Saarbrücken

Saarland University – Faculty of Philosophy: Renovation and New Construction

The Saarbrücken campus of Saarland University comprises 108 buildings, including 30 historic structures. The comprehensive renovation of Building C5.2 has transformed this landmark building of the Faculty of Philosophy into a facility fit for the future. The adjacent new C7.5 building complements the complex and provides additional space for teaching and research. wpw was responsible for the planning of the technical systems and thermal building physics.

For Building Services Engineering, wpw provided the standard planning services in accordance with HOAI for cost groups 410 to 430, as well as 470 and 480. These included plumbing, heating, ventilation, application-specific systems and building automation. In addition, wpw provided consulting services in thermal building physics and carried out verifications in accordance with the German Building Energy Act (GEG), including summer heat protection.

The aim was to preserve the characteristic architecture of the existing buildings and integrate the new building seamlessly into the existing complex. As the university’s largest seminar building, C7.5 offers 45 seminar rooms and a lecture hall with 266 seats. Modern media technology supports contemporary teaching formats, including hybrid events.
In response to changing climatic conditions, the lecture hall and seminar rooms were equipped with structural solar shading, adiabatic pre-conditioning of the ventilation systems and a comfortable peak-load cooling ceiling. This also enables efficient low-temperature heating during the winter.