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The Koelnmesse 3.0 investment programme got off to
a successful start in 2015. Between now and 2030, it
will make the Cologne trade fair complex fit for the
high demands of the trade fairs of tomorrow. The
programme also sets standards in terms of efficiency,
flexibility, attractiveness and equipment.
In addition to a new cogeneration plant and the
switch to distance heating, the focus of the pro-
gramme in 2015 was upon renovation and planning
measures. These included roof repairs and the initial
steps towards replacing the water system. Prepara-
tions for planned new construction began as well. The
focus was upon planning for a new multi-storey car
park with space for approx. 3,300 vehicles, with the
first phase of construction to be completed already in
mid-2017.
Added to this are the hall 1plus, slated for completion
in 2019, and the CONFEX
®
Hall planned for 2021, a
versatile-use facility available as a trade fair, congress
and event hall for corporate events. Plans also began
in 2015 for a new, central entrance terminal to the
Southern Halls, including modernisation of the
Congress Centres East andWest; the opening is sched-
uled for 2024.
Star-studded competitions were held in 2015, with
prestigious firms identified for the design of the
Southern Complex, for interior design and for the
design of the new car park. The results of the
competitions for the new structures in the Southern
Complex were decided in March 2016. The new
Koelnmesse arising in the context of Koelnmesse 3.0
is the heart of the extensive infrastructural urban
development along the Eastern banks of the Rhine
River in Cologne.
Current status
Current status of
modernisation
beginning in 2015
New construction
projects in the
next 15 years