This was true both for the structural design and the interior architecture of the SAP Labs Munich Campus in Garching near Munich. Centrally located on a tree-lined site, the new building complex consists of two offset cuboids, each with an atrium — one four stories high, the other five. A parking garage and a rooftop garden are integrated into the design. Designed by SCOPE Architekten, the campus functions as an innovation hub at the intersection of business and academia. Within its 9,029 square meters of office space, 600 SAP employees and 120 researchers and faculty members from the Technical University of Munich work together. The campus focuses on themes such as sustainability, mobility, Industry 4.0, and commerce. The architectural concept is based on a structural system with a flexible grid, combined with the resource-sensitive principle of reuse, reduction, and recycling. The façade is defined by silver-anodized aluminum pilaster strips arranged in a classically differentiated composition. The ground floor and the two-story parking deck feature a coarser structure, while the upper levels are more finely articulated. The top floors, reserved for SAP, are even more refined. And behind this façade? Inside, a differentiated spatial structure unfolds, composed of fluidly interconnected public, semi-public, and internal areas, with a large five-story atrium at its core. On the ground floor, a spacious foyer is complemented by a vital bar, an auditorium, and an SAP experience area that offers space for exchange, knowledge transfer, and interaction. On the levels above, open galleries run around the light-filled volume of the atrium, providing access to various work, communication, and lounge areas. These include flexible team spaces, hybrid meeting rooms, informal social zones, and the SAP work café with its rooftop terrace.
