maxCologne
Client: Hochtief Projektentwickung GmbH / Location: Cologne
GFA: 61,500 m² / Completion: 2012 / Facade competition: 1st Prize 2009
Green Building: DGNB Pre-Certificate in Gold
The former Lufthansa Tower
on the Deutz bank of the Rhine is getting a
new look. HPP Architects won the design competition organised
by HOCHTIEF against seven other participants. The brief was to update the
former Lufthansa Tower
on the Deutz bank of the Rhine that was built
in the 70’s.
The design
of the new façade pays homage to the special urban location. The building
stands on the right bank of the Rhine, next to
the Cologne Rheinhallen and the grounds of the Rheinland Regional
Association.
The maxCologne refurbishment is the second significant project for HPP
on the Deutz bank of the Rhine, the other is the
complete refurbishment and renovation of the Cologne Rheinhallen. This project
also resulted in an exciting dialog between old and new. With their timeless,
elegant design the architects were given the unique opportunity and
responsibility of making a permanent change to the face of the right bank of
the Rhine.
