Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum, Humboldt University in Berlin
Max Dudler's constructions excel in their unique architectural style, with simplicity as their mode of artistic expression.
Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum, Humboldt-Universität in Berlin
Unity of design
The new building, whose facades feature a travertine-like natural stone, has a formal austerity with a classical modern basis; its dynamism is underlined by the numerous rectangular windows in three different formats. The large storerooms are protected from daylight behind narrow slits, whereas the reading areas are illuminated through wider windows. The interior fittings are strictly oriented on the geometry of the facades. Walls, shelves and study tables are aligned with the building’s grid pattern. The tables are exactly the width of the spaces between the windows, and the sitting areas are precisely the width of the windows with clear vistas from all workplaces. In this way the interior fittings and the architecture of the building form a harmonious unit with full consciousness of its significance as a design element in the urban setting.
| Object: | Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum, Central Library, Humboldt University, Berlin |
| Architects: | Max Dudler, Berlin, Zurich, Frankfurt |
| Proprietor: | Humboldt-Universität, Berlin |
| Planning office: | Zibell, Willner + Partner, Berlin |
| Media inventory: | 2.5 million |
| Building volume: | 144.000 m³ |
| Volume of concrete: | 23.350 m³ |
| Scope: | 10.400 m² air-conditioned surface |
| System: | Concrete core cooling with air CONCRETCOOL |
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