Anneliese Brost Music Forum Ruhr in Bochum, Germany by Bez + Kock Architects

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The Music Forum integrates St. Mary‘s Church into a complete ensemble, in which the profaned church clearly dominates the urban space.
For this reason, the church interior becomes the central foyer and meeting place in the Music Forum. Thus, it becomes the heart of the Music Forum, where the nave emphasizes its urban dominance and at the same time marks the entrance to the building on Viktoriastrasse.

Also from the exterior, the church becomes the central building block of the Music Forum. Structures are arranged on both sides of the church building, oriented directly on the side of the nave and interlocking with it on the interior. On the south side of the church is the concert hall, on its north side the multifunctional space.

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• Architects: Bez + Kock Architects
• Project: Anneliese Brost Music Forum Ruhr
• Location: Bochum, Germany
• Software used: Vectorworks

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

The two structures are connected to the nave via low intermediate volumes. Thus, an urban gap is created on both sides, on the one hand making the building clearly legible and on the other, allowing the structural connection to the nave to be made without complications and without damaging the existing stained-glass windows.

The new buildings flank the old church on both sides and stand lower than its eave height. The church thus retains its prominence as an architectural landmark of the city. The gaps in the roofscape of the different building sections give the overall structure a sacred outline with a pleasant sense of proportionality.

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Brigida González

Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architects

Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architects

Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architects

Image Courtesy © Bez + Kock Architects

Tags: Bochum, Germany

Categories: Church, Music Hall, Vectorworks

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