Research Houses Bad Aibling
RESEARCH HOUSES BAD AIBLING
Florian Nagler Architekten
PHOTOGRAPHS
PK Odessa
CATEGORY
Residential
ARCHITECTS
Florian Nagler Architekten
LOCATION
Bad Aibling, Germany
AREA
1944 m²
YEAR
2020
PREVENTIVE FIRE PROTECTION
PHIplan
STRUCTURE ENGINEERS
Merz Kley Partner
MANUFACTURERS
H.R.W. Vollholzsysteme, HeidelbergCement, Kellerer Ziegel
BUILDING PHYSICS
Horstmann + Berger
SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS
Forschungszentrum Einfach Bauen TU München
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Florian Nagler, Tilmann Jarmer
Building is becoming increasingly complex. This overloads planners and construction companies, but above all also the later users.
In the meantime, it has been observed several times that residential buildings have not functioned in practice as intended in theory. There are several reasons for this: First, many mistakes happen in complex projects.
Secondly, the users do not behave as they theoretically should.
Thirdly, the framework conditions usually change after a certain time in a way that could not have been foreseen.
So it makes sense to consider whether it could be simpler and more robust.
The research houses in Bad Aibling are based on the results of research carried out by the "Build Simply" research group at the Technical University of Munich.
The robust optimum was sought, i.e. a variant that works well, regardless of the actions of the users.
By reducing the buildings to the essential and necessary, it is possible to create long-lasting and environmentally friendly houses - as a counterpoint to the current trend towards ever more complex, short-lived buildings.
On the B&O Park site, three research houses with monolithic wall structures were built - one made of wood, one of masonry, and one of lightweight concrete.
The "simple building" strategy was consistently implemented:
- Single-layer wall and ceiling construction
- No auxiliary materials and special components not related to the material used.
- Consistent separation of building and technical systems
- Climatic inertia due to building components with a large thermal storage mass
- Adequate window areas - No further sun protection required
The buildings are now occupied. In the next two years, the indoor climate, energy consumption, and user behaviour will be determined through continuous measurements.
The data can then be used to draw conclusions about the success of the strategy "Simply Building". Perhaps there is an even simpler way.
