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News • News • 17 Mar 2023
Luxembourg’s POST HQ building by Metaform Architects stands out for its monumental stone façade
Situated in the densest district of Luxembourg, opposite the city’s prime transport hub, the Post Headquarters, designed by Metaform architects, stands out for its characteristic Haussmannian architecture with its massive natural stone facade.
Steve Troes
The Accinauto building, a remnant of 1950s classic architecture, has been preserved and integrated into the new building. Its facade and roof pitches were retained by reinforcing 700 tonnes of foundations. The original pitched roof was transformed into a vertical facade, seamlessly integrating the existing listed building and the new HQ. The monumental stone edge of the new construction is softened by the rotational folding of the roof form, which also blends with the... More
Project • By ingenhoven associates • Offices
Kö-Bogen II
8 kilometres of hornbeam hedges, over 30,000 plants – Europe’s largest green facade
The facade is an essential element of the Kö-Bogen II commercial and office building by ingenhoven architects. The ensemble marks the conclusion of an extensive urban renewal project in the heart of Düsseldorf. It also represents a paradigm shift: from an urban perspective, it signals a departure from the automotive era and a turn towards people-oriented planning. And with Europe’s largest green facade, it offers an urban response to climate change.
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Giving back as much green as possible to the city is a task that ingenhoven architects have been working on for decades and acr... More