Blaue Sonne (Blue Sun)
Viewing platform on an industrial heritage land mark
The Blue Crane is a relic of past times. It is a well-known landmark of the port industry which gave the city of Offenbach its identity in the 20th century.
The project Blaue Sonne (Blue Sun) investigates the possibility of reinventing a new symbolism for the blue crane by converting the old obsolete industrial heritage in a new infrastructure collecting energy and providing a point of connection and gathering for the public space surrounding it. In this way the Blaue Sonne becomes a new landmark for a new culture of living in harmony with nature and its resources.
Project by
OOZE (Eva Pfannes & Sylvain Hartenberg) and Marjetica Potrč
Commissioner
Mainviertel Offenbach GmbH; OPG - Offenbacher Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft; SOH - Stadtwerke Offenbach
Notes
Building Consultant: Studio Bouwhaven (Ruud Ghering); Structural Engineer: ABT Structural Engineering (Ronald Wenting); Paula Martinez (Ooze)
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