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SMC ALSOP
DÜSSELDORF GERMANY
2002
COLORIUM
The Colorium is a dramatic 18 storey multi-coloured tower, designed by SMC Alsop, on the waterfront in Dusseldorf's revivified harbour. Although designed as a commercial building for private client, Ibing Immobilien Handel GmbH & Co.Hochhaus KG, this new £11million landmark will play an integral part in the regeneration programme that is progressively transforming Dusseldorf's disused port and dock area into a Media Harbour, incorporating a galaxy of international architectural talent.
Located on an extremely constricted site in the Speditionsstrasse peninsula, formerly home to a waterfront silo, the 12,400sqm (gross) SMC Alsop's building takes the form of a dramatic 62 metre high tower with two basement levels. SMC Alsop's treatment of the external façade of the building, an intricate patchwork of coloured glass, transforms what could be a conventional office into a towering mosaic artwork. The regularity of the floor pattern is broken down and blurred by the sophisticated and sensuous facade treatment using advanced glass technology and only 17 distinct types of panels. To ensure an intense external colour appearance, the artwork is screen printed onto the glass with a reduced percentage of printed area in the vision panels.
Overlaying the concrete frame, the mosaic facade distorts the internal structure, scale and perspective of the building, creating a highly elusive and pictorial presence on the waterfront. The plant installation at roof level is transformed into a red light box cantilevering out over the water.
Last edited by Tom Servo; Aug 11, 2008 at 9:46 PM.
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