At august 10 the German NRW-Minister Lutz Lienenkämper (Bauen und Verkehr) will be visiting the spectacular building site of the almost completed Indemann. The LED media façade, that that was developed in cooperation with GKD/AG4, will also have its first testrun.
The Indemann has a full media façade.
Next to the webcam one might visit this blog for up-to-date photos of the Indemann building site. More pictures to come.
These pictures were taken end of july 2009.
The Route Charlemagne Information Point at the medieval building Haus Löwenstein was designed by Maurer United Architects [MUA]. The exhibition and its design wants to communicate the ambitions of the masterplan to a wider audience.
Next to the webcam one might visit this blog for up-to-date photos of the Indemann building site. More pictures to come. The opening ceremony is planned on september 4th/5th of 2009.
These pictures were taken on july 6th.
On 27 June 2009, the ‘Route Charlemagne’ project in Aachen officially started with the opening of the first station: the old ‘Rathaus’. This building has been given a new use in accordance with the master plan drawn up by Maurer United Architects [MUA]. Instead of government offices, it is now a public building that houses a permanent exhibition based on the theme of ‘power’ – a theme that can be traced back in Aachen to Charlemagne.
The new interior was designed by the RKW Architektur + Städtebau firm of architects which also carried out the renovation.
At the same time ‘Haus Löwenstein’ opened its doors for a temporary exhibition based on the master plan that will be realised step by step over the next five years. This future station, on the other side of the market in Aachen, is still being developed and the temporary exhibition has been organized by Maurer United Architects [MUA], which was also responsible for the corporate design of the Route Charlemagne Aachen. This graphic logo will be presented to a wide public for the first time during this exhibition.
In addition, the ‘Dom zu Aachen’, the ‘Domschatzkammer’ and the ‘Couvenmuseum’, which are already accessible, have been included in the route. The next stations that will be realized are: ‘Internationale Zeitungsmuseum’ in the ‘Grosse Haus’, by Fischer Architekten, and the ‘Werkstatt Europa’ in the ‘Grashaus’, also by Maurer United Architects [MUA]. An investment of thirty million euro is involved in the total project, that has been developed within the framework of Euregionale 2008, to bring into useful service the buildings in the city centre, which originate mainly from the Middle Ages, thereby improving the city of Aachen’s image.