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Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz

Kolbermoor, DE
2015–2016 / 2018–2022
Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Apartment building with balconies, orange and yellow shades, café terrace below, trees and lawn in foreground, and people cycling past.
Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Apartment building with balconies, orange and yellow shades, café terrace below, trees and lawn in foreground, and people cycling past.

The new mixed residential/commercial building is a confident and harmonious addition to the square in front of Kolbermoor’s town hall, rounding off an existing ensemble consisting of the town hall, library, adult education center, and parking structure. It contains four stories of affordable, municipally owned housing, while a restaurant on the ground floor enlivens the square with a welcome new facility.

Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Hand-drawn concept sketch of the surrounding buildings and the highlighted central structure with radial lines running above it.

The new building plays a special role within this context. While its appearance is striking, it fits absolutely naturally into the last vacant site between the existing buildings, the square, and the riverside park. In planning terms, it augments the spaces edging Rosenheimer Strasse and the square. The external appearance and internal organization of the residential floors respond to their respective aspects. The north facade is closed and calm in character with comparatively small windows.

Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Modern building with a wooden facade and colorful shades over a square café with parasols, benches and the surrounding streets and buildings.

Site Plan

The living spaces face south overlooking the park, with larger windows staggered to form secluded loggias and outside spaces, thus lending the building its variegated character. The four upper floors contain seventeen barrier-free social housing units of various sizes. The open-plan kitchens are connected to the living areas to create flowing space from the entrances through to the loggias, which are glazed floor to ceiling. The two units on the top floor have roof terraces on the south side.

Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Interior view with staircase and large windows overlooking the plaza with café seating and a modern wood-clad building outside.
Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Room with light wood-framed window and door, warm sunlight casting rectangular shadows on white walls, trees visible outside.
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Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Interior view with staircase and large windows overlooking the plaza with café seating and a modern wood-clad building outside.
Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Room with light wood-framed window and door, warm sunlight casting rectangular shadows on white walls, trees visible outside.
Client
Stadt Kolbermoor
Architects
Behnisch Architekturbüro
Address

Rathausplatz 1
83059 Kolbermoor
Germany

Gross Area

2.630 qm / 28,310 sq.ft.

Gross Volume

8.413 cbm / 297,105 cu.ft.

Photography

David Matthiessen

Competition

2013 study

Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Facade with vertical striped cladding and four small square windows, partially obscured by a leafy tree in the foreground.

The facade consists of metal sheets whose irregular folds and perforations reflect light differently. The combination of perforations and soft insulating material behind the metal sheets also serves to dampen ambient noise. This sound insulation works in two ways: as well as protecting residents from the noise of the busy Rosenheimer Strasse, the facade surfaces also have a positive noise-absorbing effect on the surrounding area.

“This concept is built for the future.”
– Georg Kustermann (Green Party)

Section BB

Various measures strengthen the relationship between the square and the park to create an integrated open space. Mature trees define the character and spatial structure of the park, so interventions were limited to new furniture, play spaces for children, and gently curving paths that distinguish the park and square from the orthogonal patterns of their surroundings.

Project by Behnisch Architekturbuero, Mixed-use Building Rathausplatz. Modern wood-clad building with small square windows, street and café seating in front, trees and cyclist passing by.

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