Unusual Architecture + Multipurpose Hall

Monaco di Baviera, Germania: [LECTURE HALL BY DEUBZER KÖNIG & RIMMEL ARCHITEKTEN]
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

Due to recent reforms in the German school system, a great number of school graduates will enter universities very soon.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

A significant lack of space made it necessary to build new lecture halls among other facilities. The new lecture hall will be a temporary solution for 10-20 years.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

The hall is situated north of the mathematics and computer science department of the Technical University Munich, Campus Garching.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

A very limited budget of just 60% of regular building costs and a very short planning and building period (approximately 9 months) made the decision to use a wooden structure easy.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

The primary structure is filled with a wooden frame construction based on a 62,5cm grid.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

The almost square building contains two lecture halls with 479 and 288 seats. They are separated by a corridor which provides the access for handicapped people and the speaker.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

The foyer, the bathrooms and the technical facilities are situated below the seating. This assured a maximum of seats within a minimum of cubature.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

The main accesses for the lecture halls are the two staircases and the first floor corridor. The facade consists of rough cut spruce planks.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

To counter the varying exposure to the weather and given the short time of service, the decision was made to coat the facade in black wood stain, so that the aging process is not visible.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

By offsetting the facade’s substructure by one module the image of an undulating surface is created, which is shaped by the light.

Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten
Lecture Hall by Deubzer König Rimmel Architekten

Location: München, Germany Architect: Deubzer König & Rimmel Architekten Contract: IMP Ingenieure GmbH, München Gross building Area: 1,010 sqm Building Area: 780 sqm Building Costs:3,6 mil. Year: 2012 Client: Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts