Innovations
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about innovations
Project • By Matern Architekten • Offices
Coworking-Space
In the unused cafeteria of the Paderborn Fraunhofer Institute, a modern coworking space called "Idea Engine" has been created. Here workshops are held that bring together science and industry for futurology and product innovation. The image of the Future Workshop also serves as a design principle: an unpolished workshop character is intended to create a creative atmosphere.The four areas of the 220m² large area divide the space thanks to an industrial-style glass partition wall: in the "Ideation Space" there is plenty of room for brainstorming. Large whiteboard areas, mobile desks and a seating stand create a multifunctional space for coworking, presentation and creativity.The "Creation Space" serves as a workshop for developing protot... More
Project • By Matern Architekten • Laboratories
Zukunftsmeile 1
With the Zukunftsmeile ("future mile"), a research and development cluster for product and production innovations was created in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The economy provides the questions, the universities place their interdisciplinary knowledge at the service of project implementation.The first building block of this initiative has been realised with the research building for 'Intelligent Technical Systems' in 2011. The cubic building is placed in the context of the ensemble of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute, the HNF Museum Forum and the b.i.b / University of Applied Sciences of the Economy.Together with the boulevard, the new building will extend the entire complex to the southeast towards the extension area of the campus. It will thus be the st... More