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KölnTriangle
KölnTriangle
List of high-rise buildings in Cologne
Basic data
Place: Cologne-Deutz
Ottoplatz 1
Opening: September 2, 2006
Status : completed
Architects : Dörte Gatermann and Elmar Schossig
Use / legal
Usage : office building
Client : Rhenish pension funds
Technical specifications
Height : 103.2 m
Floors : 29
Floor area : 65,017 m²
Enclosed space : 233 707 m³
Building material : Reinforced concrete
Building-costs: € 80 million
Height comparison
Cologne : 8. ( list )
Germany : 62. ( list )
address
City: Cologne
Country: Germany
Viewing platform with a view of Cologne Cathedral
Viewing platform with people (enlarged). For KölnSky, different window heights on the 27th and 28th floors.
Bird's eye view, as of 2010.

The Kölntriangle (own spelling: KölnTriangle ) is the second tallest skyscraper in Cologne's right bank . It was completed between 2004 and 2006 and designed by the Cologne architects Gatermann + Schossig. The Kölntriangle is known for its viewing platform and from the discussion about the Cologne high-rise concept.

The Kölntriangle is 103.20 meters high and has 29 floors. The name stems from KölnTriangle floor plan of the tower here, a triangle (Engl. Triangle ) with curved edges, similar to a Reuleaux triangle . The Kölntriangle was built together with the LVR-Horionhaus and is also connected to it.

history

The high-rise was planned and implemented as an investment property by the Rheinische supply funds (RVK). During the planning and construction phase, there were frequent reports in the press about the LVR tower (the Rhineland Regional Council is responsible for the RVK). The project was called KölnTriangle from the beginning of the initial planning . However, this name only came into the public eye later.

The height of the skyscraper was a political issue from the start because it was used for various political purposes. The foundation of the high-rise was built more massive than the height of the building was necessary according to the original building permit. After the black-green coalition crisis was resolved in the Cologne Council , the high-rise could be built at the originally planned height. During the construction phase , the Cologne triangle was the trigger for UNESCO to put Cologne Cathedral on its Red List of World Heritage in Danger. In the course of this nationwide observed discussion, the high-rise concept for Cologne-Deutz was revised.

Viewing platform

On September 2, 2006, the house and the viewing platform, which can be reached via a separate entrance, were officially put into operation. Around eight thousand visitors took advantage of this open day to take a look inside the house and from the platform over the city. In the evening, WDR television broadcast its current hour program directly from the viewing platform.

In 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2017 castings for Deutschland sucht den Superstar took place there. The RTL series Herzog with Niels Ruf , which was canceled after three episodes, and several WDR crime scenes were also shot in the Cologne triangle. WDR reports regularly from the viewing platform for the Cologne Lights .

More than 600,000 guests have now viewed Cologne from the fully glazed platform.

Anchor tenants

The high-rise is being refinanced through six anchor tenants: The Cologne View viewing platform is operated by Rheinland Kultur GmbH. Below the viewing platform (27th and 28th floor) it is KölnSky which uses the location as an event and conference location.

Until June 2016, the anchor tenant for the office floors was the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which had rented more than 11,000 m² from the start. Since December 2016, it has been the building management of the City of Cologne that is currently renting around 13,000 square meters of office space.

There are three anchor tenants on the ground floor, for whom special rooms have already been considered in the planning: Practice in Cologne Triangle (diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine with its large equipment), Mongo's (concept restaurant chain) and a company café (previously open to the public).

architectural art

Deutz Twins fountain on western Ottoplatz, created for Kölntriangle , as of 2011.
Aerial view of the western part of Ottoplatz, as of 2020.

A color design concept was developed for the building, which is also used for the art in architecture . The New York artist Rainer Gross created a typographic wall painting in the entrance area, which shows a brief outline of the history of the Deutz district. Also by the artist Rainer Gross, in front of the entrance, on the western part of Ottoplatz , is his 10-meter-high water installation Deutz Twins, which forms a reflecting unit with the specially created 10-meter-long, elongated pool. This installation is particularly powerful in the evening thanks to the illuminated pool.

Awards

  • 2006 Innovation Prize Architecture and Glass "Synthesis - Architect and Industry": Award for the mono double facade (Cologne triangle) in cooperation with Pilkington Deutschland AG.
  • 2008 Prime Property Award : nomination for top placement.

See also

Web links

Commons : KölnTriangle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cologne triangle at CTBUH
  2. ↑ Viewing platform - Cologne Triangle. In: koelntriangle.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c KÖLNTRIANGLE. In: gatermann-schossig.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
  4. ↑ KölnSky. In: koelnsky.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Happy Read Publishing Ltd: DEAL - Magazine | Real Estate | Investment | Finance. Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Practice in the Cologne Triangle. In: praxis-im-koelntriangle.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Mongo's - Cologne Triangle. In: koelntriangle.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
  8. ↑ KÖLNTRIANGLE design concept. In: gatermann-schossig.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
  9. ↑ ART IN KÖLNTRIANGLE. In: koelntriangle.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Installation. In: rainergross.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 25.5 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 18 ″  E