Technical University of Nuremberg - UTN
Disposal building Cube One as a space for innovation, research, and knowledge.
Location:
Nuremberg , Germany
Client:
Freistaat Bayern vertr. d. d. Staatliche Bauamt Erlangen-Nürnberg
Architectur:
a+r Architekten Stuttgart
Total company:
Gustav Epple Bauunternehmung GmbH, Stuttgart
Dimension timber construction:
4.219 m² vorgefertigte Decken- und Dachelemente 2.739 m² Außenwände mit integrierter Tragstruktur sowie 127 m² Holz-Glas-Fassade in Summe ca. 1.538 m³ Holzbauteile
Cube One, the first building of the Technical University of Nuremberg (UTN), will in the future accommodate the presidency, departmental spaces, and parts of the administration. The usable area of approximately 2,500 m² is spread over a total of six floors, providing space and work areas for up to 120 people. The facilities are designed to be used flexibly and can be adapted to the desired use as needed. Due to its hybrid construction of wood and recycled concrete, this building class 5 structure has a very low energy demand and even meets the passive house standard. The photovoltaic system on the roof generates a portion of the energy required for ongoing operations. As sun protection, air purifier, and natural habitat, two of the façades are equipped with an additional climbing frame and are extensively greened.
For Andreas Fischer, Managing Director of Rubner in Augsburg, and Heico Zirkel, Managing Partner of Gustav Epple Bauunternehmung in Stuttgart, Cube One is a pioneering project in multiple ways: “The fact that this building of the Technical University of Nuremberg (UTN) is being constructed using timber construction highlights the future potential of this natural building material. At the same time, students in technical fields experience the advantages of constructive timber construction in their immediate study environment.
With Cube One on the UTN campus, the total company Gustav Epple Bauunternehmung, in collaboration with Rubner as the timber construction partner, is creating a modern and sustainable research, teaching, and working environment that is already significantly oriented towards the requirements of future generations. Engineered timber construction demonstrates its capabilities in this project through maximum prefabrication and high production capacities.”
