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Community Center In Zimmern

Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer
Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer

COMMUNITY CENTER IN ZIMMERN

Ecker Architekten

ARCHITECTS
Ecker Architekten

PHOTOGRAPHS
Constantin Mayer

AREA
1100.0 m2

YEAR
2005

LOCATION
Zimmern, Germany

CATEGORY
Community Center

Text description provided by architect.

Built to house cultural events in a town with active club membership, this hall also hosts sporting events and seasonal festivals.

A composite use required flexibility, durability, and safety. Seating 500, the project houses a youth club, offices for local officials, and the town doctor.

Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer
Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer
Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer

The sectional resolution of the entrance at street level and the main hall four metres below, generates the space.

A broad corridor provides access to public facilities, and provides an overview of activities taking place in the hall.

Stairs terminate both ends of this tribune, connecting the upper and lower levels.

Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer
Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer

Food service, storage, green rooms and mechanical areas are housed beneath the entrance block. Code requires that these rooms receive daylight and fresh air.

Concrete sewer culverts mounted at 45 degrees to the foundation walls fulfill environmental requirements and lend a dramatic character to the streetscape.

These light cannons are lit for events, signaling activities to the community.

Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer
Community Center In Zimmern
Ⓒ Constantin Mayer


Community Center In Zimmern
Community Center In Zimmern

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