FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE (FLI)
Laboratory building for biomedical research
Membrane facade
The team-oriented, communicative and scientific exchange between the neighboring research groups was to be promoted as far as possible with this new building.
The polygonal cubature follows the course of the street in the narrow building area with considerable topographical offsets. Due to the staggering, the new building corresponds with the much lower neighboring residential buildings as well as with the scale of the institute buildings.
The laboratories could be combined almost loft-like into a flowing space. Direct visual connections, transparent pathways and shared core zones promote scientific exchange.
The inner openness corresponds to a multi-layered, semi-transparent façade, which in its outer appearance underlines both the urban spatial effect and the flowing inner organizational principle: The glass fiber membrane suspended in front of the floor-to-ceiling glazing is energetically effective and enables glare-free light diffusion of daylight down to the depths of the floor plans, while allowing users an almost unobstructed view.
Depending on the time of day, weather conditions and usage behavior, the external perception of the membrane façade changes from monolithic-closed through various intermediate levels to filigree and almost completely transparent. The new laboratory building presents itself as a "living" organism.
Architekten und Landschaftsarchitekten
Michael Mackenrodt
Wallstraße 37
10179 Berlin
T.: 030-53216350
E.: mackenrodt@archiscape.de