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ArtworkPhoto: Brigida González, brigidagonzalez.de
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becker architekten, founded by Michael Becker in 1998, is a four-man team located in the alpine region of Allgäu in southern Germany. With a conceptual approach towards architecture that examines location, identity, topography and history, the firm aims to realise projects that focus on the creation of a harmonious atmosphere.
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The Bavarian town of Kempten, which dates back to 50 BCE and has the oldest written reference of any German city, now has a rather surprising architectural centrepiece – which also happens to be a highly efficient hydroelectric power station.
Wasserkraftwerk Kempten harnesses the power of the river Iller and supplies some 3,000 households with 10.5 million kilowatts of “clean” electricity per year. The raw concrete power station’s irregular form, inspired by water-worn rocks from the region, is designed by local architects becker architekten. It provides a visual as well as metaphorical contrast to its predecessor, a neighbouring conventional power station from the 1950s, communicating through its form and function the advancements in sustainable technological design. I (ltv)
Image courtesy becker architekten
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