With its new headquarters in Coeur Cologne, the globally positioned hotel portal service provider, HRS Group, shows that it understands something of its craft. The company welcomes visitors to its headquarters located directly across from Cologne’s central railway station; both regionally and internationally acting as the city gate to this Rhine metropolis.
The new building, completed in 2017 with the signature of architects meyer schmitz-morkramer, is conceived as a bright eye-catcher. The open design and the clean lines of the gridwork façade create both a dynamic as well as an exciting overall picture. The highlight is the approximately 20 metre high reception foyer, which sets itself apart as a four-storey window onto the city within the metal/glass façade. It is also the creative quintessence of the architectural design, which focuses on the interaction between inside and outside. A design statement that is also economically relevant because relationships are known to be good for the business.
Throughout the entire six-storey building with a floor area of 14,000 square metres, the guiding principle of openness can also be seen in a metaphorical sense: Each office floor represents a different continent, which is stylistically expressed in the interior. “The World as a Guest in Cologne” is the motto of this concept, which utilises colour accents, materials, patterns and characteristic motifs. The idea and implementation are by Lepel & Lepel, the renowned Cologne architectural and interior design firm.