The task of the interdisciplinary design studio is to design a pavilion as a meeting place, conceived as a prototypical building block that could later be expanded into a residential or office building.

The focus is on developing an architectural concept that integrates space, use, and atmosphere and is worked out in structural detail. The pavilion will be constructed entirely of wood and clay, based on the Timber Earth System of the research project. Particular attention will be paid to the wall and ceiling structures as well as the design of the joints and connections (wall-wall, ceiling-ceiling, wall-ceiling).

In a first phase, students will work in groups of three to explore a specific research topic relevant to the pavilion. In a second phase, the  groups will integrate different strands of knowledge into a coherent design concept, combining architectural strategies with the potentials of the Timber Earth System. The third phase will focus on the detailed development of building elements, aiming for a balance between durability, resource efficiency, craftsmanship, and spatial quality, while addressing sustainability and scalability.

Teaching team:

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Dörfler, Janna Vollrath, M. Sc. (TUM Professorship of Digital Fabrication)

Prof. Florian Nagler, Dr. Ing. Tilmann Jarmer  (Chair of Design and Construction)

Collaborators:

Prof. Dr. Stefan Winter, Dominik Merk, M. Sc. (Chair of Timber Structures and Building Construction)

Excursion:

22.10

Excursion to Florian Nagler Architects, Bad Aibling („Forschungshäuser – einfach bauen”) and Hebensteiner Zimmerei.

Input Lectures

• Bettina Baggenstos | Co-Founder Lehmit GmbH, VDC | Sustainability at Blumer Lehmann
• Dr. Ing. Tobias Schwinn | Head of Research and Research Infrastructure at Institute for Computational Design and Construction, Stuttgart
• Alexandre Dubor, M.Arch. / M. at IAAC | Robotics Lab Director at Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona