Location Bremen, German. Date 1998 – 2000
Gesselmann Architects collaborated in the realisation as part of Alsop & Störmer’s construction site team until completion.
The University of Bremen in Germany upgraded its central area by constructing a new glass entrance hall in 2000. The hall covers around 1,300 square metres and connects the two main levels. The glass construction creates a deliberate contrast to the heavy concrete buildings on the campus and offers a bright, hygienic path flooded with daylight.
Architects developed a muted rope façade to make the hall “storm-proof”, with the glass façade anchored in the ground with tension springs. The hall also includes a study house for conferences and seminars. The project won the German Concrete Construction Prize, despite the office Alsop & Störmer demolishing a lot of concrete as part of the project!
Gesselmann Architects and Klochinski und Partner collaborated in the realisation of the project with Prof Werner Sobek, Architects and Engineers, responsible for its structural and detailed planning. Seele GmbH, Augsburg, Germany, served as the contractor for the steel and glass construction.
