Sun shading of Q1 building, ThyssenKrupp Quarter in Cologne, Germany

The Sun shading of Q1 building, ThyssenKrupp Quarter designed by JSWD Architekten is located in Cologne, Germany. The Q1 building is part of the new ThyssenKrupp Quarter in Essen, Germany. An innovative, highly efficient sun shading system was developed for large parts of the Q1 façade. Apart from the panoramic window, this sun shading system [...]

Tags: Business, Cologne, Essen, Germany, horizontal stainless steel louvres, Krupp, metal feathers, Q1, Q1 building, Shading, Stainless steel, stainless steel double axes, ThyssenKrupp

Kolumba Art Museum in Cologne, Germany

Kolumba Art Museum that located in Cologne, Germany, the new building designed by Peter Zumthor transfers the sum of the existing fragments into one complete building. In adopting the original plans and building on the ruins, the new building becomes part of the architectural continuum. The warm grey brick of the massive building unite with [...]

Tags: Basalt, Cologne, Geology, Germany, Igneous rocks, Kolumba Art Museum, Peter Zumthor, Petrology, Tuff, Volcanology

Heart Centre – Cologne University Hospital in Cologne, Germany

The Heart Centre – Cologne University Hospital designed by gmp von Gerkan, Marg und Partner is located in Cologne, Germany. The Heart Centre, equipped with state of the art medical technology, welcomes its patients and visitors with a 20-metre high glassed entrance. The structure-high reception hall is flooded with light and is more reminiscent of [...]

Tags: aluminum shading devices, art medical technology, Cardiology, Cologne, Cologne University Hospital, Germany, Heart Centre, medical technology, Surgery, vascular surgery

Liège-Guillemins TGV Railway Station in Liège, Belgium

Liège-Guillemins TGV Railway Station that located in Liège, Belgium, was designed by Santiago Calatrava. 13 years in the making, and three years after topping off, the new high-speed rail station at Liège-Guillemins designed by eminent architect, Santiago Calatrava, has finally opened in Belgium. Billed as the ‘epicetre of the North European High Speed Network’, the [...]

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Administrative Building Volksgartenstraße / Hardefuststraße in Cologne, Germany

Designed by Schaller/Theodor Architekten, Administrative Building Volksgartenstraße / Hardefuststraße is located in Cologne, Germany . The site is attractive; the mainfront overlooking an inner-city park (Volksgarten). The existing building had the somewhat sober attitude of a an officebuilding of the 50th without much attention to the special situation. It consisted of two wings with seperate [...]

Tags: Cologne, Germany, Reorganization, Schaller/Theodor Architekten, Theodor Architekten