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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. Civic Center in Lohr am Main, Germany by Bez + Kock ArchitektenMarch 28th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Bez + Kock Architekten The Civic Center in Lohr am Main, Germany, occupies an important urban site at the entrance to the town, creating a cultural destination for music, theater and conference events. The Civic Center is a seven-cornered polygonal form. Due to the polygonal shape, a house without a back is created, which can respond individually to the diversity of the adjacent urban spaces. Still, a public plaza orients the building towards the town center.  Image Courtesy © Brigida González
 Image Courtesy © Brigida González The open, two-story foyer welcomes the visitor, leads directly to the auditorium behind it with about 800 seats and extensive stage equipment. The restaurant has been designed in such a way that, via a variable catering area, both the auditorium and the foyer can be served. The mainly unperforated, massive building form contains a multistory foyer, which is punctuated with generous glass façades, creating a dialogue between the interior and exterior. The foyer connects the various civic functions, on the ground floor the large auditorium and the bistro, the mezzanine doubling as circulation space for the auditorium balcony as well as multifunctional and seminar spaces.  Image Courtesy © Brigida González  Image Courtesy © Brigida González Scattered punched windows allow for various views to the exterior, their fat frames referencing pictures in a salon hang style. The brick façade underscores the building’s sculptural form while forming an essential part of the spatial concept in the foyer through its exterior and interior use. This presents an ambivalence between inside and out, intentionally erasing the threshold.  Image Courtesy © Brigida González  Image Courtesy © Brigida González At the same time, the lively structured, hand-laid surface lends the building a very human scale. The finely scaled wood interior of local oak with its warm color presents an deliberate haptic and visual contrast. This natural material shines with its multifaceted applications as veneer and solid wood in furniture and also as acoustic paneling. The large auditorium contains a large façade opening to the eastern outdoor terrace which can be used together with the auditorium for events. The nearly seamless dark terrazzo flooring appears generous and is visually continued up the wall with black MDF panels up to the top of the glazing, creating a stable and robust footing. The light, filigree wood interior is placed on top of this dark base, forming the upper part of the walls, the ceiling and the balcony.  Image Courtesy © Brigida González  Image Courtesy © Brigida González  Image Courtesy © Brigida González  Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architekten  Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architekten  Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architekten  Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architekten  Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architekten
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Tags: Germany, Lohr am Main Categories: Civic Center, Vectorworks |
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