☉ Community Center Lohne is a winning proposal by kbg architekten for Kirchengemeinde St. Gertrud and Stadt Lohne in 2023. It is located in Lohne Germany in an urban setting. Its scale is medium with a surface of 2.010 sqm a budget of 10.000.000 € and a ratio of 4.975 €/sqm. Key materials are brick and wood.
The new community center is situated next to the parish church of St. Gertrude. It includes a cafe, a library/media center and spaces for events, co-working and administration. Together with the church and the old town hall, the building ensemble forms a central communicative square. The facade structure and roof shape are based on the traditional rural building shapes in Lohne.