Mirror pyramid opens up new perspectives for art and architecture
Nüssli has been awarded the contract to extend the Mack Pyramid in the German town of Monheim. The extension is being built in honour of the 95th birthday of the artist Heinrich Mack.
Nüssli Schweiz AG from Hüttwilen has been commissioned by the town of Monheim am Rhein to build an extension to the Mack Pyramid, according to a press release. The pyramid was designed in 1990 by artist Heinrich Mack and architect Horst Schmidges.
Nüssli has been awarded the construction contract as general contractor by Art Hub Immobilienverwaltungsgesellschaft der Stadt Monheim. The Thurgau event construction company will realise the architectural design H Eins by students Ruth Martin and Malte Grobenstieg, whose design won a competition organised by the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft.
In the new building, another mirror-inverted pyramid will be placed on top of the existing Mack building. Both the two newly created floors and the renovated old pyramid will offer spacious exhibition rooms for contemporary art. Storage and exhibition space for collections will also be created.
The topping-out ceremony for the building is scheduled for 8 March 2026, Heinrich Mack’s 95th birthday. The first exhibitions are then scheduled to begin in autumn 2026 and full operation in June 2027.
“We are proud that the city of Monheim am Rhein is once again relying on our extensive expertise and we are very much looking forward to successfully implementing this special project together with our partners,” said Andy Böckli, Group CEO of Nüssli, in the press release. The company has already realised the construction of an eight-court sports hall in Monheim from 2023 to 2025. This sports hall, currently the largest in Europe, was inaugurated on 31 March 2025.