Neckar Forum Civic Auditorium

12, Ebershaldenstraße, Esslingen, Germany

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Neckar Forum Civic Auditorium

12, Ebershaldenstraße, Esslingen, Germany

Firm

Type

Cultural › Hall/Theater Cultural Center

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2005

SIZE

300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft

BUDGET

$10M - 50M

Neckar Forum Civic Auditorium . Conference And Convention CenterThe site at the perimeter of the historic city walls, where the vine covered hills that delineate the urban space of the inner city fade into the alluvial plain, is dominated by the sublime presence of the castle.The core of the historic city now breaches the former boundaries and extends eastwards to form a new public square that reconnects with the historic center in an elongated arc towards the west. this pedestrian passage reinterprets the former city walls and establishes a direct link with the town hall and market square along the old boundaries and through the site of the historic gates. The lines of sight of the new square, the restaurant, the roof terrace establish the castle tower as one focal
point on this triangular site. Hotel and auditorium frame the hills, the conference facilities utilize the shift in topography to connect the two around a courtyard while retaining their distinct identities.