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MVRDV´s “KoolKiel” Will Redevelop a City Block Using a Progressive Approach to Participation and Flexibility

MVRDV has been selected as the designer of a 65,000-square-metre mixed-use complex that will redevelop a post-industrial site in Kiel, Germany. The proposal, which includes a hotel, offices, residences, commercial space, and an event space, makes use of a flexible design system, rather than a fixed and unchangeable plan, allowing the design to adapt easily to the needs and desires of the community as the design development progresses.

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• Architects: MVRDV
• Project: KoolKiel
• Location: Kiel, Germany
• Client: Kap Horn GmbH
• Client Spokesperson: Ralph Müller-Beck, Staatssekretär a.D. / State Secretary (ret.)
• Principal-in-charge: Jacob van Rijs
• Design Team: Philipp Kramer, Bartlomiej Markowski, Ruggero Buffo, Bartosz Karasinski, Christine Sohar, Daniel Mayer, and Eleonora Lattanzi Visualization: Antonio Luca Coco, Luca Piattelli, Masoud Khodadadi
• Structure: Werner Sobek
• Fire: Wenzel + Wenzel
• Cost calculation: Wenzel + Wenzel
• Size: ca. 65,000 sqm
• Year: 2018+

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