Outline Concept
“Integration of the Grossmarkthalle into the Outline Concept: Implanting of elements inside, like conference rooms, library, auditorium etc., in east and west with gallery-like entrances, preservation of the existing structure in the middle, in front and in the sides and new structure as gallery with exhibition areas on ground floor.

Creating of a central entrance zone with direct link to the office tower in the south and the growth modules in the north, short ways to all facilities inside and outside the hall.

Creating of urban spaces in addition to existing through positioning and dimensioning of social areas and IT-service buildings with glasscovered courtyards. Therefore a generous entrance space is created with new high lightening of the main entrance with an entrance structure in front of the hall with adequate design.

Preservation of the annex buildings of the Grossmarkthalle for spaceforming and structuring, orientation of a double high-rise building (1st phase) to east and west, with structure and grid similar to parts of the existing hall, in the gravity point of the southern urban space creation of a transparent loggia including cafeteria, employees restaurant and terraces, design of a unique, strongly horizontal and vertical structured image of the ECB without future change through additions.

Creating a parklike, suspenseful landscape with integration of the river Main and the borderline.

Extension for further workplaces with the conception of a double high-rise building in the north with similar structure and organisation as the main building, orientated in the same way with a lobby towards the city in the west.”