Herzogenaurach, Germany
The following description and photos are courtesy of kadawittfeldarchitektur
Brief
Research and development building with 1700 working places at the Adidas World of Sports campus in Herzogenaurach.
Added Value
In contrast to conventional office typologies, the ring structure developed by
The connecting walkways, “Laces”, efficiently open up access to all office areas without the need to cross through other departments. At the same
Adidas Laces
The new Laces blends into the existing World of Sports ensemble as a floating counterpart to the black, recumbent mass of the Adidas Brand Center. Its clearly contoured volume positively invites the surrounding campus to find a continuation within its interior, an atrium with a controlled climate.
Lined up in a circular arrangement, the office areas with their large glazed surfaces open onto the atmospheric inner space and the remarkable landscaped space. The connecting walkways that cross the atrium, the Laces, “tie” the built volume together, as it were, to form a many-layered office building that is rich in relationships.
They enable a maximum of interaction and allow open areas of communication to emerge. As delicate connecting bridges, they weave a poetic spatial structure into the interior and thus make the special creative atmosphere of the building legible.
Details
Typologie: Office building
Construction volume:
Realization: 2008-2011
Client: Adidas AG World of Sports
Competition: 1st Prize 2007
Architect:
Project partner: Dirk Zweering
Awards: Office Application Award 2009: Best Innovative Concept
Photography: Werner Huthmacher Photography
