German architecture and design practice HPP Architekten have created a proposal for a hybrid timber office building along the Düsseldorf riverfront. Inspired by the circular economy and the Cradle to Cradle concept, the design for the project aims to show how architecture can become part of more sustainable cities. Working with developer INTERBODEN, the team plans to show how individual components can be recycled after use, non-recyclable materials minimized and CO2 emissions reduced.
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HPP Architekten Designs Düsseldorf's First Hybrid Timber Office Building in Germany
Ingenhoven Breaks Ground on Urban Mountain for Düsseldorf
German architecture practice Ingenhoven has broken ground on a new mixed-use development for Düsseldorf. As a "green heart" and urban mountain in the city, the project is being built at Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz. Called Kö-Bogen II, the design reflects the character of the neighborhood while creating a new landmark with views to Hofgarten park. The roofs and facades of the project will feature extensive greenery with hornbeam hedges and plantings as a sustainable model for the inner city.
Düsseldorf University's Brutalist Architecture Through the Lens of Luciano Spinelli
Although Brutalist architecture is often criticized for its raw, unfinished look, it has been frequently used in the design of public buildings, with many becoming iconic landmarks. Some architects chose to break away from typical concrete structures and implemented a pop of color on the walls, window frames, and flooring, adding some dynamism to the monotonous palette.
Shot with a Leica M6 film camera, architecture and interior design photographer Luciano Spinelli photographed the Düsseldorf University campus, displaying the contrast between its brutalist architecture and vibrant design features.
The World's Most Liveable Cities in 2019
For ten consecutive years, Vienna ranks first in the Mercer survey on cities with the best quality of life in the world. In this edition to the global ranking, eight Western European cities join the top ten, even when "trade tensions and populist undercurrents continue to dominate the global economic climate", as Mercer points out in its report.
RKW Architektur + Designs Light-Flooded Opera House on the Rhine River in Dusseldorf
RKW Architektur + has released images of their Neue Deutsche Oper am Rhein, a new cultural venue for Dusseldorf, Germany. The striking opera house, situated on the River Rhine, represents a “new Dusseldorf” due to its prominent location along a popular inner-city embankment route.
The light-flooded opera house, emphasizing transparency in order to develop an open affinity with the surrounding city, represents a node along the embankment promenade, “becoming not only a walkway and amusement route but also a pilgrims’ path of culture.”
FOM Hochschule Building in Düsseldorf / J. Mayer H. Architects
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Architects: J. Mayer H. Architects
- Area: 6000 m²
- Year: 2017
The Singularity of the Skyscraper: Studies in Form and Façade
Florian W. Mueller's Singularity series is, in the photographer's own words, "just the building – reduced to the max." These deceptively simple shots of the summits of skyscrapers from around Europe and North America, each set against in infinite gradient of sky, are symbols of architecture's effort to reach ever higher in evermore unique ways. For Mueller, who is based in Cologne, they are an attempt at abstraction. In isolation—and especially when viewed together—they are remarkably revealing as studies of form and façade.
This German House Sheds Excess to Provide Peace and Clarity
Designed by Düsseldorf-based interior architecture practice Falkenberg Innenarchitektur, House Rheder II is designed as a serene retreat, shedding inessential features and integrating itself within the natural landscape. Framing views of the idyllic greenery of East Westfalia and gentle waters of the river Nethe, the project aims to dissolve the chaos of modern life.
"In a time of excess we have built a house that makes the essentials tangible," said the client. "It should not be big and important, but small and correct."
Wehrhahn-Line Düsseldorf / netzwerkarchitekten
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Architects: netzwerkarchitekten
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Degen + Rogowski, Schwab-Stein, VHB Memmingen
Lausward Power Plant / kadawittfeldarchitektur
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Architects: kadawittfeldarchitektur
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Barthelme, Chemotechnik, Fill Metallbau, Glasabtrennung, Heitkamp, +4
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Professionals: TOHR Bauphysik GmbH & Co. KG, Burkhard Floors, IBAS Consulting, Wuppertal, Ingenieurbüro PGH Becker, +3
Oeconomicum / Ingenhoven Architects
Ballet am Rhein / gmp Architects
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Architects: gmp Architects
- Area: 4500 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Hering Architectural Concrete
Dreischeibenhaus / HPP Architects
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Architects: HPP Architects
- Area: 35000 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: HPP Architects, Düsseldorf Studio
O25's "Future Logistics Building" Wins Second in Prologis 2030 Competition
OFFICETWENTYFIVEARCHITECTS (O25) has won second prize the Prologis' 2030 Design competition, which challenged participating firms from seven European countries to redefine what logistics buildings may look like in the future.
O25's proposal utilizes a site similar to characteristic distribution sites, under the assumption that future demands will be closely aligned with current one. With this mentality, the design utilizes a greenfield site within close proximity to major transportation systems, but is not directly in the heart of the urban environment. Due to its semi-rural locality, the goal of the design was to create a functional and efficient distribution system that would not compete with, but rather complement, its surroundings, so unsightly features (storage areas) are located underground. Additional nods to the landscape are made by the integration of green space atop the loading bays.
EuroShop 2014 Stand / D’art Design Gruppe
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Architects: D’art Design Gruppe
- Area: 247 m²
- Year: 2014
Burkhardt Leitner constructiv exhibition / Ippolito Fleitz Group
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Interior Designers: Ippolito Fleitz Group
- Year: 2014
Capricorn House Medienhafen Düsseldorf / Gatermann + Schossig
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Architects: Gatermann + Schossig
- Area: 43000 m²
- Year: 2008
J. Mayer H. Designs 70-Meter Tower for Duesseldorf
J. Mayer H. has been crowned as winner of an invited competition to design a 19-story medical services and residential high-rise in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region. The “sculptural” tower, which is defined by the horizontal “cloud-shaped” aluminum strips that cloak its facade, is designed to “provide a natural atmosphere” enhanced by planted terraces and balconies overlooking the adjacent landscape of the Rheinaue and views of Duesseldorf.