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Protestant Culture Center Karlsruhe

Protestant Culture Center

KARLSRUHE - GERMANY

CULTURAL

AREA

17.000 m²

A mixed-use development that included commercial, residential, and cultural functions.

The challenge lay in integrating the public function of the cultural center with the city through a barrier of mixed-use development in-between.

Budget: 25.500.000 €
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany

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The Semantic Weight of the Threshold: Doors as Ope

The Semantic Weight of the Threshold: Doors as Operators of Space
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