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P&C department store

Cologne / Germany

At the end of the 1980s, the company Peek & Cloppenburg began assigning the projects for its new branches to major international architects, and in 1999 the company turned to the Renzo Piano Building Workshop for the construction of its Cologne headquarters.

The building, destined to house the Peek & Cloppenburg store, is located in the city centre, not far from the Cathedral of St. Antoniter.

It is situated on Schildergasse, the city’s main shopping street, where nearly 13,000 pedestrians pass daily.

Main image for P&C department store
© Michel Denancé

Project Details

Status

1999 - 2005

Client

Peek & Cloppenburg

Design

Renzo Piano Building Workshop, architects

Design Team

B. Plattner (partner in charge), E.Volz (associate in charge) with L.Coreth, J.Knaak, J.Ruoff, A.Symietz and R.Baumgarten, A.Belvedere, J.Carter, O.Hempel, J.Paik, M.Prini, J.Wagner; O.Aubert, C.Colson, P.Furnemont, Y.Kyrkos (models)

Consultants

Knippers & Helbig (structure), Büro Mosbacher (façace), A.Walz (geometry studies)

General contractor

Hochtief Construction