Mathematics Building of the Technical University of Berlin
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| Mathematics Building of the Technical University of Berlin | |
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Mathematikgebäude der Technischen Universität Berlin | |
 Mathematics Building in 2016 | |
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| Alternative names | Institute for Mathematics Building, Building for the Institute for Mathematics and IT-Basics |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | University building |
| Architectural style | Solar architecture, High-tech architecture, Brutalism |
| Location | Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany |
| Address | Straße des 17. Juni 136 |
| Coordinates | 52°30′49.56″N 13°19′34.46″E / 52.5137667°N 13.3262389°ECoordinates: 52°30′49.56″N 13°19′34.46″E / 52.5137667°N 13.3262389°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Current tenants | Technical University of Berlin |
| Construction started | 1976 |
| Completed | 1982 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Georg Kohlmaier, Barna von Sartory, Helma Karau |
The Mathematics Building of the Technical University of Berlin is a university building in Charlottenburg in Berlin, Germany. Other designations are Institute for Mathematics Building and Building for the Institute for Mathematics and IT-Basics.
Pre-planning[edit]
In 1967, the Technical University of Berlin announced a competition to expand the campus. The participants had to submit their designs in 1968. A jury awarded prizes to the winning designs, but none of the successful designs was actually implemented. Instead, the TU Berlin awarded contracts to individual building projects, including for the mathematics building. The runners-up in the campus competition, Georg Kohlmaier and Barna von Sartory, were commissioned to design a new building for mathematics institute. Planning for the building began in 1973.
Design[edit]
Kohlmaier and von Sartory designed a high-rise with an H-shaped floor plan, set back slightly from Straße des 17. Juni. A special feature of their design was that the existing auditorium building for the Institute of Electrical Engineering was integrated into the mathematics building. The old auditorium was designed by Karl Wilhelm Ochs, built between 1960 and 1963. Directly on Straße des 17. Juni – to the southwest of the mathematics building –lies the long and low hall building for the Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management. This hall, constructed 1958–1959, was designed by Helmut Bressler.
The most striking feature of the mathematics building is its glass shell. Metal panels on the facade are painted bright blue and red. At the time of its planning, this type of architecture was considered to be environmentally friendly, since it was hoped that the large proportion of glass in the facades would help to exploit solar gains for heating and thus reduce energy consumption. This is how common greenhouses typically work. The design by Kohlmaier and by Sartory is a very early large-scale example of solar architecture and environmentally conscious building. The facade was designed as triple glazing to reduce heat loss. At the time the mathematics building was planned, numerous large buildings with glass facades had already been erected, but these were not optimized to save power. Components inside the house were made of solid and exposed concrete, so that they can absorb and radiate heat easily. Because raw and rough materials such as concrete are plenty, the building is – at least partially – brutalist architecture. One of Kohlmaier's and Sartory's employees on the project was the architect Helma Karau.
A formal similarity exists to James Stirling's so-called Red Trilogy: the Engineering Building, University of Leicester (1959–1963), the Seeley Historical Library, University of Cambridge (1964–1967) and the Florey Building, student accommodation of the Queen's College, Oxford (1966–1971). The buildings of the Red Trilogy also feature glass facades and chamfered edges with 45-degree angles.
Construction[edit]
Construction work began in 1976 and lasted several years.[1] The exact date of completion cannot be determined, varying between 1981, 1982[2] or 1983, depending on the source. The use of triple glazing in 1976 was the first for an office building. Overall, the Mathematics Building represents a link between different architectural styles. It combines elements of high-tech, solar and pop art architecture as well as brutalism. The building's interior is designed with brutalist stylistic features and materials, mainly concrete: cast in-situ or as lightweight concrete masonry blocks. The main auditorium in front of the high-rise – directly at Straße des 17. Juni – is typically chunky and features exposed concrete bricks. Unlike most university cafeteria – mostly used by employees of the Technical University – is located on the top floor.
Future use[edit]
The future of the mathematics building is uncertain. The Technical University is constructing a new building for the Institute of Mathematics. With the ideas for remodeling the old mathematics building, the question arises as to how much of the original structure can be preserved. Even if the design in the 1970s was relatively ecological, it does not meet today's environmental requirements.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Radically Modern in 1960s Berlin (2)". uncube magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Using the "Old" Mathematics Building as a Pilot for Praxis-Based Teaching". www.tu.berlin. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
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