visitor centre: Emscher Village in Oberhausen, Germany by OOZE architects

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The temporary Visitors Center for EMSCHERKUNST.2013 and the Art Camp for local art associations are made from re-used oversea containers which house the different programs. By keeping the layout strictly on ground level and referring to a path through a village, not only the space inside matters, but also the various in-between spaces, sheltered by a roof or open-air.
In this way a variety of social spaces are created while keeping the site fully permeable.

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• Architects: OOZE architects
• Project: visitor centre: Emscher Village
• Location: Oberhausen, Germany
• Photography: Roman Mensing
• AREAS: 1263m2
• CLIENT: Emscher genossenschaft
• TEAM: Eva Pfannes,Sylvain Hartenberg, Augustin Roy-Verger
• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Reto Bonomo

CONTRACTORS:

• Steel: Leo Kok – Tiggelovend-Kok
• Fabric: Gerrie Enninga – Zonlicht
• Interior fitting, external wood works: Jasper Vandermade
• Garden: Stefanie Strauß
• DATE: June 2013 – October 2013

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Along this path spanning from the visitors center to the art camp and connecting the Rhein-Herne canal to the Lindnerstrasse, different activities are plugged-in. The journey through this village and the sequence of activities go from rent a bike, information, cafes, shop, cinema towards artist village with art production and education and finally reaching the artist in residence.

The path itself is defined by the different qualities of the ground: pallets, pebbles, gardens and flower fields. The roof shadows the containers, creates space sheltered from the elements underneath and offers a spatial chromatic experience.

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © Roman Mensing

Image Courtesy © OOZE architects

Image Courtesy © OOZE architects

Image Courtesy © OOZE architects

Tags: Germany, Oberhausen

Category: Visitor Center

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