Steimle Architekten

Description

At the «Auf AEG» site in the west of Nuremberg, an innovative technology campus is gradually taking shape and has been evolving since 2007 into a vibrant urban neighbourhood with a new identity. The future-ready research centre – the first of its kind for an institute of technology – brings together a wide variety of scientific disciplines under one roof as a genuine «all-in-one» innovation network. Thanks to its central location, the university building plays a crucial mediating role in urban development. The architectural concept specifically strengthens interdisciplinary exchange, harnesses synergies and promotes open communication. The three to five above-ground storeys house specialised laboratories and workshops, a cafeteria, a two-storey event hall, as well as office space and university administrative facilities. The theme of substantial shared diversity concentrated within a single building is expressed through the continuous building envelope. The homogeneous metal façade with its distinctive green-blue hue gives the new building its unmistakable character. The design sees itself as a connecting link: it takes up the site’s industrial heritage and transforms it into architecture that responds to the questions of tomorrow. By interweaving historical heritage with a modern design language, the new building becomes a symbol of a forward-looking research culture that is aware of its roots and clearly looks to the future.