Rem Koolhaas - Amethyste

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Hefen City - The new Science Center in Hamburg.
The new Science Center in Hamburg designed by Rem Koolhaas/OMA looks just like an amethyst. As Rem Koolhaas despises the explicit use of iconography in architectural design, the amethyst analogy is not deliberately meant. The Science Center measures 14.000 square meters and features an aquarium, an academic theater, and probably also a planetarium.

The city of Hamburg in northern Germany is redeveloping its docklands into a mixed-use high-density neighborhood. The centerpiece of this HafenCity is being privately developed by the Dutch combination of ING Real Estate, SNS Property Finance and Gross & Partner. Last December the conceptual design for the area, by Rem Koolhaas/OMA and Erick van Egeraat/EEA, has been presented to the public.
In the urban design the Science Center is counter-parted by a similar sized building that features a hotel and cruise terminal. Originally the Science Center and Cruise Terminal were designed as twins; two halves of a sphere the one standing up, the other one laying down. A meteorite broken in half. The Magdenburg Hemi-spheres, finally parted.


Source; Eidongraphia Amethyst, by OMA

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  • what is this music?it's amazing!

  • Nice music...what is it?

  • hamburg is very nice as a city and a place . and the project looks promising

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