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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Marstall Platz in Hannover, Germany by Maxwan Architects+UrbanistsOctober 9th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Maxwan Architects+Urbanists Currently, the space is a parking lot with open ends toward city center shopping district and the Leine River, while the long sides are bound by a residential district and a red light district. Given its central location and its surroundings rough bite, the site is a perfect habitat for young creative people.  Rendering
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 Rendering The clear first step was to treat the space as an extension of the city’s pedestrian network, linking it to the Leine River. The next step was to place a building on each of the ends of the space. This move gave greater definition to both the city center and the river edge, and created a well proportioned public space.  Rendering In the center of this public space lies a multifunctional surface with a slightly tilting topography. While the ground level is slowly descending toward the river, the central surface is following the opposite slope, with its lowest point in the east and its highest point in the west. In this way, the square is transitioning from a sunken square, to an at grade passage, into a stage.  Rendering The plaza is modeled for both permanent use and seasonal use. The sunken square creates a water surface in summertime and an ice surface in wintertime; the stage allows concerts and open air cinema, student fashion shows and more… The central space of the plaza is punctuated by two glass pavilions located on the north side of the plaza to activate the street, allow full view of the plaza from each end, and to frame the view towards the church. They can be used as selling food or drinks in summertime, to renting ice skates in wintertime.  Rendering  Rendering  Plan 01  Plan 02  Plan 03  Plan 04  Diagram 01  Diagram 02
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