Benthem Crouwel won competition for the redevelopment of the “Zentralplatz”. The Kulturbau houses the public library, the Mittelrhein Museum and the tourist information of Koblenz. A large public roof terrace offers 360 ° views over the UNESCO- heritage site of the ‘Oberes Mittelrheintal’. The Kulturbau Forum Confluentes and the mall Forum Mittelrhein together are the design for the redevelopment of the ‘Zentralplatz’, the central square of Koblenz. The mall Forum Mittelrhein opened in September last year
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