Tunnel portals Kriegsstraße, Karlsruhe
We see the opportunities for a high-quality design of the street space of Kriegsstraße as a planning task that is not only a traffic-related challenge, but also an urban design task. We have the opportunity to determine the nature and expression of this important city centre street. After winning the competition for the cladding of the tunnel portals, we developed the noise protection cladding for the [...]
Krumhuk farm, master plan and first construction phase, Namibia
Der Klimawandel macht auch vor Namibia nicht halt. Über einen persönlichen Kontakt zur Farm Krumhuk, die nach biologischen Methoden Landwirtschaft betreibt, entstand die Idee, einen Masterplan für die bauliche und strukturelle Entwicklung der Farm zu erarbeiten. Das Ergebnis soll den Aspekten des Wassermangels und des Wassermanagement gerecht werden. Dies bedeutet in letzter Konsequenz auch eine […]
Villa Stroh, Stuttgart
For the 35th German Protestant Church Congress 2015 in Stuttgart, students under the direction of Professor Andreas Löffler realised the Villa Stroh, a building in which children are told stories. The location was the Stadtgarten, directly next to the main entrance of the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences. It was a temporary building made entirely from [...]
Building with clay bricks and bamboo three-layer panels, Colombia
In co-operation with local companies, we have developed a construction system for this research project that consists of two elements: These raw materials can be found locally. There are also factories for the production of the three-layer panels made from Guadua bamboo. The roof and ceiling elements are lightweight, can be prefabricated with simple tools and replace the expensive, usually defectively manufactured, complex [...].
Sustainable timber construction system made from Sengon lightwood, Borneo Indonesia
ObjectiveDevelopment of a new, sustainable timber construction system made of Sengon lightwood for subtropical climate zones using the example of Borneo (Indonesia). Initial situationIn Borneo, as in many other subtropical regions of the world, primeval forests have been and are being cut down on a large scale to make room for palm oil plantations. This has a catastrophic impact on the ecosystem, flora and fauna, as well as on the social structure and [...]
Timber Innovation Centre - attic construction, Kampala, Uganda
The success and public appreciation that Fairventures Worlwide (based in Stuttgart) has received for its reforestation programmes in Borneo have encouraged the organisation to also start reforesting destroyed former primeval forests in Uganda. As a showcase and administrative centre for this initiative, the plan is to erect a timber construction (wood from reforestation) in Kampala [...].
Exhaust air stacks Karlstor, Karlsruhe - Kriegsstraße
Following the realisation competition held by the City of Karlsruhe for the design of the above-ground structures of the exhaust air centre at Karlstor, the project was developed further and carried out up to service phase 4 (building permit planning). In addition, the design and construction of the exhaust air towers was planned with a company specialising in special glass
Tunnel portals Kriegsstraße, Karlsruhe
We see the opportunities for a high-quality design of the street space of Kriegsstraße as a planning task that is not only a traffic-related challenge, but also an urban design task. We have the opportunity to determine the nature and expression of this important city centre street. After winning the competition for the cladding of the tunnel portals, we developed the noise protection cladding for the [...]
