Barcode Architects

During redevelopment of the area around the historical Ferdinandplatz in the centre of Dresden the first prize in a design competition held for Stadtforum, the city’s new administrative centre, was won by a proposal submitted by TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten and Barcode Architects. The approximately 35,000-sqm building brings together administrative services that had previously been scattered throughout the city, concentrating them in a new, centrally accessible, location. Situated opposite the historical city hall and leading in the direction of very extensive areas of greenery and transport to the east, the new building marks the edge of Dresden’s old city centre. At the same time, it serves as a pilot project for further urba... More