Beyond its evocative name, it also draws on architectural precedents ranging from traditional North African design to Le Corbusier. This very solution characterizes the appearance of a new customer and innovation center for Bosch Rexroth in Ulm. Braunger Wörtz Architekten designed a five-story timber hybrid building with a square floor plan. A low, detached pavilion positioned slightly in front of it houses, among other things, a 500-square-meter model factory used for research and demonstration purposes. The main building provides 2,600 square meters of office space and an additional approximately 5,000 square meters for mixed use and supplementary functions. Thanks to its load-bearing concrete skeleton structure, it offers a flexible interior layout that is multifunctional and adaptable. On the ground floor, there is a divisible forum area with smaller seminar and meeting rooms. The upper floors accommodate a working environment composed of training rooms, office workstations, laboratory and team areas, as well as centrally located open areas with cafeterias. Meeting and focus rooms are available for discussions and calls. The façades consist of regionally prefabricated timber elements. Due to the use of brise soleils, no additional motorized sun-shading systems are required, keeping the building’s exterior free of technical installations. In line with principles of a sustainable circular economy, all building components were designed for disassembly. The exposed building services reflect flexibility — supporting easy future conversions and anticipating potential modifications. Notably, the installed raised floor system is a cradle-to-cradle certified product.
