Typology Education, research Construction volume GFA 11,217 m², GV 57,479 m³ Client Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia Building and Real Estate Management Agency) User RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Electrical Engineering Architecture kadawittfeldarchitektur General planning Arge Borgmann und Partner with kadawittfeldarchitektur Realisation 2018–2023 Commissioning 2025 Negotiation procedure 1st prize – 2013 Project management Volker Steinbrenner (until LP5), Elisabeth Borghetto (from LP5)
Brief New construction of the second phase of the Electrical Engineering Faculty on the Melaten Campus of RWTH Aachen University.
Added value In close coordination with the five different users of the new building, a cross-institutional laboratory level is being established to promote communication and collaboration between all employees and enable efficient building services.
The multifunctional laboratory and institute building for various institutes of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering is located on the new RWTH Melaten campus and serves as its entrance portal in terms of urban planning. The building is divided by facade bands that partially protrude as canopies and consists of a total of three components: An institute building with laboratory and office space including a technical floor, a connecting building with additional laboratory space, meeting rooms, and technical areas, and the cleanroom center with cleanroom research areas and an adjacent technical area. The new building will be used by multiple institutes. The reorganization of the laboratory areas will enable the various institutes to interact with one another. At the same time, it will promote exchange between the departments.
