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New construction (not realised) Site and date: Cologne, 2021-2023 Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment The idea of building a new theatre next to Cologne’s historic Staatenhaus, a neoclassical building from the early 20th century, has been around for several years. The final proposal consists of a design […]

Renovation and adaptation Site and date: Cologne, 2021 Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment A successful new show premiered in the foyer of the Musical Dome in Cologne after the pandemic. This required the transformation of a huge, totally industrial and originally ephemeral space into an attractive and […]

Renovation • Site and date: Cologne, 2021 • Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment In the Theater am Rhein, next to the cathedral, right next to the main train station in Cologne, it was proposed to convert the restaurant into an exquisite lounge, as previous step to adapt […]

Renovation and new construction Site and date: Havelland, 2019 Customer: Private person The renovation of this house in a rural area of Brandenburg was almost complete. The changes, including the large windows, have given the whole house an industrial character and a beautiful view of […]

Renovation and new construction Site and date: Hamburg, 2019 Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment In adapting the Mehr Theatre at Hamburg’s Grossmarkt for the Harry Potter show, it was necessary to create an exclusive, separate lounge to convey the magic and charisma of the show’s theme. After […]

Adaptation and new construction Site and date: Hamburg, 2018 Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment After the successful project of the new multifunctional hall at Hamburg’s Grossmarkt, it was decided to create a show that would revolutionise the musical scene in Hamburg: the musical Harry Potter and the […]

New construction • Site and date: Madrid, 2017 • Customer: Frans Dikmans (self-promotion) There is now a camouflaged holiday home in the forests of Madrid. A building hidden in nature, clad with stones from the quarries of Madrid. The light penetrates through simple but strategically […]

Moscow, 2015, study, client: Dmitri Bogachev The Druzhba Multipurpose Arena is a formally expressive, historical indoor arena in Moscow, Russia, part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex, where we conducted a study to repurpose the building for theater use. We proposed orienting the theater diagonally in […]

Hamburg, 2012–2015, planning and realization, client: Mehr! Entertainment

The Mehr! Theater am Grossmarkt, a multipurpose venue situated inside Hamburg’s historic wholesale market for fruits, vegetables and flowers, offers new, diverse possibilities for public gatherings. […]

Szczecin, Poland, 2009, study, in cooperation with Daniel Jo Krüger and Tristan Lannuzel, client: Stage Craft

This one-of-a-kind, multi-use opera house is intended to serve as a temporary venue for the Szczecin Opera during the renovation of the city’s historic opera house. […]

Berlin, 2007, planning, client: Stage Entertainment

The BlueMax Theater, situated inside a repurposed 3D cinema at Potsdamer Platz, is equipped with 600 seats, a fixed stage, a substage and a technical grid. […]

Dresden, 2007, competition, client: W3 Immobilien Stuttgart

In response to a competition opening up new possibilities for the Dresden Philharmonic and Staatsoperette, the MK5 combines both institutions within one complex. […]

Hamburg, 2006, study, client: Stage Entertainment

Expanding the existing Stage Theater im Hafen, this project’s first phase adds 1,800 seats, with the second phase adding an entirely new music hall for 5,000 to 8,000 visitors. […]

Hamburg, 2005, planning and realization

Housed in a listed building in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt, the Kehrwieder Theater offers table and balcony seating. […]

Munich, 2003–2005, planning, client: Stage Entertainment

The ‘Radstation’ velodrome, situated inside Munich’s Olympiapark, is transformed into a 2,150-seat musical theater. […]

Berlin, 2003–2005, German planning phases 1–5, client: Admiralspalast Berlin & Co. KG

After the Metropol-Theater closed its doors in 1996, it was acquired by the Arena Group, who reconceptualized the theater based on its unique history. […]