The Falk Area is embedded in the city of Freiburg, adjacent to the historical locomotive workshop building, the Freiburger Lokhalle.
The campus is located in between the city center and Die Freiburger Lokhalle.
The pharmaceutical company - Falk Pharma - wants to create an attractive workplace close to the city center of Freiburg. Inspired by the adjacent locomotive workshop building, the innovation campus reinterprets the industrial characteristics in a contemporary design. The campus strengthens the urban environment and connections to the green boulevard with new urban squares for the public.
The grid structure from the locomotive workshop building extended to the campus.
Modern reinterpretation of the existing roof scape and industrial design language of the locomotive workshop building.
The rhythm of the locomotive workshop building is translated into an urban carpet, that defines the landscape design.
In front of the campus, a public square offers the local neighborhood an urban space and a place for gathering.
The public square connects the historical locomotive workshop building with the innovation campus. In addition, the public square establishes a connection to the existing urban fabric in Freiburg.
a design parameter
Three new squares integrate the campus with the urban fabric.
With the campus, three squares are established strengthening better connections to the neighborhood. As generous urban spaces, each of them unites and strengthens different qualities of the Falk Areal and provides new gathering places for employees and the neighborhood.
The public square offers a flexible layout for various activities and events for the residents of the Falk Areal.
The garden square offers a green retreat with seating areas in between lush vegetation.
The mobility square offers bike parking for the employees and the visitors, connecting the campus with the city and local shops.
The public square connects the neighborhood to the historic locomotive building and provides local residents with an urban space for various activities and events. The green square provides a break from everyday life in a lush green garden. The mobility square ties into Falk Area’s holistic health initiative ensuring bike parking for employees and visitors.
The new innovation campus next to the locomotive workshop building.
The garden square provides a mental break in a lush green urban space.
a green layer
The facade has a playful and diverse appearance created by the greenery.
The building is wrapped in a green facade. The plant species, varying in lengths, colors and density, create a playful yet cohesive facade. Not only do they contribute to the appearance of the building, but also regulate the temperature and sun radiation on the interior.
The facade provides natural protection from the sun preventing overheating during summer, while allowing light penetration throughout winter months. This helps to regulate the temperature and includes easy access for maintenance and care of the vegetation.
The roof is used in many ways, becoming a gathering place with climbing plants growing, a greenhouse for growing plants during winter, providing sun protection or electricity from solar panels.
Different plant species with varying growth heights and colors create a diverse facade.
working
environment
The atrium and courtyard is the heart of the innovation campus.
The innovation campus establishes a place for encounters between the public, employees, and visitors. The public ground floor offers a café, restaurant, and facilities for various activities. The central atrium is the heart of the building, providing a communal atmosphere across the office spaces. Social zones on all floors promote interaction between the employees - strenghtening the overall work environment.
A public accessible ground floor.
A central atrium and courtyard strengthen visual connections across the office spaces.
Social zones located at office spaces across floors.
The ground floor of the campus is accessible to the public, offering a café, restaurant and other public facilities.
The office space layout combines open floor plans and private offices, meeting different needs and styles of working. This flexible design allows the office spaces to adapt over time as the needs of Falk Pharma and other tenants evolve and vary, strengthening a future-proof working environment.
Floor plan of an office space layout.
