State School of the Allotment Association of Westphalia and Lippe, Lünen, Germany
Competition: 1994 - 1st Prize
Construction period: 1994 - 1996
Design: Eckhard Gerber
Project director/Project manager: Georg Kolendowicz
Project team: Martin Ruck et al.
Client: Landesverband Westfalen Lippe der Kleingärtner e.V
Gross area: 1.399,22 m²
Volume: 4.927,50 m³
The two-storey, timber-clad elongated tract follows the orthogonal structure of the former area of the “Landesgartenschau” (State Garden Show). Its design and materials reflect the ambience of the surrounding allotment setting. Picking up the direction of the east-west foot-path, the building forms a gate for the north-south main way, which is laid out as a poplar avenue.
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