Terrassen und Stege © 2008 Wolfgang Niemeyer
Brücke mit Blick auf die Cafeteria © 2008 Wolfgang Niemeyer
Bauminsel © 2008 Wolfgang Niemeyer
Uferbepflanzung © 2007 Wolfgang Niemeyer
Grundriss © 2000 Wolfgang Niemeyer
Upon entering the inner courtyard of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, the element "water" comes to the fore. The architecture is reflected in the water; walkways lead to the terraces, platforms and islands. Two magnolias (Magnolia kobus) and two Caucasian wingnut trees (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) form the plant highlights. The oval island is planted with forest sedge (Carex sylvatica) covering the ground.
The water basin, sealed with a foil, contains a total of about 400,000 l of water. The water is precipitation water, which is collected via the roofs of the MPI and fed into the central basin. Despite the importance of the inner courtyard as a place of interdisciplinary gathering - "seeing and being seen" - the introverted, central open space radiates calm with the help of a few design elements.
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Planning offices
Dipl.-Ing., Wolfgang H. Niemeyer
München
Project period
2000
- 2003
Client
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
Address
Leipzig
Deutschland
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