Büro- und Lagerhaus Alpha I, Cologne, 2005—2006, Direct
Hovering offices
The commercial building with storage and office spaces is located in Cologne’s Triotop business park. The building is inserted between the two access streets, after entering at the short end with the infrastructure spaces you can access the stacked main functions.
The office floor hovers above the 20-metre wide warehouse hall that is spanned by storey-height Vierendeel trusses. An internal courtyard, from which you can see into the hall, and an external courtyard with a terrace open to the sky create spatial transparency.
The walls built of Wittmunder clinker bricks relate the building to traditional warehouses. Large hole-in-the-wall windows create an urban expression and allow wonderful views from inside. The mix of traditional brickwork and prefabrication expressed a modern way of building.
Address
Am Wassermann 20, Cologne
Client
Hiba Grundbesitz GmbH & Co. KG
Commission
Storage and office building
Procedure
Direct commission
Planning period
2005–2006
Awards
Auszeichnung für architektonische Qualität im Gewerbebau, Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Köln, Haus der Architektur Cologne
KAP 10, Kölner Architektur Prize 2010, recognition
Photography
Christian Richters
Team
Lorenzo Giuliani, Tobias Greiner, Christian Hönger, Martin Künzler, Marcel Santer