丨德国丨nbundm*

Architects:nbundm*

Area:450m²

Year:2024

Photographs:Sebastian Schels Fotografie

Category:Cultural Architecture,Community Center,Cultural Center

Design Team:David Grodon, Alina Tietz

Lead Team:Ekaterina Chevtaykina

Office Lead Architects:Chris Neuburger, Jan Bohnert, Anick Bohnert

Engineering & Consulting > Electrical:Ingenieurbüro Martin Selch

Engineering & Consulting > Acoustic:IBN Bauphysik

Landscape Architecture:nbundm*

Project Management:PB Reitberger

City:Ingolstadt

Country:Germany

Text description provided by the architects. A heterogeneous working-class neighborhood from the 1960s receives a new social meeting point: Stadtteiltreff Augustin. The site lies between a secondary school, a church, and cooperative housing. The aim was to create an open, low-threshold space, free of hierarchies, accessible to all, regardless of age, background, or social status.

In the spirit of radical sufficiency, the program was reduced to essential needs. The result is a single-storey, barrier-free pavilion organized around a central patio. All rooms are arranged at ground level and interwoven with the outdoor spaces.

The structure consists of an optimized reinforced concrete skeleton with columns and beams. A cross-laminated timber ceiling forms the upper closure, while exterior walls are infilled with concrete blocks. Interior partitions are lightweight timber constructions incorporating storage, technical infrastructure, and built-in cabinetry.

A shared technical center with the adjacent school eliminated the need for a basement, stairwell, or lift. All surfaces remain untreated and repair-friendly, free of cladding, plaster, or paint. The exterior is wrapped in a folded aluminum façade.

Building technology was minimized: district heating connection via the school center, decentralized hot water generation, natural window ventilation, and a reduced electrical installation, lowering both construction and maintenance costs.

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