Classic Remise Berlin and Düsseldorf

1 December 2019 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, Berlin, House of the Month Reading Time:  9 minutes

Classic Remise Berlin © Sieben7/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Classic Remise Berlin © Sieben7/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Classic Remise is the name of a business model (service centers around the topics motorcycle and automobile with specialization in the field of classic, vintage and collectible vehicles). There are two Classic Remises in Berlin and Düsseldorf. Both service centers are located in listed buildings with an industrial-traffic background.   read more…

The Rhine

7 October 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  9 minutes

Distance marks along the Rhine indicate distances from this bridge in the City of Constance © Achim Lehle

Distance marks along the Rhine indicate distances from this bridge in the City of Constance © Achim Lehle

The Rhine flows from Grisons in the eastern Swiss Alps to the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at about 1,233 km (766 mi), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 m3/s (71,000 cu ft/s).   read more…

Frank Gehry buildings in the Media Harbour in Düsseldorf

8 November 2010 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: Architecture, Design & Products Reading Time:  5 minutes

© knut-wiarda.de

© knut-wiarda.de

The “Art and Media Center Rhine Harbor” by Frank O. Gehry (California) is divided into three contrasting parts of buildings, designed and looks like a giant sculpture. Asymmetry dominates the building, the windows seems to jump out from the facade, the floor plans are uneven. By selecting different materials, each building has its own complex identity. As a connection between the three houses the material of the facade structure of the building in the middle reflects the two buildings in the north and south.   read more…

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