Cube - Computational and Bioengineering Lab in Munich

Helmholtz Munich’s strategy for the future hinges on interdisciplinarity. The synergy between various disciplines, including bioengineering and artificial intelligence, is expected to dramatically accelerate developments ranging from basic research to clinical applications. The new Cube laboratory building sets a striking architectural accent within the northwestern center of the Helmholtz Munich campus, highlighting the special importance of this research. Its interior offers a spatial continuum that fosters diverse forms of communication.

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Rather than stacking the laboratory areas on top of each other compactly, the design breaks with the conventional approach. Four flexible and expandable laboratory units are arranged like the steps of a stair, with each unit rotated 90 degrees on successive floors. The freed-up ceiling slabs of the laboratory areas below become communal areas of communication and recreation. The overlapping external office areas differentiate the space, dividing it into four zones. These are connected by spacious, open staircases that symbolize interdisciplinarity. From the ground-floor lobby, the resulting route leads up past the fully glazed laboratories to the third-floor roof garden, which offers views across the campus toward Munich and the Alps beyond. The facade concept visually interprets the intertwining of biology and engineering, presenting it as a design element: discrete lab units and office areas are clearly legible on the facade, yet they coalesce to form a coherent whole.

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VGV Procedure
01 2022

Completion
Expected 11 2029

Client
Helmholtz Zentrum München

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Visualizations
Renderbar, Stuttgart

Model
wulf architekten
 

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