Contemporary auditorium seating CARMEN FORUM

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The Carmen Würth Forum, a new cultural centre in Künzelsau, Germany, is a tribute by the celebrated mogul Reinhold Würth to his wife Carmen for her eightieth birthday. One of the world’s most prestigious design firms, David Chipperfield Architects, was chosen for this ambitious project. The project area extends over 11,000 m2, just a short distance from the Würth Museum and from the head office of the "corporate complex" of Würth, a leading company with offices across the globe. Künzelsau in Baden Württemberg is a natural and symbolic choice for the Würth family. Construction of the Carmen Würth Forum began in 2011 and it was inaugurated on 18 July 2017. The winning idea of David Chipperfield and Alexander Schwarz was to integrate the building into the surrounding area, with its large meadows and fields, turning this into the architectural theme of the project. Two concrete walls cast in situ frame the square in front of the main entrance. The entrance leads into the foyer, illuminated with natural light and giving access to the large, multi-purpose events hall. The lower floor is completely underground, whereas the upper floor has glass walls on all sides and rises just over the hill on which the building stands.