Firm： Studio Libeskind

Type： Commercial › Office Retail

YEAR： 2013

SIZE： 300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft

Photos： KrischerFotografie (8), Matthais Kunde (1), Murphy Facade Studio (1), Studio Libeskind (1)

Kö-Bogen is a six-story 432,300-square-foot office and retail complex in downtown Düsseldorf, and marks an important transition between urban space and landscape. Two city blocks are joined with one continuous roof line, forming a unified space for walking, shopping, and working. The building also creates a connected space between the Schadowplatz, a pedestrian street, and the Hofgarten, the central park in Düsseldorf.

A two-story connecting bridge with roof terrace connects the east and west blocks of Kö-Bogen and between the two blocks are green courtyards, which also provide generous daylight to the interior spaces. Permeated cuts into Kö-Bogen itself allow for the landscape to naturally blend and flow into the building space. The green courtyards and green roof become part of a new environment that bridges urban space with park space, a fitting entryway to and from the Hofgarten.

The project has been realized by by Studio Daniel Libeskind (SDL) with Architekt Daniel Libeskind AG (ADL).