The Zollverein Design School is located between a historical coalmining factory and a sprawling suburb. The building is a 35 meter cube, which, at the scale of the large neighboring factory buildings, stands in strong contrast to the finer suburban texture. Its intense presence announces the former factory grounds. Given traditional standards, the building volume might be perceived as too large for its program, an approach which not only has an urban impact, but is also a response to the buildings program. We felt that exceptional ceiling heights were appropriate for the educational spaces, particularly for the studio level that occupies an entire slab of the structure. This undivided production floor is an unusually lofty and fully flexible space, which is enclosed only by external structural walls. These walls, punctured by numerous apertures, filter the light and view from the surrounding factory landscape, softening the transition between exterior and interior.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | ACNH-0049-0013 |
| Caption: | Zollverein School, Essen, Germany. Architect: SANAA Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa, 2006. Corner elevation in its mining neighbourhood. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 4133 x 4059 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 30/03/2011 |
| Restriction: | Restrictions |
| Credit: | Hufton+Crow/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Zollverein School |
| Headline: | Zollverein School, Essen, Germany. Architect: SANAA Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa, 2006. |
| City: | Essen |
| Country: | Germany |
| Architect: | SANAA Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa |
| Architect Website: | www.sanaa.co.jp |
| Category: | Education |
| Building Type: | University |
| Year of Completion: | 2006 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | The Zollverein Design School is located between a historical coalmining factory and a sprawling suburb. The building is a 35 meter cube, which, at the scale of the large neighboring factory buildings, stands in strong contrast to the finer suburban texture. Its intense presence announces the former factory grounds. Given traditional standards, the building volume might be perceived as too large for its program, an approach which not only has an urban impact, but is also a response to the buildings program. We felt that exceptional ceiling heights were appropriate for the educational spaces, particularly for the studio level that occupies an entire slab of the structure. This undivided production floor is an unusually lofty and fully flexible space, which is enclosed only by external structural walls. These walls, punctured by numerous apertures, filter the light and view from the surrounding factory landscape, softening the transition between exterior and interior. |
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| Orientation: | S |
| Type: | University |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | General view |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | Hufton+Crow |
| Source File Name: | ACNH-0049-0013.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |