Competition for the realisation of a new building, Peterssteinweg / Nonnenmühlgasse, Leipzig

Between the matter-of-fact, restrained Catholic Church of St. Trinitatis and the eclectic corner edge development of the Leipzig Criminal Police Inspectorate, which is typical of the previous century, a building structured in a crystalline appearance is positioned. The prominent location in the immediate vicinity of the city centre and the southern centre, as well as the church of St. Trinitatis in particular, are key design factors.

With this building design and its crystalline façade structure, tailored to the perimeter block development laid out on the site, the objective is to formulate an important urban planning and architectural prelude to one of Leipzig’s central arterial roads and the restructuring of Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz along Petersteinweg.

With the proposed façade design, the façade structures that have so far prevailed along Petersteinweg / Karl-Liebknecht Straße, mostly in a strict vertical grid, are deliberately not to be continued. With its long-distance effect on the opposite side of Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz and the clear structure of the church façade, the design represents a self-confident contribution to future urban planning and architectural developments.