Weltstadthaus
Paths outward
- Location
- Cologne, Germany
- Year
- 2005
- Typology
- Retail & Hospitality
- Materials
- Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone, Timber
- Context
- High-tech, Contemporary
- Map
- Open location
The Weltstadthaus, housing a department store in Cologne, Germany, was designed by Renzo Piano and completed in 2005, following a lengthy legal battle concerning the structural engineering of the core building. It covers up a main traffic artery, the Nord-Süd-Fahrt, and faces Europe's most frequented shopping mile, the Schildergasse.
