On a human-scale workspace. Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss
07/09/2022.
[Bad Segeberg] Germany
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German architect Ekkehard Voss (from Tchoban Voss Architekten) proyected an office building for the city administration of Bad Segeberg in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The project comes after winning a competition in 2018.
The building is located in a large commercial area with buildings that have a heterogeneous morphology; there are no urban edges to which the new building can relate.
As the building is located away from other buildings of similar size, the project pays special attention to the quality and scale of the construction, prioritizing the creation of a functional space that can accommodate the program to be developed inside it.
The building is located in a large commercial area with buildings that have a heterogeneous morphology; there are no urban edges to which the new building can relate.
As the building is located away from other buildings of similar size, the project pays special attention to the quality and scale of the construction, prioritizing the creation of a functional space that can accommodate the program to be developed inside it.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Site Plan of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Ground floor plan of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
First floor plan of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Second floor plan of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Third floor plan of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Basement floor plan of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Section of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Section of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Facade of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Facade of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Facade of the office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss.
Ekkehard Voss designed the office building in a U-shape, dividing it into four spaces on three floors and a basement, the basic program of which consists of offices, a conference and meeting space, a canteen, and an archive storage area. As the entire building is turned towards the central space or courtyard, special attention has been paid to its landscaping and its configuration as a recreational garden.
The building has been constructed using a brick envelope with light and soft tones to contrast with the surroundings and give a sense of lightness to the building. On these light canvases, elements with a darker tone such as the windows, the masonry, or the vegetation in the garden stand out.
The building has been constructed using a brick envelope with light and soft tones to contrast with the surroundings and give a sense of lightness to the building. On these light canvases, elements with a darker tone such as the windows, the masonry, or the vegetation in the garden stand out.
Office building for administration, by Ekkehard Voss. Photograph by Daniel Sumesgutner.
Description of project by Ekkehard Voss
The building project in Rosenstrasse in Bad Segeberg involves the construction of a new office building for the Bad Segeberg district administration. Due to its location in a large commercial area with a heterogeneous building structure, there are no urban edges to which the new building can relate. In the design, attention was therefore paid to the quality and scale of the building itself and the workplaces to be created. The project emerged from a Procurement Ordinance (Vergabeverordnung – VgV) won by Tchoban Voss Architekten in 2018.
The simple U-shaped structure corresponds with a straightforward, rather plain façade design. The dominant design element of the façade is brick, for which a light, friendly colour tone was chosen that conveys lightness. The façade is divided into a plinth zone and the two-storey structure. While the superstructure shows a rather calm, smooth brick pattern, the ground floor has a concise but filigree structure of regularly projecting brick bands. The brick surface of the superstructure is proportioned by sparing details, such as the grouping of the office windows by setting off the intervening brickwork by means of recessed rows of bricks in the lintel and parapet area. The transition area above the ground floor is accentuated by a cornice band of natural stone that encompasses the entire building. A warm-toned shell limestone was used, which corresponds in colour with the brick used.
The new building is divided into four functional areas: Office, conference, canteen and file storage. In addition, there are technical and general access areas. Functional areas with special uses, such as conference and canteen, are located in the building in the immediate vicinity of the main entrance on the ground floor. Office space is located from the ground floor to the 3rd floor. File storage is located on the ground floor. A small service building in the area of the car park houses external technical units and some ancillary uses. This building visually divides the parking area into smaller units without interrupting it organisationally. A wide inner courtyard was planned as a garden area and recreation area.
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Architects
Tchoban Voss Architekten. Lead Architect.- Ekkehard Voss.
Associate partner.- Christoph Kluesserath.
Project leader.- Nils Hoepken.
Associate partner.- Christoph Kluesserath.
Project leader.- Nils Hoepken.
Project team
Johannes Galandi, Christian Herbst, Magdalena Hohaus, Torsten Neuberger, Alexander Off, Sergei Ovechkin.
Collaborators
Project management.- Kreis Segeberg - Der Landrat, Bad Segeberg.
Landscaping.- Vera vom Kothen Landschaftsarchitektur, Hamburg.
Structural engineering.- Krone Ingenieure GmbH, Berlin.
Building equipment.- Kofler Energies Ingenieurgesellschaft mbh, Kiel.
Thermal insulation certificate.- WEA – Weist Energieberater Architekt, Hamburg.
Landscaping.- Vera vom Kothen Landschaftsarchitektur, Hamburg.
Structural engineering.- Krone Ingenieure GmbH, Berlin.
Building equipment.- Kofler Energies Ingenieurgesellschaft mbh, Kiel.
Thermal insulation certificate.- WEA – Weist Energieberater Architekt, Hamburg.
Client
Kreis Segeberg - Der Landrat (district administration).
Area
5,623 sqm.
Dates
12/2021.
Location
Rosenstrasse 28, 23795 Bad Segeberg.
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Ekkehard Voss
Ekkehard Voss (born in 1963) is an architect from the RWTH Aachen. His first years as professional he worked in BHLM and in Düsseldorf. In 1992 he started to work for Nietz Prasch Sigl Architekten and become partner in 1995 with Sergei Tchoban. In 2017 they changed the name of the firm to TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten GmbH. Voss is who heads the offices in Hamburg and Dresden.
He is specialized in residential and educational buildings, office and retail spaces and development of existing buildings. Voss has been recognized and award-winning with numerous of his projects such as: Deutscher Fassadenpreis 2012 -Brillux, Jubliaums-Fassadenpreis 2016-Brillux, Iconic Awards 2016. He represents the office TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten as a member of EAN (European Architects Network).
He is specialized in residential and educational buildings, office and retail spaces and development of existing buildings. Voss has been recognized and award-winning with numerous of his projects such as: Deutscher Fassadenpreis 2012 -Brillux, Jubliaums-Fassadenpreis 2016-Brillux, Iconic Awards 2016. He represents the office TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten as a member of EAN (European Architects Network).
Sergei Tchoban, Ekkehard Voss. Tchoban Voss Architekten
Tchoban Voss Architekten is a German architecture firm, founded by Sergei Tchoban, Ekkehard Voss, that have developed construction projects all over Germany as well as in Russia, Turkey and the Arabian countries. They develop, draft, plan and build for both regional and international clients, in the public and private sector.
In addition to residential and business buildings, they focus on planning hotels, trade facilities, office complexes, leisure time facilities, schools, educational and social facilities, as well as reconstructions and revitalizations of historical monuments.
They have been providing all architectural services − from interior architecture to general planning − ever since they went into business.
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