Rathaus Offenbach an der Queich, Cultural heritage monument in Offenbach an der Queich, Germany.
The Rathaus Offenbach an der Queich was a two-storey reinforced-concrete skeleton building of 1977–1979 by Landau architect Eduard Arnold, made of two slightly offset rectangular blocks joined by a three-storey circulation core with stairs and a later lift. The nearly square council hall above it, set crosswise with concrete fins at the windows, dominated the view from the Rathausplatz. Concrete reliefs by Karl-Heinz Deutsch decorated the entrance, the council hall foyer and its floor. It was demolished in spring 2026.
After the Verbandsgemeinde Offenbach an der Queich was formed in 1971, its administration worked provisionally in a building on Mozartstraße. The Landau architect Eduard Arnold won the competition for a new town hall, built from 1977 to 1979. In August 2016 the building was listed as a monument for its Pop-Art elements and 1970s architecture, but the district approved demolition three days later; it was replaced by a new building inaugurated in July 2022 and demolished in spring 2026.
The building's art was part of the design: sculptor Karl-Heinz Deutsch made the concrete reliefs at the entrance, in the council hall foyer and on its floor, and designed the fountain sculpture on the Rathausplatz laid out by architect Eduard Arnold. In 1993 a wedding room was inserted beneath the council hall.
The town hall is centrally located in town and easy to reach on foot, with signs marking its location. Visitors should arrive during business hours when staff are present and service counters are staffed.
The building was demolished in spring 2026 after the 6.5 million euro replacement opened in July 2022. Architect Eduard Arnold and sculptor Karl-Heinz Deutsch had it listed as a monument in August 2016, but the district approved demolition three days later; the concrete reliefs by Deutsch were to be preserved.
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