livMatS Biomimetic Shell / ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart + IntCDC

Curated by Paula Pintos

Architects: ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart, IntCDC
Area: 200 m²
Year: 2023
Photographs:Roland Halbe, Conné van d’Grachten

Category: Pavilion
Project Partners Institute For Computational Design And Construction: Prof. Achim Menges, Felix Amtsberg, Monika Göbel, Hans Jakob Wagner, Laura Kiesewetter, Nils Opgenorth, Christoph Schlopschnat, Tim Stark, Simon Treml, Xiliu Yang (Biomimetic Shell) Dylan Wood, Tiffany Cheng, Ekin Sila Sahin, Yasaman Tahouni (Solar Gate)
Project Partners Itke Institute For Building Structures And Structural Design: Prof. Dr. Jan Knippers, Simon Bechert
Project Partners Cluster Of Excellence Liv Mat S Living, Adaptive And Energy Autonomous Materials Systems, Albert Ludwigs Universitat Freiburg: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Ruhe, Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck, Prof. Dr. Anna Fischer
Project Partners Müllerblaustein Building Structures Gmb H, Blaustein: Jochen Friedel, Johannes Groner, Daniel Gold
Research Partners Isys Institute For System Dynamics: Prof. Dr. Oliver Sawodny, Andreas Gienger, Anja Lauer, Sergej Klassen
Research Partners Iigs Institute For Engineering Geodesy: Prof. Dr. Volker Schwieger, Sahar Abolhasani, Laura Balangé
Research Partners Icd Architectural Computing, Institute For Computational Design And Construction: Prof. Dr. Thomas Wortmann, Lior Skoury, Max Zorn
Research Partners Iabp Institute For Acoustics And Building Physics: Prof. Dr. Philip Leistner, Roberta di Bari, Rafael Horn
Research Partners Int Cdc Large Scale Construction Laboratory: Dennis Bartl, Sebastian Esser, Sven Hänzka, Hendrik Köhler
Further Consulting Engineers: erdrich wodtke Planungsgesellschaft mbh - Christian Erdrich, Transsolar Klima Engineering GmbH - Prof. Dr. Thomas Auer, Christian Frenzel, Bauphysik 5 - Joachim Seyfried, BEC GmbH - Matthias Buck, Belzner Holmes Light-Design - Thomas Hollubarsch
Approval Procedure: MPA University of Stuttgart - Dr. Simon Aicher
Further Execution: Geoconsult Ruppenthal, Vermessungsbüro Nutto, IB Becherer, Klitzke ELT-Plan, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Bechert + Partner, FW Glashaus Metallbau GmbH & Co. KG, Moser GmbH & Co. KG, Lösch GmbH & Co. KG Lightning Protection Construction, Parquet Studio Ganter GmbH & Co. KG, Elektro Mutter GmbH, Rees Sanitary and heating installations, Jakober GmbH, Kiefer & Sohn GmbH, Dirk Pesec
Project Support: DFG German Research Foundation, Carlisle Construction Materials GmbH, HECO-Schrauben GmbH & Co. KG, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Puren GmbH, Raimund-Beck KG
City: Freiburg im Breisgau
Country: Germany

Text description provided by the architects. The livMatS Biomimetic Shell at the FIT Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies is a pioneering research building. The generous space, which flows smoothly into the surrounding campus, serves as an architectural incubator for developing innovative, cross-disciplinary research ideas.