Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects
15/07/2014.
[Barbarastraße, Osnabrück] Germany
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Benthem Crouwel Architects designed the centrally located university building of the Hochschulcampus Osnabrück (college campus Osnabrück, Germany), shaped like a volume of three floors with a cutaway at the bottom. Because of the position of the university building as “link”, the building is shaped like a volume of three floors with a cutaway at the bottom.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Photography © Jens Kirchner.
Site plan. Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Image © Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Ground Floor Plan. Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Image © Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Upper Floor Plan. Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Image © Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Section. Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Image © Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Elevation. Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Image © Benthem Crouwel Architects.
Elevation. Campus Osnabrück by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Image © Benthem Crouwel Architects.
The incision ensures a strong relationship with the outside area and gives the university building a clear, recognizable entrance: a striking building is created. In addition, the campus is enriched with a carefully designed outside area, which can be used for events and conferences.
Description of the project by Benthem Crouwel Architects
Osnabrück´s universities around the Westerberg required a new shared lecture and study building due to an expansion. The new hall will be used primarily by the University of Applied Science (Fachhochschule). The University of Osnabrück (Universität) will be able to cover the peak demand for space for examinations and scientific meetings in the Hörsaalgebäude.
The master plan for the 'Hochschulcampus Osnabrück' is the framework in which the first building blocks (library, Forum, Hörsaalgebäude, campus and mensa) are included. The Hörsaalgebäude creates a link between the Forum and the campus area by the cutaway in the volume. There is a strong link to the outside area and a clear and recognizable entrance is created. The building contains 8 lecture halls, 24 meeting rooms, 4 project areas and a ‘learn landscape’.
The learn landscape is the core of the new university building; 1.000 m² were students can meet, communicate, study together and exchange knowledge. Free study areas become more and more important in education, since the use of digital information and mobile devices. All levels of the learn landscape are connected by tables and objects to sit on, combined with movable furniture, to create flexible workspaces. Special attention was given to acoustics and lighting to create an comfortable atmosphere. The color green, used in the interior as well as exterior, refers to the origins of the university, which lie in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Landscape Architecture.
CREDITS, TECHNICAL DATA.-
Architects.- Benthem Crouwel Architects. Lead Architect: Markus Sporer. Design Team.- Markus Sporer, Cornelius Wens, Sander Vijgen, Anna Gerlach, Joris Görling, Daniel Vlasveld, Carel Weber.
Collaborators.- Structural Engineering: Kempen Krause Ingenieure GmbH, Aachen. Building: ENAKON Wolfenbüttel GmbH, Hannover. Mechanical Services: IQ Haustechnik, Krefeld. Interior Architect: Benthem Crouwel Architects. Graphic Design Interior: Thonik, Amsterdam.
Location.- Barbarastraße, Osnabrück, Germany.
Gross floor area.- 8.700 sqm. 8.700 m².
Dates.- Start design.- 2010. Start construction.- 2012. Year.- 2014.
Client.- Stiftung Fachhochschule Osnabrück.
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Jan Benthem, Pascal Cornips, Mels Crouwel, Daniel Jongtien, Saartje v/d Made, Joost Vos, Marten Wassmann. Benthem Crouwel Architects
Benthem Crouwel Architects designs innovative, flexible and efficient buildings in a variety of scales: from a tiny house to almost all major railway stations in the Netherlands. In all their designs BNTHMCRWL seeks a balance between economic, social and ecological interests, with a particular focus on innovation and sustainability. Famous designs are the Stedelijk Museum, Anne Frankhuis, Schiphol Airport, and railway station Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
