Stadthalle 21
Stadthalle 21 - A place to come together.
Authors: Felix Bodenmüller, Friedrich Mönninger, Linus Grimminger, Ferdinand Brunold, Germany
The new Stadthalle Stuttgart is intended to offer the city non-commercial spaces for exchange. The building responds to the strategic mediating role of the site in creating a new connection between the station and the adjacent Rosenstein quarter.
The proposal translates the conversion of Stuttgart's terminus station into a through station, with a flexible ground floor that mediates between the station square, Schlossgarten and Rosensteinquartier. This is where different areas of the city meet in a space characterized by round arches. This area attempts to create a visual connection and conceptual link through its elevation. Signage reminiscent of the old station recalls the former use of the terminus station. A rainwater basin is intended to create an appropriate microclimate.
An upper plaza level will allow the urban community to organize workshops, concerts and travelling exhibitions.
A roof terrace with a basketball court will enable underrepresented uses in the city to be relocated to the heart of the city.