Information Centre in Kochel am See
Erected in 1924 as one of the first storage power stations in Bavaria, the plant exploits the 200-metre difference in height between the two lakes, Walchensee and Kochelsee, to generate electricity. A new information centre has been constructed for the up to 100,000 visitors who come here every year. To integrate the centre into the existing context, the structure was built into the slope of the site, with planted flat roofs that merge with the surroundings. All that is visible is a curved transparent roof that seems to hover above the ground. This lightweight triangular membrane structure is drawn over the forecourt to the exhibition and restaurant facilities, which are housed in two flanking tracts. The V-shaped entrance courtyard opens on the third side to the existing buildings.
