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LAB2Design and Research Studio Winter 2013/14Design Brief

Finn GeipelKatja ThorwarthKen KochHenrike RabeSabine Hansmann

1:50 Modell of the new Cluster of Excellence by Henrike Rabe and Catherine Slusher

Introduction

In last years, the term "laboratory" has expanded not to say been abused quite far and by that also flattened a bit. Originally it is rather linked to sciences, professions where experiments are made, where in opposite to standard offices one can do practical work besides regular desk work. Laboratories are mostly known in physics, biology, chemistry, pharmacy or medicine. But we can also find other labs such as sound labs, artistic labs, workshops or office spaces for creative professions.

As part of our design and research studio "LAB" in summer 2013, we developed concepts for an interdisciplinary laboratory, a working environment for natural scientists, humanists but also designers, from given occasion for the new Cluster of Excellence “Image Knowledge Gestaltung” at the Humboldt University in Berlin, where Prof. Geipel is in charge of three main research areas - Designing Laboratories, Mobile Spaces and Virtual and Real Architecture of Knowledge. The design included laboratories for physicist, chemists, biologists but also video and sound labs, a design workshop, library and Wunderkammer, office and seminar spaces and a platform for interdisciplinary work.

With research projects during less than 5 years generally and buildings being conceived for a period of more than 25 years normally, openness, adaptability and flexibility seem to be essential design premises for a laboratory building. Since flexibility of a building having its limits, we would like to test a more dynamic structure for the interdisciplinary laboratory, the concept of a home base combined with satellites – movable as well as fixe modules. The home base on one side provides a place for intense internal exchange where all researchers could gather, comprising administration, workspaces, a workshop, storage and infrastructure. The satellites on the other side showcase the cluster’s work; it is a place for intense external exchange with workshops and symposia, an extendable surface with multiple programming in time.

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Task

Students are asked to rethink today’s working environment and to find new solutions for an inspiring and innovative working space and to test them in the design of the new interdisciplinary lab for the Cluster of Excellence “Image Knowledge Gestaltung”. The program includes 1 200 - 1 500 sqm net surface.We would like to develop new structures and to experiment with basic materials such as recycled bottles or crates, with scaffolds, corrugated metal or membranes and combine them in an intelligent way.

Following themes are essential for the design of a laboratory and should be deepened during the design phase:

interdisciplinary | mono-disciplinarycommunicative | concentratedformal | informalshort- | long-termopen | closedneutral | grey | whiteprogram | extra program

Students should develop their own design through an experimental design process, in variants and with models.

Interdisciplinary Laboratory with Home Base and Satellites

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Modules

Design Studio Bachelor: 1.1.5 Entwerfen 5 (EP 13ECTS/8SWS, VL 1ECTS/1SWS)Master: Arch M E. 01/02 Entwurfsprojekt Hochbau I/II (EP 12ECTS/8SWS)Master old regulations: MA A 3 (EP 5ECTS/4SWS, SE 5ECTS/4SWS)

PiVMaster: Arch M E. 01/02 Entwurfsprojekt Hochbau I/II (PIV 3ECTS/2SWS)Master old regulations: MA A 3 (PIV 3ECTS/2SWS)

Theory SeminarBachelor: 2.3.1 Grundlagen der Gebäudekunde und Gebäudeanalyse (SE 6 ECTS/4SWS)Master: Arch M WP HA(6) LIA.01 Forschung zu Gebäudetypologien undMethoden der Gebäudeanalyse (SE 6ECTS/4SWS)Master old regulations: MA A 2.2. (SE 6ECTS/4SWS)

Design and Research Studio

General DatesStart: Thursday, October 17, 10am, room A814, obligatoryTask 0: October 10 – October 17Workshop: October 17 – October 24Presentations: mid-presentation December 12, final presentation February 13Please check timetable on our mydrive-server regularly for latest updates.

StructureThe design and research studio is a one semester course. After a typological research and an investigation on working environments, laboratory buildings and on interdisciplinary working spaces, you will

Urban Regeneration Workshop Otrante, Renzo Piano

Program

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make a site research to then develop a conceptual approach.Both studios – the master class and bachelor class – will work on the same subject, but focus on different aspects. We recommend groups of 3 - 4 persons for the design. Guests are invited to talk about their strategies from their practice.

CooperationThe design studio and research seminar "LAB" will take place in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence "Image Knowledge Gestaltung" at the Humboldt University Berlin.

PiVThe PiV will be held by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schäffner, historian of science and media technologies at the Department of History and Theory of Culture at the Humboldt-University Berlin.

Theory SeminarIt is recommended to combine the design studio with our theory seminar. The seminar "LAB" is working on a comparative study of laboratory buildings. The seminar will explore design proposals and theories for these being included in a final publication.

CritsWeekly crits in the studio, pin-ups and presentations with external guest critics will follow the process.

ExcursionThere will be field trips in Berlin to particular building typologies.

Team PhilosophyAlthough you might work in small groups of three people, we consider all members of the design studio together with us at LIA being one big research team.

Studio A814To accomplish the best results in a relatively short time period, it is absolutely necessary that you work in the studio in room A 814. Only then synergies of working side by side are used effectively. You should obtain a key for the studio and the lockers from our tutors.

QualificationThe design studio is addressed to highly motivated students with high skills in drawing, modeling and other media, who understand designing as a process in which new solutions will be explored.Erasmus students are explicitly welcome.

Application / Task 0If you are interested in our design studio you need to participate in our task 0. The handout will be on October 10 at 10am at our open studio in room A814. All further information and instructions will be given there.

ClotureTo cloture the studio we will meet one week after the final presentation. We will clean altogether the studio, then you have to hand-in a project brochure and CD / DVD with all project data, return keys and you will get your grades and Schein (if needed).

ContactFor further information please contact Ken Koch: ken.koch@tu-berlin.de or Katja Thorwarth: katja.thorwarth@tu-berlin.de

Ulricke Green, Secretariat A20, room A911. Open daily between 10am and 1.00pm. a20@tu-berlin.de

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Below and on our website you will find a catalogue with reference projects and systems. Please use it for inspiration. Please also use our selected books (Handapparat) in the architecture library, 2nd floor.

Laboratories

Artistic Lab• Tom Sachs, Ten Bullets, 2010• Ignacio Uriarte• Olafur Eliasson, Studio Berlin

Workshop• Fablabs• KAIT, Ishigami, Atsuki, 2005-07

Sound Lab• IRCAM, Paris, Renzo Piano, 1978/1990• Institut für Bauphysik, Fraunhofer Institut, Stuttgart-Vaihingen

Office Lab• Ideo, Palo Alto• Googleplex, Mountain View, Clive Wilkinson Architects, 2005• Pixar, Emeryville• Apple Headquarters, Cupertino, Foster & Partners, 2013-15• New Google Campus, San Francisco, NBBJ, 2013-• Facebook Campus, Menlo Park, Frank Gehry, 2013-• Cité du design, Saint-Etienne, LIN, 2004-09• Labfac, Paris• LIN Office Franklinstraße, Berlin, 2012• Office Urbanism, Hitoshi Abe, 2003• Open Plan Office, Quickborner Team, 1960 • IBM Temporary Head Office, Corham Hampshire, Foster & Partners,

1971• Fraunhofer Office Innovation Center, Stuttgart-Vaihingen• Vitra Grundlagenforschung zum Büro der Zukunft, Weil am Rhein,

Sevil Peach, 2000

Academic Lab• Architecture Faculty TU Berlin, Bernhard Hermkes, 1966-68• MIT´s Building 20 “The Magical Incubator”, Cambridge, 1943-98• MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, Fumihiko Maki, 2007-09

Science Lab (White Lab)• Life Sciences Complex, Montreal, Diamond and Schmitt Architects &

Provencher, 2008• Institute for Regeneration Medicine, California, Rafael Viñoly, 2010• Biotechnology Industry, Arizona, Marlene Imirzian, 2009• Genome Sciences Research Laboratory, Washington, CO Architects,

2007• Chemistry Research Lab I, Oxford, RMJM, 2004• BioQuant, Heidelberg, Staab Architekten, 2007• Institut für Chemie, Berlin, Staab Architekten, 1995-2001• Nouveau Centre de Recherche et Développement, Plateau de Saclay,

Francis Soler, 2014• Laboratory Complex GLC, Zurich, Boltshauser Architekten, 2016• Center for Molecular Biosciences ZMB, Kiel, Henn Architekten, 2011• Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, Louis Kahn, 1962-63• Sustainable Urban Science Center, Pennsylvania, SMP, 2009• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Ontario, Saucier +

Perrotte, 2006• Experimentallabor für junge Leute, Göttinger, Bez + Koch, 2004

References

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Studio East Dining, Carmody Groarke

• Pharmazeutische Feinchemikalien, Barsbüttel, Carsten Roth, 1998• Fabrikstrasse 16 Forschungslabor, Basel, Adolf Krischanitz, 2005-08• Fabrikstrasse 22 Laboratory Building, Basel, David Chipperfield,

2007-10• Pharmacological Research Laboratories, Biberach, Sauerbruch

Hutton, 2002• Photonic Center, Berlin-Adlershof, Sauerbruch Hutton• Biomedical Research Centre, Pamplona, Vaillo + Irigaray, 2011• DLR-RY Laboratory „SpaceLIFT“, German Aerospace Centre, Bremen,

Kister Scheithauer Gross Architekten und Stadtplaner, Feldschnieders + Kister Architekten, 2011

• Experimental Research Center, Max-Delbrück-Centrum, Berlin, Rohdecan Architekten, 2011

Mobile Spaces

MobilityEnvelopes/Halls• Temporary Exhibition Hall, Berlin, Adolf Krischanitz, 2008 • Golf Club House, Krefeld, Ludwig Mies van der Rohes / Robbrecht en

Daem architects, 1930 / 2013• Meteorosensitive Pavilion, HygroSkin, Menges• Housings in L’Aquila, Luigi Fragola & Partners, 2009 • Handwerkerhof, Weilheim, Fischer Multerer, 2011• Hegemonietempel, Wohnhaus Tollmann von Borries, Berlin-Wedding,

Christof Mayer, 2010

Nomad Structures/Temporary Buildings• Ise Shrine, Ise (20 years)• BMW Guggenheim Lab, New York / Berlin, Atelier Bow-Wow, 2011-12 • BMW Guggenheim Lab, Mumbai, Atelier Bow-Wow, 2012• Prada Transformer, Seoul, OMA, 2009 • Studio East Dining, Carmody Groarke

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• Golden Workshop, Modulorbeat• Hier entsteht, Jesko Fezer, Mathias Heyden• Folly for a Flyover, Assemble• The Cineroluem, Assemble• Museum Pavilion "Light Building", Atelier Kempe Thill, 2001• The “Kastenhaus” Project, Winter Hoerbelt, 1999- • Bottle house, Berlin, class of Prof. Dietrich Fink, 2000

Flying Buildings• Mobile Umbrella Roofs for the National Horticultural Exhibition,

Cologne, Frei Otto, 1971• Urban Regeneration Workshop Otrante, Renzo Piano, 1979• MOOM Tensegritic Membrane Structure, Noda, Kazuhiro Kojima +

Kojima Laboratory, Tokyo University of Science, 2011• Centre Pompidou Mobile, Chaumont, Patrick Bouchain, Loïc Julienne,

2012• PlusMinus – pneumatic grid shell, Werner Sobek / Festo, 2010 • Küchenmonument, Berlin, raumlabor, 2006• Space Buster II, New York City, raumlabor, 2011 • Smart Urban Stage, Travelling, Braunwagner, 2010• Lob-Design, inflatable spaces for exhibition and live marketing

events, Mohamed Fezazi, 2013• Arc Nova Inflatable Concert Hall, Lucerne, Arata Isozaki, Anish

Kapoor, 2013• Mars One Permanent Settlement on Mars, Bas Lansdorp, 2012-2023

Geographically Autonomous Buildings• Shipping Container, Studio Sugoroku, Met Architects, 2012• Multistory Temporary Housing, Onagawa, Shigeru Ban, 2011 • Platoon Office and Exhibition Hall, Berlin, 2012• Raumerweiterungshalle, Helmut Both/Archleague Leipzig,

1959/2005• Classroom of the Future, Gollifer Langston Architects, 2007• Halley VI Research Station, Hugh Broughton Architects, 2010 • The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Atelier Van Lieshout, 1998• Modular House Mobile, Atelier Van Lieshout, 1995/1996• La Bais-ô-Drôme, Atelier Van Lieshout, 1995• Loftcube, Werner Aislinger

Modularity• Media House Project, Guallart Architects with Metapolis, MUT,

12CAT, 2000• US Expo Dome, Richard Buckminster-Fuller, 1967 • Drop City, Colorado, Gene Bernofsky, Johann Bernofsky, Richard

Kallweit, Clark Richard, 1965• IBM Traveling Pavilion, Travelling, Renzo Piano, 1983-1986 • Shigeru Ban Temporary Studio, Kyoto University of Art and Design,

Kyoto, Shigeru Ban, 2013

Flexibility• Anish Kapoor, Leviathan, Grand Palais, Paris, 2011

Systems

Gerüst, Schalung• Alfix: Fassadengerüst Alfix, Unifix, Modulgerüstsysteme Alfix PLUS

II, Modul metric, Fahrgerüste, Alustege, Wetterschutzdach • ALTRAD plettac assco: Fassadengerüst plettac SL 100

(Mauerarbeiten) / SL 70 (Dach- und Fassadenarbeiten), assco quadro, Modulgerüstsysteme plettac contur, assco futuro, Fahrgerüste plettac Alu Sifa, assco rapido, Bühne, Tribüne, Wetterschut,

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Katastrophenschutz EGS, aqua stage, aqua defence• Layher: Modulgerüst Layher AllroundGerüst, Allround STAR-Rahmen,

Steckrahmengerüst (Fassadengerüst) Layher Blitz 73 (Alu für Dach) / Blitz 109 (Mauerarbeiten), Schutzsysteme, Bühne, Podium, Fahrgerüst, Rux, Rahmengerüst Rux Super 65 (Dach- und Fassadenarbeiten) / Super 100 (Maurerarbeiten), Modulgerüst Rux Variant

• Peri (Schalungs- und Gerüsttechnik)

Profil, Regalsystem• RK Rose + Krieger: BLOCAN Alu-Profilsystem• Eutrac Lichtschienen• Lagertechnik: Steckregalsystem Super 1-2-3 / Super 4-5-6 / Super

Build / Uni Build / Uni Rack / etc. • USM (Haller)

Blech, Halle, Container (Stahlkonstruktion)• Achenbach: Wellbleche, Haubentechnik, Abdeckhauben,• Nordbleche: Trapezblech, Sandwichplatten (ISO Paneele), Profilblech

(Hochprofil, Bogenblech, Rundbogenhalle), Wellblech• Graeff: Büro Container, Pavillons, Stahlhallen (Uni-Plus System),

Kombi-Anlagen• Containex• Event Semitrailer and Promotion Trucks, SEBA Borco-Höhns• Losberger: Hallen, Container und Raummodule, Schnellbau

Raumsysteme

Plane, Zelt• P+Z Planen und Zelte: Fertigplanen / Abdeckplanen, Beschläge /

Plankleber / Zubehör• Wunschplane.de: Gewebeplanen, Abdeckplanen, PVC Abdeckplanen

(LKW Plane), Gitterplane, Profi Gewächshausfolie, Lochfolie (Klimafolie), Luftpolsterfolie

• Röder: Zelt- und Hallensysteme• Röder HTS Höcker: Temporäre Raumsysteme: Zelte, Hallen• Losberger: Zelte, Industriezelte, Schnellbau Raumsysteme

Pneumatik• Festo (pneumatic and electrical automation technology)

Holz, Holzbau• Fa. Binderholz: Brettsperrholz BBS (Wohnanlage 1 und 2 in L‘Aquila,

Brettschichtholz, Massivholzplatten und Konstruktionsplatten (Massivholz-Tafelbau 45-cm-Vollholzwand), Schnittholz, Profilholz

Modellbau• Märklin Metallbaukasten• Metallus• Zoom Modellbausystem• Divers: Klettverschluss, Magnet, Knoten, Karton, Pappe, Papier,

Stoff, Filz

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Planning• The Japan Architect 71, Research Methodologies, 2008• The Japan Architect 78, Redefining Collectivity, 2010• Deplazes, Andrea (Ed.), Architektur Konstruieren - Vom Rohmaterial

zum Bauwerk, Birkhäuser, Basel 2005• Herzberger, Hermann, Space and the Architect - Lessons in

architecture 2, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam 2000• Centre Georges Pompidou, L`art de l `ingénieur, Centre Pompidou,

Paris 1997• Dierks, Klaus, Wormuth, Rüdiger, Baukonstruktion, Werner,

Düsseldorf 2002• Schulitz, Helmut C., Sobek, Werner, Habermann, Karl, Stahlbau

Atlas, Birkhäuser, Basel 2001• Herzog, Thomas, Krippner, Roland, Lang, Werner, Fassaden Atlas,

Birkhäuser, Basel 2004

Quickborner Team,Open Plan Office, 1960

Below and on our website you will find the bibliography. Please use it for inspiration. Please also use our selected books (Handapparat) in the architecture library, 2nd floor.

Theory• Boudon, Philippe, Introduction à l'Architecturologie (Sciences de la

conception), Dunod, Paris 1992• Boudon, Philippe, Echelle(s), Editions Economica, Paris 2002• Hillier, Bill, The Social Logic of Space, Cambridge University Press,

Cambridge 1989• Hillier, Bill, Space is the Machine: A Configurational Theory of

Architecture, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1999• Mann, Thorbjörn, Places and Occasions - Design Methods and

Theories, Thallahasee, Arbeitspapier, Vol. 14 No. 2, 1980• Hughes, Jonathan, Sadler, Simon, Non-Plan, Architectural Press,

Oxford 2000• Lefebvre, Henri, Production de l’espace, Editions Anthropos, Paris

1999

Literature

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Office• Eberhard Schnelle, Alfons Wankum, Architekt und Organisator –

Probleme und Methoden der Bürohausplanung, Verlag Schnelle, Quickborn 1964

• Rossmann, W. E., Wittwer, H., Flexible Mehrfachnutzung von Grossräumen, in: Bauwelt Nr. 43, 1974

• Hall, Edward T., The Hidden Dimension, Random House, New York 1990

• Duffy, Francis, The New Office. With 20 International Case Histories, Octopus Publishing Group, London 1997

• Van-Meel, Jurriaan, European Office: Office Design, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam 2000

• Rumpfhuber, Andreas, Architektur immaterieller Arbeit, Verlag Turia + Kant, Wien 2013

• Hascher, Rainer, Jeska, Simone, Klauck, Birgit, Entwurfsatlas Bürobau (Entwurfsatlanten), Birkhäuser, Basel 2002

• Eisele, Johann, Staniek, Bettina (Ed.), Bürobau Atlas: Grundlagen, Planung, Technologie, Arbeitsplatzqualitäten, Callwey, Munich 2005

• Myerson, Jeremy, Ross, Philip, Space to Work, Laurence King Publishing, London 2006

• Pogade, Daniela, Inspiration Office - How to Design Workspaces, DOM publishers, Berlin 2008

• Gasser, Markus, zur Brügge, Carolin, Tvrtkovic, Mario, Raumpilot Arbeiten, Krämer, Stuttgart 2010

• ARCH+ 136: Your Office is Where You Are

Laboratories• Galison, Peter (Ed.), Thompson, Emily A. (Ed), The Architecture of

Science, The MIT Press, Cambridge 1999 • Bauwelt 11.2013: Forschungs-Architektur• IDEO, Burns, Colin, Dust, Fred, Extra Spatial, Chronicle Books, San

Francisco 2003• Thomas Kelley, The Art of Innovation: Success Through Innovation

the IDEO Way, Profile Books, London 2002• Tom Kelley, Ten Faces of Innovation, Profile Books, London 2008• Ideo, The Bill &. Melinda Gates Foundation, Human-Centered Design

Toolkit: An Open-Source Toolkit to Inspire New Solutions in the Developing World, Authorhouse, Bloomington 2011

• Ina-Marie von Mohl, Coworking space betahaus: Eine Arbeitsplatzstruktur für Selbstständige und junge Unternehmer, AV Akademikerverlag, Saarbrücken 2012

• Tonia Welter und Sebastian Olma (Hrsg.), Das Betaprinzip, Eigenverlag

Mobile Spaces• Slawik, Bergmann, Buchmeier und Tinney, Container Atlas –

Handbuch der Container Architektur, Gestalten Verlag, Berlin 2010• Guallart, Vicente, Media House Project, IaaC, Barcelona 2004• Klanten, Robert, Feireiss, Lukas, Spacecraft - Fleeting Architecture

and Hideouts, Gestalten, Berlin 2007• Klanten, Robert, Feireiss, Lukas, Spacecraft 2 - More Fleeting

Architecture and Hideouts, Gestalten, Berlin 2009• Schumacher, Michael, Schaeffer Oliver, Vogt, Michael-Marcus, Move,

Architektur in Bewegung - Dynamische Komponenten und Bauteile, Birkhäuser, Basel 2010

• Schwartz-Clauss, Mathias, von Vegesack, Alexander (Hrsg.), Living in Motion, Design und Architektur für flexibles Wohnen, Vitra, Weil am Rhein 2002

• Herwig, Oliver, Featherweights - Light, Mobile and Floating Architecture, Prestel, Munich, Berlin, London, New York 2003

• Kronenburg, Robert, Mobile Architecture | Entwurf und Technologie, Birkhäuser, Basel Berlin Boston

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