Dusseldorf
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Project • By UNBOUND MEDIA • Offices
HUGO - Revitalisation of a former dairy farm (1909) into a media agency
Revitalization of an old dairy farm (1909) as media agency hub
The client and user, the owner-managed media agency UNBOUND MEDIA, founded in 1997, has set itself the goal of being the most socially sustainable employer for a creative workflow and also operating its offices in a virtually climate-neutral way.
Jan Ladwig
The HUGO building was designed in 1909 on an almost square floor plan and was initially used as a dairy farm. Following war damage, the original structure was partially altered, including the large windows being bricked up to standard size. Over time, the building was used as an assembly hall, boarding house and homeless shelter. In 2018, UNBOUND MEDIA began a comprehensive refurbishment, transformation and exp... More
News • News • 29 Jan 2024
Active community participation drives the design of a mixed-use neighborhood in Düsseldorf
In the north-western German city of Düsseldorf, international architecture and urbanism office MVRDV and Rotterdam-based LOLA Landscape Architects are working on the development of a new social housing and community scheme. A project for property developer Cube Real Estate, plans for the “Grüne Mitte” development are rooted in the active participation of local residents. The design proposal includes 500 new homes, half of which will be either affordable or social housing, as well as community spaces created to elevate and reinvigorate the area.
MVRDV
The site is located alongside a busy road in Flingern-Süd, a working-class district east of Düsseldorf city center. It is currently occupied by an unde... More
News • News • 22 Nov 2023
UNStudio and HPP Architekten design a daylight-filled, sustainable vertical work campus in Düsseldorf
Eclipse, a new and sustainable vertical work campus in the city of Düsseldorf, was designed in a collaboration between Dutch architecture firm UNStudio and German architecture firm HPP Architekten (the project was realized by HPP Architekten). Home to PwC Germany, the concept for Eclipse is based on fostering interactions and inspiring creativity within a thoughtful work environment. The design of the vertical campus promotes transparency and a sense of openness to the surrounding neighborhood.
H.G. Esch
Described as “daylight-filled”, the 60-meter-high (197-feet-high) tower affords around 27,000 square meters (290,626 square feet) of contemporary office space. Eclipse’s interior extends over 16 stories, pro... More
Project • By STRUCTURELAB GmbH • Offices
Superstructure over Rheinallee Tunnel
-The wave shaped superstructure should be 350 meters long providing the noise protection.
- Attractive landscape connection between Oberkassel and the banks of Rhine.
-The building offers added value to the city, gastronomy, art and offices.
STRUCTURELAB ARCHITEKTEN
The CENTRUM GROUP develops new vision with STRUCTURELAB ARCHITECTS and brings Oberkassel neighborhood closer to Rhine. The traffic behind the Rheinknie bridge should disappear under the cover with the design of STL, creating more spaces for gastronomy, art and relaxation.
STRUCTURELAB ARCHITEKTEN
The 350 meter long superstructure of the ramp can also fulfill more functions, that’s how the green roof seemlessly fits in the riverside landscape. The pedest... More
Project • By Alias • Restaurants
THE DÜSSELDORF ISLAND
THE DÜSSELDORF ISLAND
The famous Sansibar restaurant located in the island of Sylt opened its first branch in the Breuninger department store in Düsseldorf, in the prestigious Kö-Bogen designed by Daniel Libeskind. DITTEL | ARCHITEKTEN were asked to design and build the 230 m2 restaurant so as to recreate the relaxed, informal atmosphere of the original restaurant in Düsseldorf.
Typical and original materials - such as old wood for the panelling and solid oak wood for the sturdy tables that promote conviviality – were used to let people experience the atmosphere of Sylt. Protagonist are the comfortable armchairs taormina wood designed by Alfredo Häberli for Alias More