How could existing buildings be converted into structures that are suitable for a circular economy, conserve resources and are climate-friendly?

The possible answers to this question are the focus of this small-scale design project and are also considered one of the keys to overcoming the increasingly pressing climate and energy crisis. The aim is, on the one hand, to make young students aware of the trend and consequences of excessive consumption of resources and materials in the construction sector as part of their education and, on the other hand, to encourage them, as future architects, to solutions developed in the course of their design work into their later building designs, so that buildings are not only constructed in a much more sustainable and resource-efficient way, but also so that irreversible environmental impacts can be drastically reduced.

Input lecture series:

• ATP Architects Engineers (circular construction in existing buildings)
• Käferhaus (renewable energy systems)
• Material Nomads (recycling/reusing building materials)
• ACC (circular construction in existing buildings)
• SOLID architecture (Scan2BIM)

Design:

• Site analysis | structural analysis
• Research tasks on the state of research
• Concept development
• Draft development
• Corrections with research-related content (every 2 weeks), as well as input in the course of interim and final presentations

After successful completion of the course, students are able to understand the complex, circular transformation processes of existing buildings in theory and practice, develop their own concepts or designs in this area, and develop implementation approaches for their alternative or renewable energy supply and integrate them into their conversion design.

The fees include digital and analogue presentations as well as a model in M1:200.