PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT NAME | HerzoBase+World of Sports |
|---|---|
| LOCATION | herzogenaurach . germany |
| PROGRAM | corporate headquarters . sports facilities . industrial and commercial zone . housing |
| CLIENT | adidas-solomon ag . city of herzogenaurach |
| SIZE | site 168 ha . gross floor area 273.080 m2 |
| SCOPE | architecture . urban design |
| TEAM | bernd lederle . thom mayne / morphosis . marni nelko . architecture |
| STATUS | competition entry 06 . 1999 |
| AWARDS | purchase prize . international urban design competition |
| CONCEPT | the world of sports is by necessity made up of two dynamic systems; the physical dynamics of the sporting events and the structural dynamics of the company. adidas has survived and prospered not through rigidity and predictability but through a creative and dynamic openness allowing the potential for invention,evolution and growth. it is critical that the world of sports embody and thereby enforce these qualities. the two dynamic systems are therefore manifested in two building systems; the headquarters system extending southward, emerging from existing structures and the sports facilities extending northward, emerging from the open landscape. |