“Danish firm schmidt hammer lassen architects has won an international design competition for a new 13,500 m2 auditorium complex (RWTH Aachen University). Twenty-one German and international companies were invited to participate in the competition. This is the first project for the Danish firm in Germany.”
The proposed solution is compact, comprising two blocks coated in green sedum grass, united by an airy, transparent glass atrium cutting through the building in a ziggurat pattern. The central idea of the proposal is the contrast between the inherently introverted auditoriums and the dynamic and open social and circulation zone that connects the auditoriums. The building integrates several informal spaces of various sizes to form squares and terraces for social activity and knowledge sharing. The complex will also accommodate twelve auditoriums of capacities ranging from 1,800 seats to 100 seats, including several seminar rooms and offices. A physics collection is located on the lower level.
“We have emphasized creating an informal student environment, where the architecture is the backdrop of both learning and socializing. To us social balance is important for the learning process,” said architect John Lassen, founding partner.
(all info provided by Architecture Lab)“Danish firm schmidt hammer lassen architects has won an international design competition for a new 13,500 m2 auditorium complex (RWTH Aachen University). Twenty-one German and international companies were invited to participate in the competition. This is the first project for the Danish firm in Germany.”
The proposed solution is compact, comprising two blocks coated in green sedum grass, united by an airy, transparent glass atrium cutting through the building in a ziggurat pattern. The central idea of the proposal is the contrast between the inherently introverted auditoriums and the dynamic and open social and circulation zone that connects the auditoriums. The building integrates several informal spaces of various sizes to form squares and terraces for social activity and knowledge sharing. The complex will also accommodate twelve auditoriums of capacities ranging from 1,800 seats to 100 seats, including several seminar rooms and offices. A physics collection is located on the lower level.
“We have emphasized creating an informal student environment, where the architecture is the backdrop of both learning and socializing. To us social balance is important for the learning process,” said architect John Lassen, founding partner.
(info provided by Architecture Lab)
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