Bavarian State Police in Passau

The clearly defined rectangular contour parallel to Karlsbader Straße creates an ordering structure in the urban environment. Scale and shape of the building correspond to its overall importance. The chosen courtyard type is adapted to the slope of the terrain and exaggerates it in its silhouette to an emblematic type.

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The height graduation and horizontal structuring of the facade, create an exciting dialogue with the ground slope. A consistent high grade appearance is created by the chosen integrative building type. The new building, consistently designed as a courtyard, does not fall into a main building and a garage building, but combines the different uses into a coherent structure.

The advantage of the courtyard type is also evident in the urban development: as the new building is designed as a whole, the secured police yard areas, which are usually located in front of the building and impair the urban environment, can be eliminated. Therefore, the state police can turn to the public as a matter of course and does not seem like a hermetically sealed fortress in the city.

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Competition
08 2010

Start of planning
11 2012

Completion
05 2022

Client
Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Inneren, für Sport und Integration und Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und Verkehr, vertreten durch das Staatliche Bauamt Passau

Location
Karlsbader Straße 11, 94036 Passau

Awards

  • DAM Preis 2023 (Longlist)
  • best architects 2025
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Construction costs
approx. 79 Mio. EUR

Service phases
1-9

Planning team
Annika Wisotzky (PL), Richard Pulz (p.p. PL), Milan Groß (p.p. PL), Mario Arca, Emely Bauhofer, Dennis Bui, Isabell Doll, Marc Ehrsam, Markus Guhl, Oliver Hasselbach, Christina Müller, Andreea Puscasu, Chantal Quaschinsky, Johannes Reinhard

Construction management
Aidenberger Architekten GmbH, Passau

Structural engineering
Bollinger + Grohmann, München

Building physics
BBI Ingenieure GmbH, Landshut

Landscape design
Peter Kitzmüller Landschaftsarchitekt, Passau

Photos
© Brigida González für wulf architekten

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