Mainau 2040 Masterplan
The island of Mainau is a botanic garden with ever-changing, lush flowers, a prized arboretum and baroque palace grounds. It is considered a unique, impressive place in the Lake Constance region and a popular tourist destination nationally. The Mainau 2040 Masterplan includes a large number of different functions and buildings which all contribute to a strategy for the sustainable further development of Mainau as a cultural treasure. The island is listed as a monument of special importance. The focus here was on the careful use of resources in harmony with nature in the sensitive region of Lake Constance as well as aesthetic-cultural sustainability. It includes concepts for landscaped parking for 2,000 vehicles, a new logistics centre, a new entrance building with visitor centre and gastronomy, further new buildings for a hotel, the management team, new glasshouse structures, a show nursery and a butterfly house. The highlight and landmark building is the Palm Cathedral: the new central element on the island. The self-contained building, made of four barrel-like glass volumes, was developed especially for this location. It contains an event and exhibition centre, a restaurant and a jungle playground. Four unique, elegant supporting structures, reminiscent of floral patterns, result in distinctive spaces which differentiate the new building from similar facilities and give it instant recognisability.
Competition 2021 1st Prize
