Geo- and Environmental Centre (GUZ)
Geo- and Environmental Centre (GUZ) is a state-of-the-art facility for interdisciplinary research and solutions for environmental problems, located at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen. Its prominent location complements the campus’ urban layout and underlines the Centre’s scientific importance as it brings together previously scattered departments. The combined facility aims to stimulate exchange between individual departments in the building and other natural science faculties located in the area.
Partially recessed into the site’s slope, the building is a low elongated structure spreading over six floors and enclosing two courtyards that are laid out on different levels to cope with the inclined topography of the site. GUZ combines public teaching and study areas with specialised research and workspaces. Conveniently located communal facilities like the auditorium and seminar rooms in the north are easily reached from the campus square. The labs and workshops face east, with offices lining the west and south of the building. The specialised activities of the Centre are on display between the seemingly solid concrete bands, making the building look like a block of stone with deep ridges that expose a glazed volume.
Info
- Location
- Tübingen, DE
- Date
- 2013–2020
- Size
- 20,700 sqm
- Client
- Land Baden-Württemberg, represented by Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg, Amt Tübingen
- Team
- Ahinitze Errasti Etxeberria, Ana Rivero Esteban, Cecilia Dobos, Christian Sluijmer, Davide Spina, Dikkie Scipio, Floris Sikkel, Hannes Ochmann, Hrvoje Šmidihen, Jan Teunis ten Kate, Katarzyna Seweryn, Kees Kaan, Loes Martens, Marc Coma, Marlon Jonkers, Maurizio Papa, Michael Geensen, Moritz Kühl, Nicki van Loon, Paolo Faleschini, Sebastian van Damme, Tjerk de Boer, Vincent Panhuysen
- Photography
- Brigida Gonzalez
- User
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geo- und Umweltforschungszentrum (GUZ)
- Local architect
- Höhler+Partner Architekten
- Urban planner
- Harris + Kurrle Architekten
- Project manager
- Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg
- Structural engineer
- wh-p GmbH Beratende Ingenieure
- Test engineer
- sbp Prüfingenieur
- HVAC system and building automation
- Rentschler und Riedesser Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH für Technik im Bau
- Electrical installation and transport system engineer
- Gackstatter Beratende Ingenieure
- Building physics engineer
- BBI Bayer Bauphysik
- Fire safety engineer
- Sinfiro GmbH & Co
