22 November 2012
The TWK (Kaiserslautern Technical Facilities), a German public utility that supplies water and power, has undertaken the renovation of the Rote Hohl water purification plant near Kaiserslautern. In view of the plant’s location, a forest that is a popular destination for Sunday outings, the client wanted to create alongside the technical area a public space in which exhibitions and events could be staged. The objective: turning the building into a “House of Water” partially open to the public. The project, drawn up by Molter-Linneman Architekten, has encapsulated these requirements in a new construction clad with panels of dark gray aluminum that, due to its interaction with a difference in level, blends into the greenery of the woods in the daytime, whereas at night, thanks to the illumination of the plant, it looks almost like a landing place. (via ArchDaily)
