Caruso St John Architects . photos: © Filip Dujardin
This commission was won in an invited competition organised by the city of Cologne. The new office building for the Hamburg-based developer Momeni SEG will provide 13,000 square metres of offices and retail over eight floors. The site is a major part of a master plan to redevelop a whole city block at Rudolfplatz, an important square around the Hahnentorburg on the west side of central Cologne.
The new building stands next to the historic monument of the Hahnentorburg, which has symbolic significance as a former gate to the mediaeval city. The form of the new building has been designed to complement and sustain the setting of this important place. Its stepped profile and tall face towards the east stands next to the gate and looks directly towards the city centre. The façades are made with masonry piers of a light grey brick that will complement the colour of the limestone walls of the city gate monument.
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Location
Cologne, Germany
Date
2015–2022
Client
Momeni SEG
Construction cost
€30m
Area
19,671 m²
Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John
Project architect
Stephanie Webs
Project team
Peter Karl Becher (competition), Josephine Eigner, Christoph Kuhr, Paula Schilliger, Fabienne Sommer (competition), Ben Speltz, Barbara Thuler
Structural engineer
IDK Kleinjohann GmbH & Co. KG
Services engineer
ITG Hans Pitz GmbH & Co. KG
Project manager
BMP Baumanagement GmbH
Cost Consultant
BAL Bauplanungs und Steuerungs GmbH
Building physics
Müller BBM GmbH
Fire consultant
HHP West
Façade engineer
DS Plan
Graphic design
John Morgan Studio
Visualisations
Adrian Koenig, Nora Walter
Model photographs
Christoph Kuhr
Photographs
Filip Dujardin
