The connection between the two buildings is assured by new stairs that lead to basement exhibition spaces in the new building. This solution respects the integrity of the existing design while ensuring a cohesive spatial experience for the visitors.
The project to convert the old courthouse into the new Film House involves creating a facade of white concrete structural frames, reorganizing the interior space by means of two circulation axes, and inserting stairs that cascade through the building
On the outskirts of the city, a building provides new spaces for classes and meetings to be shared by a prestigious ‘gymnasium’ and the historical choir school of the cathedral of Cologne. The new educational facilities make use of the formal and mat
This mixed-use complex, which combines residential areas with spaces for art, culture, and work, respectfully blends the industrial brick architecture that was reconstructed during the postwar years with an extension in red concrete...
Located on the outskirts of the city of Cologne, this ensemble of buildings centered around a protestant church also comprises a private chapel, a columbarium, and a sculptural bell tower that marks the access into the premises from the street. The v
In the centre of Cologne, on a site adjacent to the headquarters of the insurance company Gerling Konzern, a single complex combines apartments, offices, shops and restaurants. Aside from proposing a mixed-use program, it also provides a structure th
Awarded with the first prize in the international competition organized by the Berlage Institute of Rotterdam, in which they participated with the architect Michel Verstraete, the urban design proposed for the German city of Cologne reflects the conc
En 1997, la archidiócesis de Colonia convocó un concurso para la construcción de un nuevo museo que albergara su importante colección artística, en un solar especialmente marcado por la historia. En él se situaba la antigua iglesia gótica de Santa Ko
The department store chain Peek & Cloppenburg began its activity in 1901, writing a story of successes that has allowed it to overcome many obstacles, such as the huge impact caused by World War II both for the German economy and for the company itse
In the space of Catholic tradition, with its conventional axial configuration, ‘round’ suggested in 1920 the ecclesiastical desire to gather the faithful around the altar, to return to secular participation in the rites of transcendency, increasingly
El escenario primitivo de la arquitectura es el vacío, un espacio que hay que estructurar. La casa de Kämpchensweg parte de la confrontación entre tipo y geometría; es la trasposición arquitectónica de un lenguaje normativo, de una gramática reducida
Ehrenfeld offers, amidst workshops and industrial warehouses, the easy-going and carefree environment that creators and freelance professionals look for in order to live and work under one same roof. In this Cologne neighborhood, the New Loft buildin
