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架构师提供的文本描述。该项目最初是为了重新开发“Zentry alplatz”而赢得竞争。该方案包括约20.000平方米的零售空间、城市功能和6.000平方米的面积。

Text description provided by the architects. The project started as a won competition for the redevelopment of the “Zentralplatz”. The program included approximately 20.000 m² of retail space, urban functions and a 6.000 m² square.

整个程序被分成两卷，由Zentry alplatz隔开。这种功能分离允许两个自主和高功能的建筑物，它们可以长期独立地发展。由于建筑物的精确定位和轮廓，行人流以有效和合乎逻辑的方式组织起来。

The complete program is split into two volumes, separated by the Zentralplatz. This separation of functions allows for two autonomous and highly functional buildings, which can develop long-term and independently. Because of the precise positioning of the buildings and their outline, the pedestrian flows are organized in an effective and logical way.

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库尔图托藏有公共图书馆、米塔尔谢林博物馆和科布伦茨的旅游信息，还有他们的“莱茵浪漫史”。这些不同文化机构的结合提供了利用各机构之间协同作用的机会。这座文化建筑坐落在新的中心广场上，是一个地标，因为它独树一帜，它的立面设计和城市有意识的提升。该建筑为游客提供了极好的无障碍环境；中央大厅有四面八方的入口，因此是城市结构的一个自然部分。

The Kulturbau houses the public library, the Mittelrhein Museum and the tourist information of Koblenz, with their ‘Zentrum der Rheinromantik’. The combination of these different cultural institutions offers the chance to exploit the synergies between the various institutions. The cultural building stands solitary in the new central square and is a landmark due to this solitary character, its facade design and the conscious elevation in the city. The building has splendid accessibility for visitors; the central lobby has entrances from all sides and is therefore a natural part of the urban fabric.

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在露天广场上，这三个功能各有其入口。通过突出的通道要素，如螺旋楼梯(博物馆和旅游信息)和自动扶梯(图书馆)，可以联系到机构。在共同的底层面积之上，每一层的不同功能相互重叠。米塔尔谢林博物馆的永久展览位于一楼。图书馆位于二楼、四楼和五楼，可直接进入屋顶露台。30米高的开放空间垂直连接各机构，将白天的光线带到建筑物的深处，并提供各种景观。该卷有一个双正面与结构-明亮的白色丝网玻璃结构，它包住建筑物像第二个皮肤，并提供了一个结霜和精致的外观。打印的主题提供了一个从内部到外部的过滤视图，并且允许在从外部往内看时有一个模糊透明的视图。在不同的入口，外立面有一个宽敞的裁剪，因此可以直接看到大厅和入口区域。

On the open square, the three functions each have their own entrance. Via prominent access elements like the spiral staircases (museum and tourist information) and the escalator (library), the institutions can be reached. Above the common ground floor area, the different functions overlap each other per floor. The permanent exhibition of the Mittelrhein Museum occupies the first floor. The library is located on floor two, four and five, with direct access to the roof terrace. The 30 meters high open space inside connects the institutions vertically, brings day light deep into the building and offers a variety of outlooks. The volume has a double facade with a Structural-Glazing construction of white silk-screened glass, which envelops the building like a second skin and offers a frosted and refined appearance. The motif of the print provides a filtered view from inside to outside, and allows a vaguely transparent view when looking from the outside in. At the different entrances, the outer facade has a spacious cut and therefore offers a direct view of the lobby and entrance areas.

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商场论坛米塔尔维林呈现出自己作为一个平面，水平分层的结构。由于这种强大的形式，建筑物的体积是有效地减少，并建立了愉快的规模感。在城市结构内的相关路口，购物中心提供宽敞的入口。购物中心的特点是其梯形的布局和平滑的轮廓。与自动扶梯交织在一起的区域提供了定位点，分隔了建筑物，并为内部提供了自然光。商店的上方是相邻的房间和一个可容纳740辆汽车的停车场。停车位是围绕一个中央园林庭院组织起来的。

The mall Forum Mittelrhein presents itself as a flat, horizontally layered structure. Due to this powerful format, the building’s volume is reduced efficiently and a pleasant sense of scale is established. On relevant junctions within the urban fabric, the mall offers spacious entrances. The shopping center is characterized by its trapezoidal layout and smooth outlines. The areas intertwined with escalators offer orientation points, divide the building and provide the interior with natural light. Above the stores are adjoining rooms and a parking lot for about 740 cars. The parking spaces are organized around a central landscaped courtyard.

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在一起，地面和一楼的玻璃正面与站立格式，和表现性的形状点击框架，给予强烈的垂直方向。大楼的前三层是一个人造的“Weinlaub立面”(葡萄酒叶立面)。这个结构的基础是一个藤叶的抽象图像，它被自由地解释为一个三维形状。整个外观是由一种类型的元素组成的，这是在一个工业热成型过程中产生的。Kulturau，Koblenz关于Benem Crouwel设计的文本

Together, the glass facade on the ground and first floor with standing formats, and the expressively shaped click frames, give a strong vertical orientation. The top three floors of the building are dominated by an artificial “Weinlaub facade” (wine leaf facade). The basis of the structure is an abstract image of a vine leaf, which is interpreted freely as a 3D-shape. The entire facade is composed out of only one type of element, that is produced in an industrial thermoforming process. Kulturbau, Koblenz Text about the design Benthem Crouwel

Architects Benthem Crouwel Architects

Location Casinostraße 21, 56068 Koblenz, Germany

Category Library

Project Team Markus Sporer, Marcel Blom, Anna Gerlach, Noortje ter Heege, Tina Kortmann, Sascha Rullkötter, Cornelius Wens, Sander Vijgen, Benedikt Krienen, Anna Böll, Frank Deltrap

Project Year 2013

Photographs Thomas Eicken