekten BDA |
| Phases | 2–9 |
The former Carmelite monastery in Frankfurt am Main was founded in the 13th century and extended as a late Gothic monastery complex in the 15th century. Large parts of the monastery building were destroyed during the Second World War. After reconstruction and restoration in the 1950s, the monastery is now home to the Institute of City History.
The Institute for City History, formerly the ‘City Archive’, is divided into several buildings with up to four storeys, in which a reference library with reading room, exhibition/seminar and lecture rooms are housed alongside the administrative rooms. The cloister, refectory and parlatorium now serve as event venues.
The overall refurbishment covers the façades and interiors as well as the outdoor facilities. The event rooms were brought up to the latest technical standards in terms of lighting, acoustics and burglar resistance and equipped with contemporary furnishings.
The former Carmelite monastery is a listed building. The murals by Jörg Ratgeb in the cloister and refectory are among the most important pre-baroque murals in Germany.