Kornhausplatz, Göppingen

In Göppingen's strictly grid-structured city centre, there are several public squares with different characteristics. Kornhausplatz, located in the north-west of the city centre, and the Adelberger Kornhaus, which gives the square its name, are an important part of Göppingen's history. With its use as the town library, the building is also an important place in the everyday lives of the town's residents.
The solitary position of the building on the square is recognised as a potential and supported by an independent floor covering for the Kornhausplatz. The square is structured by new plantings on the long sides that complement the existing ones. The visual reference to the Kornhaus and the entrance to the passageway in the north is kept free by high-crowned trees. The overly large scale of the Friedrichs Building, which forms the northern end of the square, is reduced by the light crowns of the trees. The uniform carpet of paving in rows is structured by two finely fitted topographies: two shallow steps set off the reading garden and the slightly raised café terrace at the ends of the square.