Competition DFB Soccer Museum

Dortmund

The roof of the museum will be designed as a walkable terrace landscape—a vibrant urban space for soccer games, spectators, city walkers, café terraces, lounging areas, and more: an arena on top of the museum in the city.

The building combines two urban potentials:

  • Symbolic Value: A distinctive symbol with strong identification power for both the DFB and the city of Dortmund.
  • Functional Value: The building’s user interface activates the structure—beyond its museum functions—creating a unique, lively space within the urban environment: the museum plays an active role in city life. The usable surface of the museum building adds value both for the operator and the city.

The terraced height development of the building, which rhythmically ascends and descends along the cultural mile, creates a "landscape" that interacts with the existing urban environment. The museum, overall relatively low, reaches a building height of approximately 15.5 meters at its highest terrace, making it significantly lower than the buildings at the city edge, thereby maintaining its impact on the cityscape.

In addition to its distinctiveness, the football museum should be a building accessible to visitors from all walks of life, meaning it should not create barriers but rather be welcoming and spark interest.

Thus, the intention is not to create a monument, but rather an instrument for football enthusiasts that they can be proud of and with which they can identify. The façade is an abstraction of the goal net, a lattice façade with a load-bearing function.

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Award

1.Prize

Competition

Data

Competition

2011

Address

Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1
44137 Dortmund
Germany

Awarding Authority

City of Dortmund

Partner

BWM Architektur & Design interdisziplinäre GmbH mit ZT:
Markus Kaplan
Johann Moser

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Werl

The goal of the "Hefe-Galery" project is the redevelopment of an inner-city brownfield site, whose previous use as a brewery became obsolete with the demolition of the building.

The new building compensates for the deficit in event and dining spaces. The differentiation of the retail structure attracts new external customer traffic, thereby strengthening Werl's inner-city retail landscape beyond just the immediate location.

The limited land resource has been occupied by a two-story building that aligns with the local scale. Retail, dining, logistics, and administration are located on the ground floor, with parking and technical facilities on the upper floor, as well as event spaces on both levels. Green areas are incorporated into the rooftop.

The primary structural framework consists of a prefabricated reinforced concrete construction with spans of 10x10 meters on the ground floor and 20x30 meters on the upper floor. After completion of the second construction phase, the usable area will be approximately 12,000 m².

The building features a central control system for optimized resource management. Rainwater is collected decentrally, stored centrally in a cistern, and then directed into a greywater system. High visitor traffic is managed through a complex supply and disposal concept that takes into account day and night cycles to minimize impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

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Data

Completion

2008

Address

Soester Str. 26
59457 Werl
Germany

Client

Grundstücksgesellschaft Friedrich Bremke GmbH & Co.KG

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Competition LaGa Multipurpose Hall

Hemer

Due to its significance as a former Bundeswehr site, the withdrawal of the military from the Blücher barracks creates the need for societal and cultural reorientation in the city of Hemer. The development of the cultural district, city terraces, and "Felsenmeer" (rocky sea) are key elements of the urban spatial concept. Along the Jüberg Promenade, the individual components of this trilogy are connected.

Two distinct building forms reflect the different functional areas. A cubic, block-like structure (stage, multipurpose) and transparent depth (sports hall) convey the varied content.

Materials

The cubic block form of the multipurpose area and the stage is defined by its exterior design, featuring an anthracite-colored, anodized, folded metal facade. This rough, closed surface contrasts with the smooth, translucent surfaces of the glass facades of the hall structure, which are adorned with large-scale stone motifs tinted gray through a screen printing process.

Energy Concept

The guiding principles for energy optimization are:

  1. Avoid energy expenditure | 2. Optimize energy conversion | 3. Manage energy use intelligently.

Facades

The design of the enclosing surfaces is optimized for heat transmission, summer heat protection, and the best possible use of daylight and ambiance.

Energy Management

Energy management plays an essential role in the overall concept. During the planning process, it should be assessed to what extent the necessary energy demands occur simultaneously. By intelligently shifting loads, the required energy supply can be reduced. Additionally, power consumption can be further reduced by using variable-speed pumps for the heating and cooling circuits with automatic shutdown for unused areas. Presence- and daylight-dependent lighting controls, as well as the use of energy-efficient lighting systems, ensure an overall minimized electricity demand.

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Data

Compitition

2008

Address

58675 Hemer
Germany

Awarding Authority

Stadtverwaltung Hemer

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Stadtkrone Ost

Dortmund

New houses are to be built on Stockholmer Allee in a beautifully landscaped area, preferably semi-detached houses or townhouses. We propose developing a new type of building here - two to three storeys, with four residential units, each with its own building access for maximum privacy/individuality. Both ground floor units have small, private patios where bicycles can be parked and other individual logistical issues can be dealt with. The upper floor units are accessed through a colorful front garden, each unit with differentiated open spaces - terraces or gardens - for individual use, supplemented by a garden for the house community in the south.

All residential units have views in all directions - the lounges always face east, west or south, never north. All entrances are on the north side. The cubature is reminiscent of day or night butterflies, which is why we call them “butterfly houses”. They are significant, with a U-shaped first floor as a base and elongated upper floors with an east/west orientation on top. The houses in the individual rows are offset from each other by the full width of the building. This means that each residential unit has a good view of the protected landscape.

The construction is very simple and easy to erect - monolithic, highly insulating masonry made of aerated concrete elements on the ground floor and first floor and a barrel roof made of preformed glulam trusses with a trapezoidal sheet metal substructure, mineral insulation and industrial roofing (KalZip).

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Adresse

Stockholmer Allee
44269 Dortmund

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Competition G Data

Bochum

Creativity and intellectual flexibility, combined with proactive execution strategies, create their own markets. To accomplish this task, a constantly motivating environment is needed—this includes areas for focused work as well as zones for relaxation and communication—specific spaces for rationality and emotion. Close connections, a continuously regenerating network of information flows, and diverse available knowledge—this is how G DATA presents itself to the external observer.

The image of neural synapses comes to mind. We want to anticipate this association in the building structure.

Floor Plan

This results in a layout with two buildings: a four-story office building for "rationality" and a connected single-story pavilion for "emotion." Terraces are offered on its roof, as well as a landscape loggia facing the valley, adjacent to the restaurant areas. The single-story pavilion houses the academy, lounge, bar, and restaurant, as well as service center rooms along its edges.

The floor plan is designed as a fluid space. Usable areas and traffic zones are not separated but form a unified space, which is fully usable. This approach enhances circulation areas.

Urban Design

The four-story office building is constructed along Lise-Meitner-Allee, forming the gateway to the district. The pavilion, with its inserted structures of varying heights, follows the planned street and opens up on the first floor towards the valley. On this side, it is elevated as a belvedere.

Facades

The facades of the office building are designed homogeneously around the entire layout. The closed sections cover 50% to 60% of the facade, depending on orientation, and are clad with terracotta. The transparent sections are designed as casement windows integrated into a vertical line structure.

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Data

Competition

2008

Address

Lise-Meitner-Allee 24
44801 Bochum
Germany

Awarding Authority

G DATA Software AG,
Bochum

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Competition Cartoon Corridor

Dalian, China

The Cartoon Corridor, developed as part of a joint venture with Prof. Harald Deilmann (Münster), extends the port of the north-eastern Chinese city of Dalian to include extensive campus areas, thus creating new qualities of stay on the peninsula.

Dalian – A Continuously Growing City

With its militarily significant port documented as early as the 6th century, the region quickly gained influence as a trading city and continues to grow steadily. To make the identity of the place tangible and to continue integrating it into the evolving urban structure, the Cartoon Corridor redefines the port as a "water city" and expands the area with large spaces for a Maritime University, hotel facilities for university guests and other visitors, as well as exhibition and conference areas.

Due to the expansion of long and primarily monotonous connecting roads to develop the peninsula, there was a need to enhance the quality of stay for pedestrian traffic as well.

Urban Framework Plan

The competition entry utilizes the existing sightlines framed by existing street canyons along Huangpu Rd and develops them with a "Green Band" that accompanies the street layout, calming the area and isolating it from the eight-lane expressway. Thoughtfully placed solitaires are integrated into the emerging "water city" like large stones. This arrangement of various sightlines enhances the pedestrian experience and provides space for the diverse campus area, which stretches across the expressway with long bridges connecting the buildings.

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Data

Competition

2005

Address

Huangpu Rd
116086 Dalian (Ganjingzi District), Liaoning
China

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Dortmund Central Station

Dortmund

What could a train station look like that is not just a transit point, but a gateway to the city?

Dortmund needs a new central station. The existing station is frequented by around 130,000 visitors every day. In its existing form, it is dysfunctional and does not meet the requirements of a modern station building. A new building should also provide a convenient link between the city center and Nordstadt. As a result of the topographical conditions, a height difference of approx. 20m must be bridged. The city center is approx. 20m higher than the northern part of the city.

For this reason, we are proposing a linear station, a very wide footbridge on the city center elevation. It crosses the tracks at a height of approx. 10m. From here, all platforms can be reached directly via stairs, moving walkways or elevators. Retail and gastronomy as well as rail-related services, waiting areas, play areas and informal meeting places will be installed on this footbridge. The Ponte Vecchio in Florence could serve as a reference, but here these areas are fully covered.

The linear station ends on a generously dimensioned forecourt on the north side of the station area. Here, Vis-á-vis houses are being built for access and vertical distribution, for work, gastronomy, leisure, medical services and other services. All new structures and components are developed from basic geometric shapes. These compact buildings will become the prelude to the adjoining urban quarter. They thus play an important role in the pedestrian access to the station and the city.

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Königswall 14
44137 Dortmund

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Competition Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts

Dalian, China

Luxun Academy is establishing its 9th campus in Dalian, Northern China. On a main usable area of approximately 250,000 square meters, the new campus will feature university facilities, a gallery for public exhibitions of student work, a library, a sports center, a shopping mall, around 2,500 student apartments, and approximately 500 residences for faculty members. The site has a topographical rise of about 20 meters in the north-south direction and is also intersected by two conical hills.

The concept incorporates a stream running through the site, which will be extended with smaller weirs to create larger water surfaces. This stream becomes a symbolic representation of the idea - "Life is a river - everything flows" - with the various academic institutions gathering at its edges, like driftwood along the riverbanks.

The uses are tiered, following the rising terrain from the south, with all residential buildings oriented to the south for comfort and energy efficiency. The roofs of the institutes are designed as "skywalks," connected by bridges between the residential areas. The faculty apartments are organized in clusters, featuring courtyards, stairs, and decentralized sports courts (basketball).At the center, the library tower will be constructed as the only high-rise building in the ensemble. It will have a uniformly perforated concrete facade and offer views of the surrounding landscape and the Chinese sea.

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Awards

2.Prize

International Invitational Competition

Data

Competition

2005

Address

19 Sanhao Street
110055 Shenyang
Liaoning, China

Awarding Authority

The International Art Education Exchange Center of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

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Student Apartments
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Section Art Museum
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BVB Stadium

Dortmund

In the course of the ongoing modernization and flexibilization of the BVB stadium, which is increasingly intended to accommodate non-sporting events, BVB is considering combining the concept of a stadium with that of a multifunctional hall. This project is the result of a feasibility study.

During the ongoing match operations, the spectator capacity is to be expanded and the stadium extended with a roof that enables it to be used as an indoor arena.

Realized in several construction phases, parts of the existing building will be linked to the new components, realized with a maximum degree of prefabrication, enabling modular joining on site and at the same time significantly reducing the construction time. In order to protect the turf when the hall is in use and at the same time ensure the regenerative growth of the grass surface, the pitch itself becomes a roof. For this purpose, a shipbuilding technology is used: hydraulic heavy-lift systems, which are installed at four points in the stadium corners, raise the pitch by 40 meters within half an hour, where it will then fulfil the function of a roof. A seven-meter-high, walk-on steel grid forms its supporting structure and contains all the lighting and acoustic installations of a hall.

In future, the stadium will offer up to 80,000 seats for open-air sporting events. For music events under a closed roof, the capacity could be increased even further thanks to the available space inside.

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Daten

Address

Strobelallee 50
44137 Dortmund

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