DIE ROTE IM GRÜNEN

Public Theatre

Cologne, Aachener Weiher

Bachelor Project Summer 2021

This project has a very prominent site in cologne. Right in the so called „inner greenbelt“ and neighbouring two famous cultural buildings the task was to build a public theatre. In the first designphase, I studied the „Schauspielhaus“ in Düsseldorf build by Bernhard Pfau and I was inspired by how he programs the path the visitors take and the idea of the grand hall being directly over the very welcoming foyer. That is where i took inspiration for the inner organisation from. For the outer form, I wanted to recreate the feeling of ballet dancers in their poses. I like the contrast between the ease and tension, the dancers convey when they are doing their poses and wanted to translate that to formgiving elements and decisions. The Materials used for the facade and forecourt are similar to the other two buildings, so that it lines up in this trio, even though its slightly curved shapes let it stand out.

Small Contact Area to the ground

Slightly curved shapes

Selfshading emphasizes the form

The floor plans are structured symmetrical. The People enter in the middle of the west facade through the larger and thick wooden „chidoriwall“, where they are immediatley headed towards the reception. From there, they can choose either staircase to get up to the great hall ind the second floor.

A warmer and softer material concept in the second floor underlines the atmosphere change from being a interacting part of the prelude in the foyer to a passive part of the audience.

The facade on the west side is dominated by the two big openings and the paramteric brick facade. The openings provide a nice atmosphere when the last sunbeams enter the building right before the play. the bricks accentuate the curved shape of the building by twisting more and more the higher up they are, creating more shadowing.

Elevation Detail