FOM University Pavilion
Architect: J. MAYER H. und Partner, Architekten
Location: Dusseldorf, Germany
Type: Pavilion
Year: 2022
Photographs: David Franck
The following description is courtesy of the architects. The 8,000 square meter campus of FOM Hochschulzentrum is located in Quartier Central, a vital urban neighborhood located on the grounds of the former cargo train station in Duesseldorf Dehrendorf. Five years after the new university building was completed, this pavilion is an annex connected to the main building and offers a new social space of about 100 square meters with shaded outdoor terraces underneath its cantilevering floating roof. It snuggles into the outer branches of the Stadtpark and closes off the landscaped area crossed by the renatured Duessel River.
The FOM Pavilion adapts to the amorphous green landscape that interweaves the various levels of access to the university building and as a soft soil sculpture covers the underground garage beneath. As an addition to the university building, the pavilion provides spaces for seminars and lectures, workshops and social gatherings.
Project Details
- Location: Duesseldorf, Germany
- Construction period: 2013 – 2023
- Architect: J. MAYER H.
- Partner in charge: Jürgen Mayer H., Hans Schneider
- Freelance Architect / project leader: Sebastian Finckh
- Team: Ana I. Alonso, Max Magorskyi, Mehrdad Mashaie
- Client: Gemeinnützige Fördergesellschaft für Bildung und Wissenschaft mbH
- Gross Floor Area: 100qm
Collaborators
- Architect on site: Starmans Architeturbüro /GAARKO Gablik Architektur
- Structural Engineers: Thomas & Boekamp Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
- Building Services: Brockof Ingenieure
- Fire Protection: IDN Brandschutz GmbH
- Landscape Architects: Lützow 7
- Photos: David Franck
