Architectural sequence – a symbolic thread intertwining science and architecture

The building comprises an extension for the company to accommodate human geneticresearch, sequencing diagnostics and patient treatment facilities. A new L-shaped structurehas been created to complement the existing L-shaped building complex. Together, they form a clear, robust, urban building module set around a new courtyard. The three-storey extensionensures medical practices, treatment rooms, laboratories and offices are seamlesslyinterconnected across all levels.

The project achieves a balance between an inviting, patient-friendly ambience and the cutting-edge technology which defines the company. Consequently, the rooms feature a bright, open design while ensuring discretion. The warm choice of materials, colour scheme and tactileelements foster a sense of approachability for patients and employees.

Consisting of kitchenettes, lounge areas and a cafeteria, the team zones are strung throughoutthe building like individual pearls along a chain. Highlighted in a striking, bold red, theycontrast with the otherwise cohesive colour palette, denoting the identity-establishingcommunal zones in the different departments. The newly designed staircase acts as a connecting element that links these ‘pearls’ together. Its bold red banister resembles a ribbon, creating an overarching logic of room sequences that enhances spatial coherence.

The segmentation of the façade serves as a symbolic architectural translation of thecompany’s field of activity – sequencing. Similar to a double helix, the individual modulefaçade elements enclose the basic structure consisting of a flexible, core-activated, reinforcedconcrete frame construction. Mirroring the theme of sequencing in the architectural design, these wooden module elements create a memorable rhythm and herald the start ofconstruction for the new Cybervalley research park in the city of Tübingen.

Team: Maren Dannien, Matthias Roller, Simon Kirsch, Claudia Hegelau, Joachim Wagner, Tanja Wetzel

Landscape architect: Dagmar Hedder

Photography: Dietmar Strauß

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