731 Biologicum of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Biologicum of the Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main
Competition: 2006 - 1st Prize
Construction period: 2007 - 2010
Design: Eckhard Gerber
Project director/Project manager: Jens Haake, Michael Halbeisen
Project team: Beate Mack, Markus Petry, Nathalie Ponamarev, Almut Bodmann, Benjamin Sieber, Keith Stoltenfeldt, Mathias Deilke, Heinz-Dieter Schaake, Dr. Heinrich Horn, Sohaila Sarzaiem, Wolf-Dieter Kerber, Melanie Bäcker, Marko Kraus, Eugen Adam, Petra Luis et al.
Client: Land Hessen vertr. durch das Hessische Baumanagement RNL Rhein-Main
Gross area: 25.500 m²
Volume: 105.057 m³
The new building is divided into four parallel tracts, which are connected to the north-south running glazed main circulation axis. Transparent one-storey lateral tracts allow for an intimate courtyard situation, while at the same time the view towards the Taunus mountain range can still be experienced. A lightweight roof in the north connects the Biologicum to the neighbouring MPI and marks the main entrance. Apart from the completely glazed access zones large-sized closed elements characterize the façades. This way the glass proportion is less than 40 percent thus meeting today’s ecologic energetic requirements.
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