U Centre for Arts and Creativity

Dortmund, Germany
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Hans Jürgen Landes
Photo © Hans Jürgen Landes
Architects
Gerber Architekten
Location
Dortmund, Germany
Year
2010

With its new ‘vertical’ – i.e. the ground-to-roof – entrance atrium the size of the U-Tower’s volume (a former part of the Union Brewery) can be fully experienced from inside for the first time. Escalators lead from the ground-floor foyer past all the exhibition levels to the ‘cathedral room’ directly underneath the illuminated ‘U’ sign on top of the tower. Conically contorted, metal-clad cubic shapes penetrate the building from inside out. They appear like counterpoints to the existing red clinker façades and point to the unusual roof shape of the ‘cathedral room’.

Design Competition
Gerber Architekten
in cooperation with Gernot Schulz
1st prize 2006

Further development
Gerber Architekten

Design
Eckhard Gerber

Refurbishment
2008-2010

Client
City of Dortmund

GFA
19.800 sqm

Gross volume
122.297 cbm

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