Community Centre Altenessen / Heinrich Böll Architekt

Our architectural concept interprets the new center as a place of community. The central space of the new building is a courtyard that is framed on three sides, which opens to the south and hence formulates an inviting gesture. The slight twisting of the floor plan from the given order refers to the church and opens a dialogue with the spiritual gathering place of the congregation. The clear shape of the floor plan and the sculptural roof landscape makes the community center a strong solitaire in the wide urban space of the Mallinckrodtplatz. It uses the stage given to demonstrate its importance in the urban realm as a place of the community next to its large neighbours the church and the hospital.