| Kulturbau ‘Forum Confluentes’ \ Benthem Crouwel Architects Posted: 22 Jun 2013 09:30 AM PDT Benthem Crouwel Architects has completed the Kulturbau ‘Forum Confluentes’ in Koblenz, Germany. The project consists of the Mall Forum Mittelrhein and the Koblenz. The Forum Mittelrhein is a shopping mall and the Kulturbau houses the public library, the Mittelrhein Museum and the tourist information of Koblenz.  courtesy Jens Kirchner  courtesy Jens Kirchner  courtesy Jens Kirchner  courtesy Thomas Eicken  courtesy Thomas Eicken  courtesy Thomas Eicken + Architect’s statement from Benthem Crouwel Architects The project started as a won competition for the redevelopment of the “Zentralplatz”. The program included approximately 20.000 m² of retail space, urban functions and a 6.000 m² square. Urban design concept The complete program is split into two volumes, separated by the Zentralplatz. This separation of functions allows for two autonomous and highly functional buildings, which can develop long-term and independently. Because of the precise positioning of the buildings and their outline, the pedestrian flows are organized in an effective and logical way. Kulturbau The Kulturbau houses the public library, the Mittelrhein Museum and the tourist information of Koblenz, with their 'Zentrum der Rheinromantik'. The combination of these different cultural institutions offers the chance to exploit the synergies between the various institutions. The cultural building stands solitary in the new central square and is a landmark due to this solitary character, its facade design and the conscious elevation in the city. The building has splendid accessibility for visitors; the central lobby has entrances from all sides and is therefore a natural part of the urban fabric. On the open square, the three functions each have their own entrance. Via prominent access elements like the spiral staircases (museum and tourist information) and the escalator (library), the institutions can be reached. Above the common ground floor area, the different functions overlap each other per floor. The permanent exhibition of the Mittelrhein Museum occupies the first floor. The library is located on floor two, four and five, with direct access to the roof terrace. The 30 meters high open space inside connects the institutions vertically, brings day light deep into the building and offers a variety of outlooks. The volume has a double facade with a Structural-Glazing construction of white silk-screened glass, which envelops the building like a second skin and offers a frosted and refined appearance. The motif of the print provides a filtered view from inside to outside, and allows a vaguely transparent view when looking from the outside in. At the different entrances, the outer facade has a spacious cut and therefore offers a direct view of the lobby and entrance areas. Forum Mittelrhein The mall Forum Mittelrhein presents itself as a flat, horizontally layered structure. Due to this powerful format, the building's volume is reduced efficiently and a pleasant sense of scale is established. On relevant junctions within the urban fabric, the mall offers spacious entrances. The shopping center is characterized by its trapezoidal layout and smooth outlines. The areas intertwined with escalators offer orientation points, divide the building and provide the interior with natural light. Above the stores are adjoining rooms and a parking lot for about 740 cars. The parking spaces are organized around a central landscaped courtyard. Together, the glass facade on the ground and first floor with standing formats, and the expressively shaped click frames, give a strong vertical orientation. The top three floors of the building are dominated by an artificial "Weinlaub facade" (wine leaf facade). The basis of the structure is an abstract image of a vine leaf, which is interpreted freely as a 3D-shape. The entire facade is composed out of only one type of element, that is produced in an industrial thermoforming process.
+ Project facts Client
Forum Mittelrhein Koblenz GmbH & Co.KG
Generalplaner
ECE Projektmanagement GmbH & Co.KG
Architect
Benthem Crouwel Aachen / Amsterdam
Period
2007 – 2013 Competition: 2007
Start construction: 2010
Completion mall: September 2012
Completion Kulturbau: June 2013
Typology
Commercial / Public building/ Culture
Gross floor area
Mall: 42.500 m²
Parking: 25.000 m ²
Kulturbau: 18.600 m²
Location
Zentralplatz 2, Koblenz, Deutschland
Project team
Markus Sporer, Marcel Blom, Anna Gerlach, Noortje ter Heege, Tina Kortmann, Sascha Rullkötter,
Cornelius Wens, Sander Vijgen, Benedikt Krienen, Anna Böll, Frank Deltrap
Contractor
Züblin GmbH
Structural engineer
IDN Ingenieure, Duisburg
Mechanical services
Technic Air, Hamburg
Fire safety
HHP West, Bielefeld + All images and drawings courtesy Benthem Crouwel Architects \ photo by Thomas Eicken & Jens Kirchner                              |
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| The Italian Head Quarter of Hangar Design Group Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:54 PM PDT This project is one of the best interior work of Hangar Design Group for their own main office in Venice, Italy. + Design statement from Hangar Design Group The interior of the Hangar House, which plays host to the offices and executive staff, was designed to create spaces conceived for privacy and intimacy, sugested by the use of materials such as metal, glass, stone and slate. In the other building, site of the creative laboratories, a “New York” style emerges owing to the light wood and contrasting black and white colour scheme. In a lofted room, the space is structured by regular bays, open spaces that promote and stimulate a flow of ideas, contact between the works stations and cooperation between the team members. The concepts of proximity and flow are keywords in the contemporary office: free circultion of ideas, as well as emotional involvement, sensory experience and a sensation of wellbeing. In both buildings, regardless of the use, the basic precept that installation of the space and its perception deeply influence work and productivity. This is why the office, a place midway between architecture and design, must look more and more like home.
 courtesy Hangar Design Group  courtesy Hangar Design Group  courtesy Hangar Design Group  courtesy Hangar Design Group + Project facts Project: Hangar Design Group main office
Client: Hangar Design Group
Design: Hangar Design Group
Location: Mogliano Veneto (Treviso) – Italy + All images courtesy Hangar Design Group            |
| Restauracja Meksykanska Guac’n'Ole \ mode:lina Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:19 PM PDT mode:lina studio have designed a new food spot in Poznan, Poland. This take away Mexican restaurant is a brand new resolution for a grill bar, with an interesting idea for young customers.  courtesy mode:lina  courtesy mode:lina  courtesy mode:lina  courtesy mode:lina  courtesy mode:lina + Design statement from mode:lina “Fast, healthy, tasty, all in real mexican mood” Struggling with these guidlines, amigos from mode:lina have created brand new resolution for a fast food bar, with interesting idea for young customers. Starving like a luchador? Inspired by typical mexican markets and food stalls, mode:lina team have designed a restaurant, where everyone can compose his personal meal, watching the preparing process. Real mexican mess… Rural atmosphere combines with modern design. Scattered wooden boxes are mixed with contrasting, colorful tiles and graphics. All in juicy, spicy colors just like mexican salsa. You can almost feel the spirit of Latin America in the centre of Poznan. Ole!
+ Project facts PROJECT: Restauracja Meksyka?ska Guac’n'Ole
DESIGN: mode:lina architekci (Pawe? Garus & Jerzy Wo?niak)
PROJECT TEAM: Pawe? Garus, Jerzy Wo?niak, Kinga Kin, Agnieszka Owsiany
REALIZATION: Listopad / November 2012
AREA: 15 m2 + All images courtesy mode:lina            |
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