KAESER Kompressoren SE is planning a groundbreaking public e-charging park at its headquarters in Coburg near highway 73. The aim is to create a highlight for the entire Coburg area: A charging park that combines future-oriented mobility infrastructure with a unique quality of stay and benefits from the proximity to the Goldbergsee recreation area.

The project is based on the vision of a new generation of functional, wellness and experience. By combining groundbreaking architecture, innovative service functions and attractive landscape design, charging time should become quality time. This is also based on the self-image of the KAESER brand, which defines itself as the interplay of efficiency and emotion.

By holding an implementation competition, KAESER met these high design and functional standards. The competition process involved finding the right answer to the ambitious target from a variety of drafts, different ideas and solutions. The task was deliberately formulated openly — both the design of individual canopies and an entire roof were possible.

All 8 architectural firms, which were invited to participate in collaboration with landscape architects, submitted their work to the preliminary audit within the deadline. To select the winning draft, the jury met in a non-public session on Friday, October 20, 2023, led by Prof. Martin Haas.

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Project data:
Implementation competition with urban planning ideas based on RPW 2013

Prize court:
October 20, 2023

Procedural type:
Restricted competition with 8 invited participants

Initiator/Builder:
KAESER Compressors SE, Coburg

Competition support:‍
SCHIRMER Architekten + Stadtplaner GmbH, Würzburg
From left to right: Tina-Maria Vlantoussi-Käser, Alexander Jan Käser, Michael Hetterich, Peter Cosack, Prof. Martin Schirmer,
Prof. Gunther Benkert, Prof. Martin Haas, Nicole M. Meier, Werner Dittrich, Prof. Dr. Rainer Hirth.

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Contest results