extension of the HELMHOLTZ INSTITUTE . Jena
Osterwold°Schmidt Architekten . photos: © Brigida González . + baunetz
The extension building appears as an independent building on the southern slope of a hill in Jena known as the Landgrafen. Between the villa-like residential development and large-scale research buildings, a cube was placed efficiently and in a way that conveys its comparative scale. The ideal shape of the cube offers not only an optimal surface-area-to-volume ratio but also effective central spatial organisation. Above a high-performance laser line connection underground that is essential to the building’s function rises are reinforced concrete skeleton.The ground floor on the slope level accommodates the laboratories. Continue reading Osterwold Schmidt
