aachen Projects 6 Created 15-Jan-15 By Sheng XIA, Canton, China Transformation of Wiebenga Hal Maastricht, Netherlands BiermanHenket architecten exposition space, museum, renovation Aachen Münchener Headquarters Aachen Bus Shelter Aachen University Hospital 5 Aachen, Weber, Brand und Partner hospital, laboratorium, university 3 Aachen, kadawittfeldarchitektur office, promenade 2 Sankt Fronleichnam 6 Aachen, Rudolf Schwarz church 4 Aachen, Peter Eisenman bus station, sculpture, shelter http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aquasam/guides/aachen/ Office Building F&I in Beek 7 Maastricht-Airport, Netherlands Maxwan office 1
photo: Harry Heuts photo: Harry Heuts Transformation of Wiebenga Hal Avenue Ceramique 226 6221 KX Maastricht Netherlands The Wiebengahal, the remains of the hall complex of the Sphinx factories designed by JG Wiebenga in 1912, stands in front of the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, The hall has a concrete skeleton with infill and it boasts the first concrete-shell roof in the Netherlands During the construction of the Bonnefantenmuseum the hall was renovated by architect Aldo Rossi and given a new façade and stairwells The large window panels with closed lower walls on the Avenue Ceramique side designed by Rossi were replaced by floor-to-ceiling, steel-framed panels reinforcing the relationship with the public space This created a display window for the offices and public functions (former location of NAi Maastricht) The preservation of the building's industrial character was an important point of departure in the design: the rough concrete construction had to remain visible For this reason the partition walls are lit from above and the installations are designed to be well-ordered and visible photo: Marc Dorleijn 9-2006 1400 m² Building physics consultant Services engineer Contractor BiermanHenket architecten Cauberg-Huygen Huisman en Van Muijen Laudy Bouw & Ontwikkeling Vesteda Naomi Wiebenga Hal is located on Avenue Ceramique, adjacent to the Bonnefantenmuseum, in Maastricht It is fifteen minutes walk from Maastricht Railway Station With public transport NAI Maastricht can be reached with Veolia busses 1, 5, 53 and 420 Get off at busstop Museum There is a Q-Park Garage on Ceramique North (address: Plein 1992 53, 6221 JP Maastricht) and on Ceramique South (address: Serpenti Lunet 1, 6221 KW Maastricht) Both garages are within walking distance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aquasam/guides/aachen/ 2
photo: Roderick Trompert photo: Roderick Trompert Aachen Münchener Headquarters AachenMünchener-Platz 1 52064 Aachen http://wwwamvde 'Not so much a building as a new piece of the city', was how the Aachener Zeitung newspaper announced Kada Wittfeld's competition-winning proposal for insurance company Aachen Münchener's headquarters in January 2006 Now completed, the building suggests a new approach to the challenge of fitting a corporate headquarters within the city fabric without resorting to high-rise Central to the concept is that private property would be made publicly accessible at several key locations, and that this would bring advantages for both the company and the city The project closes a gap in the 'Via Culturalis', the pedestrian link between the railway station and the inner city, with a series of 'urban stepping stones' The new Aachen Münchener Platz on the Borngasse negotiates the level difference between the two public squares and adjoining streets, with the help of an elaborate ramp //text from architecturetodaycouk photo: Roderick Trompert 2010 29050 m² Contractor kadawittfeldarchitektur Generali Deutschland Immobilien GmbH Aachen Münchener Versicherung Roderick Walking distance from Aachen HB http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aquasam/guides/aachen/ 3
Aachen Bus Shelter Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz 1 52062 Aachen Formally it is an alien among the elegant nineteenth-century buildings, and the occasional 1970s office-block, that surround it The structure is of folded steel and resembles a giant's claw grasping the paving, or a crab frozen mid-scuttle across the square As much a climbing-frame in the street for local children as a functional object, it nevertheless provides shelter from the rain while allowing views out with minimal obstruction Its sharply-angled, slanting lines are echoed in the tall steel shard which rises like a standing-stone beside the shelter This holds a digital clock and an electronic screen on which information about the town, mostly supplied by local newspapers, is displayed //text from Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World ure photo: Jim Linwood 1996 Peter Eisenman JCDecaux Roderick http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aquasam/guides/aachen/ 4
Aachen University Hospital Pauwelsstraße 30 52074 Aachen http://wwwukaachende The monumental building is an example of the structuralist High Tech ure It has been mentioned alongside with Centre Pompidou Paris and Berlin International Conference Center The Megastructure of 257 by 134m and 57m height houses all medical and teaching facilities of RWTH Aachen University Hopsital under one roof It is the workplace of about 5000 people staff and serves about 250000 patients yearly 1982 130000 m² Weber, Brand und Partner RWTH Aachen University, Federal State of NRW glasbaustein photo: Daniel Lohmann http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aquasam/guides/aachen/ 5
photo: Daniel Lohmann Sankt Fronleichnam Düppelstraße 25 52070 Aachen http://wwwst-josef-und-fronleichnamde The parish church St Fronleichnam in the East of Aachen is one of the best known examples of modernist church architecture Its minimalism was so radical for the late 1920s, that initally the plans were rejected by the authorities the church is a clean white box, with hardly a whiff of color Rudolf Schwarz was a professor at Aachen Werkkunstschule, where architecture was taught alongside with crafts His fellow teachers designed furniture, windows etc which are mostly preserved today schwarz became famous with his post-war churches all over and the reconstruction of the city of Cologne, but this building in Aachen marks the first and maybe boldest of his churches 12-1930 Cooperating designer Rudolf Schwarz Hans Schwippert Bishopric of Aachen glasbaustein photo: Daniel Lohmann Monday - Saturday: 830am to 5pm, Sunday: 10-12 am http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aquasam/guides/aachen/ 6
photo: photo: Bas Princen Office Building F&I in Beek Australiëlaan 60 6199 AA Maastricht-Airport Netherlands An accountancy firm and an Internet company wanted an outstanding, 2000m2, modern office building on a site close to the highway, separated from the runway of Maastricht Aachen airport only by a three meter high chain link fence To improve identity and visibility, Maxwan decided to lift the building 3 meters above ground level The building oversees the runway panoramically without any obstruction A big patio in the centre of the building allows every desk to be positioned next to a window, creating pleasant working conditions with ample daylight and view Cars cross underneath the building and park facing the runway, invisible from the street The two firms occupying the building have each their own "wing" and are connected by a "bridge" that contains the entrance and a shared canteen that can be converted into a large meeting room with the latest presentation facilities This office building was selected as on of the best Dutch designs in the 2003 Yearbook for Dutch ure photo: Bas Princen Project is not public! 1998 1000 m² Maxwan Fagro Consultancy BV and Intertec Resources BV Maxwan http://wwwmimoaeu/users/aquasam/guides/aachen/ 7