University of Education Freiburg, Freiburg

The University of Education Freiburg campus represents a grown ensemble of different buildings, which, starting from the center, line up on both sides along a central axis. The new administration and teaching building fits into this arrangement as a unique feature: it picks up the shape of the neighbouring collegiate building with its inner courtyard and forms a space situation within the campus axis with this and the opposite building. The two lower floors take up all functions with a strong public reference and high visitor frequency, including the corresponding spatial dimensions, access zones and escape routes. The institute rooms above are mainly characterised by workplaces in single and double offices and thus have a much smaller structure. This is also expressed in the façade design of the wooden skeleton construction and makes the various functions visible from the outside. The use of wood is convincing from a design point of view and at the same time points to the ecological and sustainable demands of the building design. The design is neutral in terms of use and variable in design and can easily be adapted for other uses in the future as required.