Development and testing of working environments for the 21st century, architectural offices with roots at the TU Braunschweig design architectural visions with innovative technologies.
Central questions about the working world of the future were to be answered with the construction of the future:workspace. future:workspace is a platform that demonstrates the office workplaces of tomorrow through the interplay of architecture, technology and use.
To this end, the 9th floor of the BS4 high-rise building at TU Braunschweig was transformed into the future:workspace. Themes, systems and products relating to the working world of the future were realized and brought to life in various architectural concepts. The result is an experimental landscape for new construction that shows the opportunities and perspectives of tomorrow's working environments for students, planners, clients and all interested parties.
In addition to the evaluation of energy aspects in conjunction with decentralized supply technology, internet-based building management systems and the virtual representation of components and processes for building operation, the accompanying research included sociological studies on expectations and user satisfaction as well as occupational health and ergonomic influences on productivity.
The background to this was the need to renovate Hochhausen BS4 at Mühlenpfordtstraße 23, where the IGS is based on the 10th floor. This had already been refurbished around 10 years ago in terms of energy efficiency and design. The 9th floor, where the Institute for Development Planning and Settlement (E+S), Prof. Per Krusche, was based, was available for the implementation of the future:workspace.