Expansion of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Parliament in Düsseldorf

  • Location: Düsseldorf
  • Client: The President of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Parliament
  • Realisation: 2022 - 2027

The seat of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Parliament in Düsseldorf needs to be expanded. There are more political parties than at the time of its opening in 1988, significantly more committee and board meetings, and a substantial increase in the number of visitors. Office, meeting, and conference rooms are needed, which have been rented in the nearby vicinity until now.

Architect Fritz Eller won the competition for the construction of the State Parliament in 1980…
Architect Fritz Eller won the competition for the construction of the State Parliament in 1980 by a landslide. He transformed the requirement in the competition for a circular seating arrangement of the parliament into a building dominated by circular shapes.
We continue this topic without imitating Fritz Eller’s architecture. Several interconnected cylinders blend into the…
We continue this topic without imitating Fritz Eller’s architecture. Several interconnected cylinders blend into the green of the Bürgerpark to create an „architectural landscape“.
The cylinders are arranged like a string of pearls around the Rheinturm.
The cylinders are arranged like a string of pearls around the Rheinturm.
They are only interconnected at the level of the plenary chamber within the existing building.…
They are only interconnected at the level of the plenary chamber within the existing building. This continues the principle of short distances for parliamentarians to the chamber and their informal exchange.
The cylinders are elevated by two floors to maintain the permeability of the public space…
The cylinders are elevated by two floors to maintain the permeability of the public space of the Bürgerpark between the city and the Rhine.
The offices provide views of the Bürgerpark on the Rhine riverbank.
The offices provide views of the Bürgerpark on the Rhine riverbank.
The circular shape allows for a system of tension and compression rings, which can minimize…
The circular shape allows for a system of tension and compression rings, which can minimize the number and size of supports beneath the elevated cylinders.
Photovoltaic cells are integrated into the facades, with south-facing cells on the top of the…
Photovoltaic cells are integrated into the facades, with south-facing cells on the top of the sunshade overhang and east and west-facing cells on the window sills. Shifting the centers of the cylinders and overhangs maximizes the south-facing surface area.
The public space of the Bürgerpark and the elevated cylinders of the State Parliament expansion…
The public space of the Bürgerpark and the elevated cylinders of the State Parliament expansion come together to form an architectural landscape on the Rhine riverbank.