ARCH 83
LIVING BENEATH THE RAIN TOWER - PLOCHINGEN
A multi-purpose complex of residential and commercial areas, shopping centre, supermarket, garages
Redesign of the façades, balconies and design for the courtyard and entrance areas
Model 1:100: Alfred Schmid, 1989
Model 1:50: Heinz M. Springmann and Alfred Schmid, 1990
Start of construction: November 1991
Topping-out ceremony: September 3, 1993
Inauguration: September 2, 1994
Topping-out ceremony: September 3, 1993
Inauguration: September 2, 1994
1991 - 1994
Marktstraße Süd, 73207 Plochingen am Neckar, Germany, D
Moll SFB Baubetreuungs GmbH, Gruibingen
Architektengemeinschaft Springmann + Kaltenbach, Plochingen
E. Flassak, S. Tehrani, Plochingen (Entwurfs- und Genehmigungsplanung / Design and building-permit planning)
E. Flassak, S. Tehrani, Plochingen (Entwurfs- und Genehmigungsplanung / Design and building-permit planning)
From 1985 to 1990, the architects Heinz M. Springmann and Siegfried Kaltenbach planned the housing construction on Markstraße Süd in Plochingen. Their solution for the area located at the traffic intersection was a complex with a courtyard in which shops were also integrated.
At the behest of the mayor and the building sponsor, Hundertwasser was invited to design the courtyard. Hundertwasser declared his willingness to do so on the condition that he will redesign the entire courtyard, including the façades, as a unit.Hundertwasser transformed the rectilinear façade into an organic one, changing the shape and arrangement of the windows and eliminating the grid system that was there before. With the tower, which he added to the complex, he gave it an urban flavour and the City of Plochingen a new landmark which can be seen from the motorway and the trains passing by.
In addition, Hundertwasser designed two gates and entryways.
As with all buildings by Hundertwasser, the individual creativity of the craftsmen involved was particularly encouraged.
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- Calendar: Hundertwasser Architektur 2004, teNeues, Kempen
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- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2009, teNeues, Kempen
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2010, teNeues, Kempen
- Hundertwasser Vertical Wall Calendar Architecture 2010, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser span-a-year Architecture Calendar 2010, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2011, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2012, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser span-a-year Architecture Calendar 2012, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser Vertical Wall Calendar Architecture 2012, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2013, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser Vertical Wall Calendar Architecture 2013, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser span-a-year Architecture Calendar 2013, Wörner, Rutesheim
- Post card, Wörner, Rutesheim, 2013
- Hundertwasser span-a-year Architecture Calendar 2014, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2014, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser Vertical Wall Calendar Architecture 2014, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser Vertical Wall Calendar Architecture 2015, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser span-a-year Architecture Calendar 2015, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2015, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim
- Hundertwasser Slim Architecture Calendar 2016, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2016, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)
- Advent Calendar, Stadt Plochingen am Neckar, 2016 (three dimensional object with chocolate)
- Calendar, Wohnen unterm Regenturm 2017, H.P.Eisold Photography, Fellbach/Stuttgart
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2017, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2017, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (square size) (detail)
- Hundertwasser Vertical Wall Calendar Architecture 2017, Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)
- Hundertwasser span-a-year Architecture Calendar 2017, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)
- Calendar, Plochinger Wandkalender 2017, Wohnen unterm Regenturm, Stadt Plochingen am Neckar, 2016
- Invitation card, Galerie der Stadt Plochingen, 2017
- Post card, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim, 2017 (AK-032)
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2018, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (square size) (detail)
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2018, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)
- Easter greeting card, Plochingeninfo, Plochingen, 2018
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2019, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)
- Calendar, Hundertwasser Architecture 2019, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (square size) (detail)
- Hundertwasser span-a-year Architecture Calendar 2019, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)
- Hundertwasser Vertical Wall Calendar Architecture 2019, Wörner Verlag, Rutesheim (detail)