Ottoplatz Messeplatz Köln Deutz

Both the historic Ottoplatz and the continually changing Messeplatz shape the identity of the area around the railway station Köln Messe/Deutz. As the gateway between railway station and city, the Ottoplatz stages movement in the urban environment through a fluid topography that reinterprets the historical form of this public square. The Messeplatz is transformed into a dynamic landscape choreography, whose design playfully evokes new aspects of management, trade and negotiation.

The architectural design deliberately incorporates the two themes movement and transformation. Time itself becomes a design element. Here Cologners and their guests can intuitively understand their city as a space of communication and collective responsibility. The entry contributes to a vision of public spaces that encourages a culture of participating in the city as a dynamic communication space.