LABDesign and Research Seminar Summer 2013

LIA

Design Brief

Finn GeipelKen KochKatja Thorwarth

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Office Urbanism, 2010

Intro“[The conventional office building] with its efficient, functionally consistent, explicit, homogeneous interior and simple hierarchical structure is considered to be regular and stable. The form directly mimics the arrangement of work. It succeeds very well. However, working methods change. Organizational structures also change. The ostensibly successful working environment then becomes a convention which suppresses new ways of working. In such an office building, the architectural form itself prevents the development of changing work styles. Even repeatedly addressing the symptoms cannot change the form of such a building, and it is unable to adapt to evolving work styles. A "better office building" is no good. What is required is an utterly new

"standard" for office buildings.” (Abe, Hitoshi in: Japan Architect Vol.50, Office Urbanism, p.34, Tokyo 2010)

In this sense we would like to rethink today’s working environment and find new solutions for an inspiring and innovative working space – an experimental space which allows new forms of working. We set the focus on laboratory buildings because they often offer working environments which are more than just office spaces with a tidy sequence of working units with chairs and tables.

TaskThe task of the design studio is to search new concepts of laboratory buildings, new interpretations of the theme in the context of today’s city.The precise program or a possible programming of the laboratory is part of the task and should be developed according to the program of the surrounding - the laboratory thus getting programmatic and spatial extension of its environment.

LAB

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Tom Sachs, Ten Bullets, 2010

Following themes are essential for the design of a laboratory and should be deepened during the design phase:

- interdisciplinary | mono-disciplinary- communicative | concentrated- formal | informal- short- | long-term- open | closed- neutral | grey | white- program | extra program

Students should develop their own design through an experimental design process, in variants and with models.

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Modules

Design Studio Bachelor: BA 1.1.5. (EP 13ECTS/8SWS, VL 1ECTS/1SWS)Master: ARCH M E.01/E.02 HOCHBAU I/II (EP 12ECTS/8SWS, PIV 3 ECTS/2SWS)Master old regulations: MA A 3. (EP 5ECTS/4SWS, SE 5ECTS/4SWS, PIV 3ECTS/2SWS)

Theory SeminarBachelor: BA 2.3.1. (SE 6 ECTS/4SWS)Master: Arch M WP(6) LIA.01 (SE 6ECTS/4SWS)Master old regulations: MA A 2.2. (SE 6ECTS/4SWS)

Design Studio

Start: Thursday, April 11, 10am, room A814, obligatoryTask 0: April 4 – April 11Workshop: April 11 – April 18Field trip: April 25 – April 29Presentations: mid-presentation May 30, final presentation July 11 (check timetable on our mydrive-server regularly for latest updates)

The design and research seminar is a one semester course. The design studio is divided into 4 phases: analysis and synthesis, concept, concretion, finalization and layout. After a typological research you will investigate on urban strategies to then develop a conceptual approach. Guests are invited to talk about their strategies from their practice. Both studios – the master class and bachelor class – will work on the same subject, but focus on different aspects.

CooperationThe design studio and research seminar "LAB" will take place in cooperation with the Humboldt University Berlin.

PiVThe PiV – project integrated seminar – focuses on equipment for laboratories with 1:1 mockups of furniture such as cubicles, office trolleys or informal meeting spots. Experts, engineers and architects will give input lectures and attend our studio.

Theory SeminarIt is recommended to combine the design studio with our preliminary theory seminar. The seminar "LAB" is working on a comparative study of laboratory buildings. The seminar will explore design proposals and theories for these being included in a final publication.

CritsWeekly crits in the studio, pin-ups and presentations with external guest critics will follow the process.

ExcursionThere will be an excursion to Stuttgart and Basel besides additional field trips in Berlin to particular building typologies.

Team PhilosophyAlthough you might work in small groups of three people, we consider all members of the design studio together with us at LIA being one big research team.

Program

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Studio Tom Sachs

Studio A814To accomplish the best results in a relatively short time period, it is absolutely necessary that you work in the studio in room A 814. Only then synergies of working side by side are used effectively. You should obtain a key for the studio and the lockers from our tutors.

QualificationThe design studio is addressed to highly motivated students with high skills in drawing, modeling and other media, who understand designing as a process in which new solutions will be explored.Erasmus students are explicitly welcome.

Application / Task 0If you are interested in our design studio you need to participate in our task 0. The handout will be on April 4 at 3pm in room A814. All further information and instructions will be given there.

GradeThe final grade for the design studio will be composed of two grades (design studio and PiV).

ClotureTo cloture the studio we will meet one week after the final presentation. We will clean altogether the studio, then you have to hand-in a project brochure and CD / DVD with all project data, return keys and you will get your grades and Schein (if needed).

ContactFor further information please contact Ken Koch: ken.koch@tu-berlin.de or Katja Thorwarth: katja.thorwarth@tu-berlin.de

SecretariatUlricke Green, Secretariat A20, room A911. Open daily between 10am and 1.00pm. a20@tu-berlin.de

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Below and on our website you will find a catalogue with reference projects. Please use it for inspiration. Please also use our selected books (Handapparat) in the architecture library, 2nd floor.

Artistic Lab• Tom Sachs, Ten Bullets, 2010• Ignacio Uriarte• Olafur Eliasson, Studio Berlin• Lab faq, Paris

Workshop• Fablabs• KAIT, Ishigami, Kanagawa, 2005-07

Sound Lab• IRCAM, Paris, Renzo Piano, 1978/1990• Institut für Bauphysik, Fraunhofer Institut, Stuttgart-Vaihingen

Office Lab• Ideo, Palo Alto• Googleplex, Mountain View, Clive Wilkinson Architects, 2005• Apple Headquarters, Cupertino, Foster & Partners, 2013-15• New Google Campus, San Francisco, NBBJ, 2013-• Facebook Campus, Menlo Park, Frank Gehry, 2013-• Pixar, Emeryville• Cité du design, Saint-Etienne, LIN, 2004-09• LIN Office Franklinstraße, Berlin, 2012• Office Urbanism, Hitoshi Abe, 2003• Open Plan Office, Quickborner Team, 1960 • IBM Temporary Head Office, Corham Hampshire, Foster & Partners,

1971• Fraunhofer Office Innovation Center, Stuttgart-Vaihingen• Vitra Grundlagenforschung zum Büro der Zukunft, Weil am Rhein,

Sevil Peach, 2000

Academic Lab• Architecture Faculty TU Berlin, Bernhard Hermkes, 1966-68• MIT´s Building 20 “The Magical Incubator”, Cambridge, 1943-98• MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, Fumihiko Maki, 2007-09

Science Lab (White Lab)• Life Sciences Complex, Montreal, Diamond and Schmitt Architects &

Provencher, 2008• Institute for Regeneration Medicine, California, Rafael Viñoly, 2010• Biotechnology Industry, Arizona, Marlene Imirzian, 2009• Genome Sciences Research Laboratory, Washington, CO Architects,

2007• Chemistry Research Lab I, Oxford, RMJM, 2004• BioQuant, Heidelberg, Staab Architekten, 2007• Institut für Chemie, Berlin, Staab Architekten, 1995-2001• Nouveau Centre de Recherche et Développement, Plateau de Saclay,

Francis Soler, 2014• Laboratory Complex GLC, Zurich, Boltshauser Architekten, 2016• Center for Molecular Biosciences ZMB, Kiel, Henn Architekten, 2011• Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, Louis Kahn, 1962-63• Sustainable Urban Science Center, Pennsylvania, SMP, 2009• Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Ontario, Saucier +

Perrotte, 2006• Experimentallabor für junge Leute, Göttinger, Bez + Koch, 2004• Pharmazeutische Feinchemikalien, Barsbüttel, Carsten Roth, 1998• Fabrikstrasse 16 Forschungslabor, Basel, Adolf Krischanitz, 2005-08

References

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• Fabrikstrasse 22 Laboratory Building, Basel, David Chipperfield, 2007-10

• Pharmacological Research Laboratories, Biberach, Sauerbruch Hutton, 2002

• Photonic Center, Berlin-Adlershof, Sauerbruch Hutton• Biomedical Research Centre, Pamplona, Vaillo + Irigaray, 2011• DLR-RY Laboratory „SpaceLIFT“, German Aerospace Centre, Bremen,

Kister Scheithauer Gross Architekten und Stadtplaner, Feldschnieders + Kister Architekten, 2011

• Experimental Research Center, Max-Delbrück-Centrum, Berlin, Rohdecan Architekten, 2011

Nanotec Center, Weiz, Österreich

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Below and on our website you will find the bibliography. Please use it for inspiration. Please also use our selected books (Handapparat) in the architecture library, 2nd floor.

Buildings• Fabrikstrasse 4, in: Jehle-Schulte Strathaus, Ulrike, Novartis Campus

- Sanaa: Works by Walter Niedermayr, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2006

• Fabrikstrasse 16, in: Jehle-Schulte Strathaus, Ulrike, Novartis Campus - Fabrikstrasse 16, Krischanitz, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2008

• Fabrikstrasse 22, in: Jehle-Schulte Strathaus, Ulrike, Novartis Campus - Fabrikstrasse 22: David Chipperfield, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2011

• Cité du Design, in : Geipel, Finn, Andi, Giulia, Cité du Design Saint-Étienne, Jean Michel Place, Paris 2006

• IBM Temporary Head Office, Corham Hampshire, 1970-71, in: Lambot, Ian, Norman Foster - Buildings and Projects of Foster Associates Vol. 1, p.124-127, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1991

• Office Urbanism, in: The Japan Architect 50, Office Urbanism, 2003

Planning• The Japan Architect 71, Research Methodologies, 2008• The Japan Architect 78, Redefining Collectivity, 2010• Deplazes, Andrea (Ed.), Architektur Konstruieren - Vom Rohmaterial

zum Bauwerk, Birkhäuser, Basel 2005• Centre Georges Pompidou, L`art de l `ingénieur, Centre Pompidou,

Paris 1997• Henn, Walter, Industriebau - Internationale Beispiele, Callwey,

München 1962• Dierks, Klaus, Wormuth, Rüdiger, Baukonstruktion, Werner,

Düsseldorf 2002• Eisele, Johann, Staniek, Bettina (Ed.), Bürobau Atlas: Grundlagen,

Planung, Technologie, Arbeitsplatzqualitäten, Callwey, Munich 2005• Schulitz, Helmut C., Sobek, Werner, Habermann, Karl, Stahlbau

Atlas, Birkhäuser, Basel 2001• Herzog, Thomas, Krippner, Roland, Lang, Werner, Fassaden Atlas,

Birkhäuser, Basel 2004• Gasser, Markus, zur Brügge, Carolin, Tvrtkovic, Mario, Raumpilot

Arbeiten, Krämer, Stuttgart 2010

Theory• Atelier Kempe Thill (Ed.), Specific Neutrality, Aedes, Berlin 2004• Mann, Thorbjörn, Places and Occasions - Design Methods and

Theories, Thallahasee, Arbeitspapier, Vol. 14 No. 2, 1980• Herzberger, Hermann, Space and the Architect - Lessons in

architecture 2, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam 2000• Hughes, Jonathan, Sadler, Simon, Non-Plan, Architectural Press,

Oxford 2000• Lefebvre, Henri, Production de l’espace, Editions Anthropos, Paris

1999• Zeidler, Eberhard H., Multifunktionale Architektur im städdtischen

Kontext, Krämer, Stuttgart 1983• Rossmann, W. E., Wittwer, H., Flexible Mehrfachnutzung, in: Bauwelt

Nr. 43, 1974• ARCH+ 136: Your Office is Where You Are• Bauwelt 11.2013: Forschungs-Architektur• Ina-Marie von Mohl, Coworking space betahaus: Eine

Arbeitsplatzstruktur für Selbstständige und junge Unternehmer, AV Akademikerverlag, Saarbrücken 2012

• Tonia Welter und Sebastian Olma (Hrsg.), Das Betaprinzip,

Literature

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Eigenverlag• Thomas Kelley, The Art of Innovation: Success Through Innovation

the IDEO Way, Profile Books, London 2002• Tom Kelley, Ten Faces of Innovation, Profile Books, London 2008• Ideo, The Bill &. Melinda Gates Foundation, Human-Centered Design

Toolkit: An Open-Source Toolkit to Inspire New Solutions in the Developing World, Authorhouse, Bloomington 2011

• Eberhard Schnelle, Alfons Wankum, Architekt und Organisator – Probleme und Methoden der Bürohausplanung, Verlag Schnelle, Quickborn 1964

Quickborner Team,Open Plan Office, 1960

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Technische Universität BerlinInstitut für ArchitekturProf. Finn Geipel Sekr. A 20Straße des 17. Juni 152 10623 BerlinT +49 30 31421955 F +49 30 31426033a20@tu-berlin.de www.lia.tu-berlin.de

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