The Neckartailfingen Festival Hall, -a latticed canopy overhangs the zigzagging glass facade of this riverside community hall near Stuttgart-, was designed by German studio Ackermann + Raff for a site surrounded by trees on the bank of the River Neckar.

Ackermann + Raff wanted to integrate the surrounding landscape into the design of the riverside community venue, which contains two multi-purpose events spaces.

Description of the project by Ackermann + Raff

The new building is divided up into two; the transparent box at the front serves as the main hall, while a less-visible area at the rear houses a second smaller hall, as well as facilities and offices.

The building has a zigzagging wooden canopy designed to mimic the criss-crossing of tree branches. The motives of the design, the diamond-shaped grid, are deduced by the surrounding environment and nature. The sloped ceiling panels create a  similar form to the leaf canopy of the surrounding trees. A charcoal-coloured vestibule leads visitors from the entrance to the foyer.

The glazed facade wraps around the north, east and south façades, offer from inside panoramic views of the surroundings and flood the interior with natural light.

Gravel from the River Neckar was added to the polished screed flooring, creating one final link to the waterside setting.

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Gemeinde Neckartailfingen.
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Gross surface.- 1187.0 sqm.
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Dates.- Competition 2009 (First Prize).
Project design.- 2011- 2013.
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€ 3.1 millon.
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Thomas Hermann.
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Ackermann + Raff. Walter Fritz, Prof. Hellmut Raff, Prof. Gerd Ackermann, Oliver Braun, Alexander Lange.

Prof. Gerd Ackermann. Born in 1952 in Winnenden, studied architecture from 1972 -1980 at the University of Stuttgart, 1980 -1983 Worked in office Hauser in Tübingen, 1984 employees in the office Oed in Tübingen since 1985 office partnership with Hellmut Raff, since 1995 Professor of Construction and Design at the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz, judges in numerous competitions. Excreted end of 2013 from the office Ackermann + Raff.

Prof. Hellmut Raff. Born in 1953 in Stuttgart, studied architecture from 1972 -74 at the TU Munich and 1976 -1980, at the University of Stuttgart, 1981 Rudolf Lodders Award for Diploma Thesis, 1981 -1984 Worked in office Berger-Hauser-Oed in Tübingen. Since 1985, Office partnership with Gerd Ackermann, 1991-1996 Lecturer at the Department of Housing and Design, Prof. Faller, at the University of Stuttgart, from 1997 to 2009 Professor of Design and Industrial Building at the Hochschule Rhein-Main, Wiesbaden, judges in numerous competitions.

Oliver Brown. Born 1976 in Biberach A.D. Crack, studied architecture from 1997 -1999 at the University of Hannover and from 1999 to 2002 at the University of Stuttgart. Diploma in Architecture with Prof. Werner Sobek. From 2002 -2004 Worked in office of Foster and Partners in London UK, since 2004, employees in the office Ackermann + Raff. Partnership 2010 office Ackermann + Raff. 2005 -2007 Lecturer at the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design Prof. Werner Sobek, University of Stuttgart , since 2007 honorary teacher at the Institute for Building Construction 2 Prof. Stefan Behling at the University of Stuttgart, judges in numerous competitions

Alexander Lange. Born 1962 in Ludwigsburg, grew up in Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan. From 1977 grant from the ev. Country church seminar Maulbronn / Blue Beuren. Training and work as a carpenter apprentice in 1982 -1988. Study of Architecture 1988 -1995 at the University of Stuttgart. Scholarship from the Carl Duisberg Society for Sir JJ College of Architecture, Bombay, India. Diploma in Architecture and Urban Planning at Kathrine Moore, SOM, San Francisco. Since 1997, Project Manager at Ackermann + Raff. Partnership 2010 office Ackermann + Raff.

Walter Fritz. Born 1958 in Dettenhausen at Tübingen, training and employment as a journeyman in 1982 -1987, studied architecture from 1988 -1992 at the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart. Office Ackermann + Raff office Ackermann + Raff Since 1993 employees. Partnership 2010.

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Published on: September 9, 2014
Cite: "Neckartailfingen Festival Hall by Ackermann + Raff" METALOCUS. Accessed
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