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Dresden’s Code Unique Chosen to Rebuild Großröhrsdorf Stadtkirche, Tower to Be Restored

The winning plan remakes the interior as a light, flexible community space.

Overview

  • The 26-member jury selected Code Unique Architekten, working with Prugger Landschaftsarchitekten, from 14 submissions in the competition.
  • The design reinstates the late-Baroque tower and proposes a bright, multiuse nave with a movable glass partition, seating for roughly 300, and translucent galleries.
  • Plans include a children’s area behind the organ, a church café near the entrance, and a publicly accessible garden for gatherings.
  • Parish leaders say contract negotiations start now, with construction targeted for 2027 and an opening service aimed for 2030.
  • Insurance is expected to fund the rebuild but costs remain undisclosed; a prior estimate put the project near €35 million and about €550,000 in donations has been raised, following the 2023 arson that led to a nine-year sentence in 2024.