CREATING WUPPERTAL’S MOST IMPORTANT POST-WAR URBAN TRANSFORMATION AT CITY PLAZA

Designed by Chapman Taylor, City Plaza, the centrepiece of a large urban redevelopment project which links Wuppertal’s railway station to the town centre, opened to the public on 16 April 2019, welcoming over 1,000 visitors in its first hour. The building, a five-storey flagship store for Primark, defines the remodelled square in front of the railway station. City Plaza’s curved façade is clad with brass panels alternating with glass to create a striking ‘curtain wall’, lifting the area’s look and feel alongside the major improvements to the surrounding public realm.