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Architects: Peter Böhm Architekten
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Herr Lukas Roth
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Manufacturers: FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Fabromont AG, VELUX Group, Berger, Nelskamp, Noll Fensterbau GmbH, Opitigrün International, Schörghuber, Ziegelwerk Heinrich Wehrmann GmbH
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“The location between the cathedral square and the Aa-shore prompted us to form the courtyard as a small and quiet square with the entrance to the new “Philosophikum”.
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However, the old entrance on the cathedral square is to be reactivated as another access. The new building of the “Philosophikum” forms a unity with the old building, connected through a Attrium that acts as a gap.
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This unified character is also strengthened by the materiality of the brickwork facades, which receive a sand-colored lime-cement-mortar slurry, through which the reddish brick shimmers.
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Toward the square, the building shows up with its library, which forms the border of the square and which appears as a high shelf wall. On the hall side, the parapets are designed as reading tubes.
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In the old building, the seminar rooms are located on the lower floors, above the offices. The clear and orderly development structure with the two decentralized stairwells contributes to a very open atmosphere.”
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