Zollverein School Of Management And Design, Essen Germany

Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa with SANAA Architects designed the Zollverein School, and OMA did the masterplan. The World Heritage Zollverein site provides a basis for views and interaction of the cube building, the dimensions of which reflect the mine size.Open floor plans are stacked with varying height according to functions inside. Public spaces, such as an exhibition hall and foyer start at the first floor. Production spaces start at the second. The third floor’s library includes private workrooms divided by glass walls to spread daylight through. At the top is a roof garden.

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