A crooked log also makes a straight fire. Despite this saying and plans for thermal utilisation, an interdisciplinary team from the universities of Constance (Prof. Stefan Krötsch), Stuttgart (Prof. Andreas Kretzer) and Karlsruhe (Prof. Robert Pawlowski) spent two years investigating forward-looking concepts on how the innovative reuse of formwork elements from the construction of Stuttgart's new main railway station can make an ecological contribution to the construction sector.
In addition to aesthetic and functional aspects, the exhibition sheds light on the practicality of re-use and the specific challenges of upcycling on a large scale with structural engineering, legal and life cycle assessment issues. Plans, photographs and models show the possible use of formwork elements in various real-world laboratories in Baden-Württemberg in order to conserve raw materials and reduce CO2 emissions. At an interactive exhibition station, visitors can experience the real-world laboratories and dimensions of the reused components on a 1:1 scale and try their hand at their own virtual buildings.
In July 2024, the first real-world laboratory, the Ingersheim youth centre, was built under the direction of Prof. Andreas Kretzer as part of the international workshop in the Master's degree course in Interior Architecture (imiad) with the support of 43 German, Indian and Turkish students. The construction process is shown in an almost 30-minute video.
The exhibition was on display at the StadtPalais - Museum für Stuttgart from December 6, 2024 to January 26, 2025: Follow-up report
International IMIAD workshop follow-up report
here
International IMIAD workshop project
here
Duration
29. January 2025 - March 2025
Location
HFT Stuttgart
Bau 1 | Schellingstraße 24 | 70174 Stuttgart
Opening hours
During the regular opening hours of HFT Stuttgart
Project participants
Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences | Faculty of Architecture and Design
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kretzer
Working on design topics in the research project
Workshop real-world laboratory Ingersheim
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kretzer (workshop leader)
Dipl-Des. Melissa Acker (academic assistant workshop)
Exhbition
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kretzer (presentation of the research content)
Prof. Dr Philipp Reinfeld and Norbert Pape (‘Virtual Formworks 210’)
Achim Birnbaum (Photography)
Katharina Stickel M.A. (research assistant exhibition)
Daniel Gäfgen M.A. (research assistant model making)
Workshop Interior Design programme
Jürgen Aldinger, Romano Bianchi, Elisabeth Bokesch, Willi Mauch (workshop and exhibition)
Christoph Bielmeyer (exhibition), Holger Bitterberg (3D printing model making)
Other project participants
Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Timber Construction Campaign Baden-Württemberg, proHolz Baden-Württemberg, Züblin Timber
