Beschaffungsamt des Bundesministeriums des Innern
Bonn
The new building for the Procurement Office of the Federal Ministry of the Interior is designed as an efficient F-shaped layout with centrally located open access cores at the intersections of the comb-like structure.
The two transverse wings form a central entrance courtyard. The urban environment, characterized by heterogeneous building typologies of the past thirty years, served as the starting point for the design. The use of the building by the Procurement Office, a federal authority, significantly influenced the planning and decision-making process, resulting in a structure that conveys representational dignity, distinctiveness, and appropriateness. The calm overall form and the façade express these qualities.
The façade is designed as a clearly structured perforated façade, articulated with horizontal bands of natural stone. In the four upper floors, which are reserved solely for office use, full-height windows alternate with plastered wall panels in every second structural bay. On the ground floor, this structure is loosened in favor of larger glazed areas in the zones of secondary entrances, conference rooms, and the bistro.
Keyfacts
| Site | 6.014 sqm |
| GFA (above-ground) | 7.735 sqm |
| Start of construction | 04/ 2010 |
| Completion | 03/ 2011 |
| Architect | Meixner Schlüter Wendt, Frankfurt |
| Certificate | DGNB Gold |
