Zukunftsmeile 2 Paderborn

Project details

SCIENCE MEETS BUSINESS AT ZUKUNFTSMEILE 2 (FUTURE MILE 2)

WELL THOUGHT-OUT SPATIAL CONCEPT PROMOTES MULTILATERAL COOPERATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN (GERMANY)

Combining theory and practice brings science, research and business together at the University of Paderborn’s Zukunftsmeile 2 (Future Mile 2) through modern architecture and cleverly thought-out spatial concepts. Electronics specialist Weidmüller, the Software Innovation Campus of the University of Paderborn (SICP) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Design (Institut für Entwurfstechnik Mechatronik, IEM) come together in the new research and innovation centre on Fürstenallee. Once completed, the new building will have four floors and a total area  of just under 20,000 square metres; it will house workplaces for the 250 employees who are predominantly involved in solutions for automation
and digitalisation.

MAGNETIC BOARDS THE PERFECT SYMBIOSIS OF FUNCTIONALITY AND DESIGN

In inspiring places such as these, the flood of ideas never ebbs: the Weidmüller company is still hoping to integrate a start-up production facility and a development office at the site. A common foyer with a representative reception area and a multifunctional canteen with seating for up to 200 people are also in the planning stage.

Future-orientated working conditions
“Zukunftsmeile 2” (“Future mile 2) means: shared project rooms, areas for co-working and special “break-out zones” offer forward-looking working conditions and enable collaborative and multilateral work among employees. In concrete terms, this means that colleagues from the company and the university are spatially intermixed in what can be termed “mixed zones”. Instead of dividing up office space according to
organisational affiliation, team members are grouped together in the building complex according to thematic and professional aspects. In this way, open exchange takes place that optimally promotes communication and cooperation in joint projects. The spatial concept as well as the planning of the building’s use follow this future-oriented approach. Shared project rooms, co-working spaces and special “break-out zones” offer a modern working environment.

HOMAPAL magnetic boards in the co-working area
The Paderborn office of Matern Architekten is responsible for the architectural planning. The task for the open space area was to combine functionality and creativity in one space.                                                              The perfect solution: the functional open space area creates an atmosphere in which people enjoy exchanging ideas, holding meetings and making use of all presentation options. The Homapal 8206 magnetic boards with board marker suitability and 8207 for projection were used. The wall design with built-in tables and pin boards creates communicative and creative work niches, which are flanked by Homapal magnetic boards and their functional properties. Pinning, attaching, writing or projecting images
onto the wall - this perfectly supports productivity and joint brainstorming among like-minded people.

pictures: Julia Lormis