September 2022: Our contribution was awarded with a recognition

The authors of paper 1016 propose an elongated building along the railroad line in which the various uses are lined up in a linear fashion. In addition to this dominant structure, the band rehearsal room with the outdoor toilets and the parking space for the bus are housed in two other, much smaller volumes, which are separated from the main building by their height and orientation. 

The result is an unusual ensemble that appears deliberately disproportionate in an interesting way due to the small distances between the buildings and the large differences in dimension. Unfortunately, the individual structures that stand out due to their structural separation accommodate rather profane uses. 

Coming from the city, the path leads the visitor too close to the corner of the main building. The actual entrance to the main uses is located, somewhat difficult to find, in a "marketplace" formulated as a building joint. The special staging quality of this intermediate space, which is glazed on both sides, is appreciated by the jury. Unfortunately, only one of the two adjacent public uses, the café, opens onto this square. 

On the way from the new park back to the city, the high point formulated by the "band rehearsal tower" functions convincingly as a waymark. 

A multi-layer construction is proposed for the facades of the buildings. The outer layer of wooden slats serves as a semi-transparent filter in front of the glazed envelope. Behind this are circumferential access areas. The front and back of the building, created by the parallel position of the main building to the railroad line, is thus not taken into account in the internal organization. 

In this way - despite the partially transparent, elaborate and costly construction - an inward-looking house is created. The public uses have hardly any relationship to the outside space, which could also ensure social control of the open spaces. 

What is not understandable is the uniform building height of the main building, which is too low for the larger rooms. 

Although the design's economic parameters (building volume, space efficiency) are rather in the favorable range, the complex façade construction means that increased construction costs are to be expected. 

Overall, the contribution surprises with its idiosyncratic urban setting, but is not entirely convincing due to deficiencies in the floor plan and its lack of relationship to the landscape. 

The elongated structure nestles up against the street and railroad line and thus opens up a maximally large open space oriented towards the Jagstaue. In the entrance area, a beautiful intermediate space is created, which, however, is the only interior/exterior reference.