BUGA Wood Pavilion

© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart (Photo: Roland Halbe)
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart (Photo: Roland Halbe)
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart (Photo: Roland Halbe)
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart (Photo: Roland Halbe)
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
© ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
©BUGA Heilbronn 2019 GmbH
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© Nikolai Benner
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BUGA WOOD PAVILION
Bundesgartenschau Heilbronn 2019

Location Heilbronn
Client Bundesgartenschau Heilbronn 2019 GmbH
Completion 2019

The BUGA Wood Pavilion celebrates a new approach to digital timber construction. Its segmented wood shell is based on biological principles found in the plate skeleton of sea urchins, which have been studied by the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and the Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart for almost a decade.

 

As part of the project, a robotic manufacturing platform was developed for the automated assembly and milling of the pavilion’s 376 bespoke hollow wood segments. This fabrication process ensures that all segments fit together with sub-millimetre precision like a big, three-dimensional puzzle. The stunning wooden roof spans 30 meters over one of BUGA’s main event and concert venues, using a minimum amount of material while also generating a unique architectural space.

 

 

For a detailed description and more images please view:

https://www.icd.uni-stuttgart.de/projects/buga-wood-pavilion-2019/

 

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PROJECT PARTNERS

 

ICD Institute for Computational Design, University of Stuttgart
Prof. Achim Menges, Martin Alvarez, Monika Göbel, Abel Groenewolt, Oliver David Krieg, Ondrej Kyjanek, Hans Jakob Wagner

 

ITKE Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design, University of Stuttgart
Prof. Jan Knippers, Lotte Aldinger, Simon Bechert, Daniel Sonntag

 

with support of: Jorge Christie, Rebeca Duque Estrada, Robert Faulkner, Fabian Kannenberg, Guillaume Caussarieu, Bahar Al Bahar, Kyriaki Goti, Mathias Maierhofer, Valentina Soana, Babasola Thomas

 

Müllerblaustein Bauwerke GmbH, Blaustein
Reinhold Müller, Daniel Müller, Bernd Schmid

 

BEC GmbH
Matthias Buck, Zied Bhiri

 

Bundesgartenschau Heilbronn 2019
Hanspeter Faas, Oliver Toellner

 

PROJECT BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS

 

Landesstelle für Bautechnik
Dr. Stefan Brendler und Dipl.-Ing. Willy Weidner

 

Proof Engineer
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hugo Rieger

 

MPA Stuttgart
Dr. Simon Aicher

 

PLANNING PARTNERS

 

Belzner Holmes Light-Design, Stuttgart
Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Hollubarsch

 

BIB Kutz GmbH & Co.KG, Karlsruhe
Dipl.- Ing. Beatrice Gottlöber

 

IIGS – Institut for Engineering Geodesy, University of Stuttgart
Prof. Volker Schwieger, Laura Balange, Urs Basalla

 

PROJECT SUPPORT

 

State of Baden-Wuerttemberg
University of Stuttgart
EFRE European Union
GETTYLAB
DFG German Research Foundation

 

Carlisle Construction Materials GmbH
Puren GmbH
Hera Gmbh & Co. KG
Beck Fastener Group
J. Schmalz GmbH
Niemes Dosiertechnik GmbH
Jowat Adhesives SE
Raithle Präzisionswerkzeuge Service
Leuze electronic GmbH & Co. KG
Metsä Wood Deutschland GmbH