Architects Datafile - 02.2020

multi-part substructure and cladding with
pre-burnished and lacquered copper and
aluminium alloy composite panels.
The facade’s brass panels are certified as an
environmentally friendly building product in
accordance with ISO 14025 and EN 15804.
The brass material used is designed to be
durable for a long life, meaning that the
facade will require minimal maintenance or
replacement materials.

Uplifting the area
According to Yvonne, the city’s public have
already recognised the improvement that
the scheme has brought about: “They are
now able to walk between the railway
station and the city in a seamless and much
more pleasant way, and they can also see
the way in which the square’s proportions
have become much more human in scale.”
“More than that however,” she continues,
“the design of the building lifts the area. It
creates new possibilities – people now dwell
and watch the world go by over a coffee or
wander around exploring in a space which
was previously grubby, and functional. It’s
now a positive experience just to stand there

and look around, and to appreciate the new

sense of place that the design has created.”

The architect tells ADFthat the project

has also become a catalyst for further

development in Wuppertal since its

conception, and is now a “key reference”

for discussions about how to regenerate

urban centres, during what she says is “a

period of uncertainty about the future of

physical retail.”

This has been reflected by the sector too

• Chapman Taylor’s Düsseldorf studio,
  together with the investor Signature
  Capital, won the prestigious global MAPIC
  Award 2019 in the ‘Best Retail City Centre
  Regeneration’ category, the European
  Property Award 2019-20 for ‘Best Retail
  Architecture in Germany,’ and the German
  Polis Award 2016 in the ‘Regenerated
  Town Centres’ category.
  As well as achieving such industry praise,
  through its distinct and idiosyncratic design
  the practice have succeeded in creating an
  architectural landmark in the city of
  Wuppertal, and have helped transform a
  previously run-down area into a lively and
  attractive urban destination.

© Cloud 9 Photography

The city’s public have

already recognised the

improvement the scheme

has brought about

PROJECT FACTFILE

Client:Signature Capital

Architects:Chapman Taylor

Landscape architects:Chapman

Taylor / Leonards

Structural and acoustic engineers:

Schüssler Plan

Facade consultants: InFaCon

Metal facade cladding: Pohl Facade

Division

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