David Chipperfield Architects is preparing to break ground on a new concert hall in Künzelsau, Germany. Planned for a hillside site south of the city, the quaint "Carmen Würth Forum" will add a new event hall and a chamber music hall to the area by 2017. In the project's second phase, a conference center and museum for the Würth art collection will be added.
"The building is embedded in the landscape, characterized by expansive meadows and fields, which it integrates as an architectural theme," says Chipperfield.
"Two retaining walls made of bush-hammered, in-situ concrete frame a forecourt in front of the main entrance to the building. This square serves as a forum for diverse outdoor events, such as open-air concerts. The main entrance leads into the naturally lit foyer, from where the large event hall is accessed. While the lower level of the hall is sunk into the earth, the upper gallery level, which is glazed on all sides, rises above the highest point of the terrain. The event hall provides space for 3,500 people and can be used for a diverse range of events, including sporting events. The trussed steel construction of the ceiling spans column-free over the entire length of the hall.
"The more intimate chamber music hall seats up to 500 people. From the outside this smaller hall is only perceptible as a modulation of the landscape. As is the case for the event hall, the chamber music hall likewise features a gallery level with audience seating."
Architects
Design
David Chipperfield, Alexander SchwarzProject Management
Harald Müller, Martin ReichertProject Architects
Annette Flohrschütz, Christian Helfrich, Thomas SchöpfContact Architect
Kraft + Kraft ArchitektenClient
Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KGLandscape Architects
realgrün LandschaftsarchitektenStructural Engineer
RPB Rückert GmbH Services engineerFacade Consultant
Reba Fassadentechnik AGProject Management
Drees & Sommer AGArea
10000.0 sqmProject Year
2017Photographs
David Chipperfield ArchitectsProject Year
2017Photographs
David Chipperfield ArchitectsArea
10000.0 m2
