Carefully Renovated
A comprehensively renovated townhouse in Sülz where heritage and contemporary living converge.
Der Kölner bleibt im Veedel – mit diesem Motto lässt sich auch die Suche eines Bauherrenpaares überschreiben, das ...
Preserved Opulence
The Belgian House was renovated in accordance with conservation guidelines and converted into the Roman-Germanic Museum.
In 1950, the Belgian House became the first foreign cultural institution to open in Cologne after World War II. Since then...
Effectively Repurposed
A Historic Children's Hospital in Kaiserswerth Gets a New Life as a University Campus
Originally built in the 1880s as a children's hospital, the Luise Fliedner House near Florence Nightingale...
Relaxed Residential Street
A Department Store Reimagined: Kalk's New Mixed-Use Quarter Blends Commerce and Community
The future of Cologne's Kaufhof building has been the subject of intense debate since the structure sat vacant in 2012. The original plan called for...
New Jewel on the Old Village Square
Authentic Restoration of a Distinctive Art Nouveau Landmark
For two decades, the three buildings at the beginning of Uttinger Bahnhofstraße stood vacant and fell into disrepair. The original...
Simply Rotated
Old and new create a singular architectural dialogue
Extend, rebuild or continue building the 1933 settlement house? The answer from the architects at Reichwald Schultz ...
Living Under Open Skies
How thoughtful renovation and contemporary design gave a 1930s residence a vibrant second life
The clients had bought a house dating from the 1930s on the outskirts of town. They deliberately chose an older...
The New in the Old
Strategic Planning: Transforming a Historic Settlement House Into Contemporary Living
The Alsterdorf Garden City has been protected by an urban conservation order since 1994. As part of a...
Small Becomes Sophisticated
A reimagined 1960s hillside home reveals its true potential
Zunächst interessierte sich die junge Bauherrenfamilie für ein Grundstück in einem Neubaugebiet auf dem Land zu ei...
In Honor of Emilie
A heritage-listed building by architect Emilie Winkelmann has been thoughtfully renovated and extended.
Living in a listed building designed by Germany's first independent female architect...