Article source: Becker Architekten

The amorphous form appears both gentle and dynamic, resembling, among other things, a large fish. But it can also be viewed simply as a volume inspired by the motion of waves – as if the structure had taken shape as a flowing, swelling mass and then solidified. The form of this hydroelectric power station traces and dramatizes the channelled dynamism of the water as it flows into the holding basin, down through the turbines, and back into the River Iller. Another obvious association is with eroded stone; in the surrounding Allgäu region, not far from the Alps, such isolated rock formations are a common sight.

Hydroelectric Power Station

• Architect: Becker Architekten
• Project: Hydroelectric Power Station
• Location: Keselstraße 14 a, D – 87435 Kempten / Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany
• Client: Allgäuer Überlandwerk AÜW, Kempten
• Construction period: november 2007 – june 2010
• Area in square meters: unknown

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