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Congress Center Messe FrankfurtFrankfurt, 2020

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Congress Center Messe Frankfurt

The Congress Center Messe Frankfurt is directly connected to the halls of the exhibition site. With a capacity for up to 3,400 guests, it is Frankfurt’s largest congress centre. As part of its recent revitalisation, we were asked to design the entrance foyer and public areas with their ceiling heights of up to 18 metres as one flowing entity. We did this by visually enhancing the walls of the main hall with a concertina wall covering that is illuminated by mini LED spots, thereby giving the foyer structure and a clear design stance. The geometry and materiality of the wall cladding also improves spatial acoustics and ensures a high sojourn quality.

Striking and approachable from all sides

To ensure smooth and efficient workflows, and to provide visitors with a reception counter that helps them to find their way around the imposing foyer, we placed a multifunctional control point in the centre of the space. With its circular shape, the reception counter signals maximum responsiveness to all sides. Moreover, its open design language emanates transparency and has an inviting effect. Inside are a total of ten workstations for service staff, all optimally illuminated by a circular lighting ring. The reception counter is thus less of a bottleneck, and more of a central hub between the cloakrooms, the stairways leading to the conference rooms and assembly halls, and the entrance to the exhibition halls. It is covered with displays in all directions, which can be used to display tailored content, as required.

 

Messe Frankfurt GmbH Congress Center Messe Frankfurt  Striking and approachable from all sides

We visually enhanced the walls of the main hall with a concertina wall covering, illuminated by mini LED spots, which gives the foyer structure and a clear design stance.

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Plans

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Facts & Figures

Client
Messe Frankfurt GmbH
Status
Completed (2020)
Photo­graphy
baierl + demmelhuber (Stefan Durstewitz)
Team
  • Alessandro Belometti
  • Sabine Braun
  • Elisabeth Dannenmann
  • Fynn Freyschmidt
  • Tilla Goldberg
  • Johannes Hanebuth
  • Andrea Hasbun
  • Adriana Hernandez
  • Jonathan Ihm
  • Peter Ippolito
  • Tabea Jörger
  • Christian Kirschenmann
  • Andrea Martinez
  • Chris Mischke
Partner
  • pfarré lighting design, Lighting Design

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