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Heidelberg Materials’ new headquarters: A showroom for modern workplace concepts and sustainability

In June 2020, Heidelberg Materials moved into its new headquarters, which was built on the site of the company’s previously demolished headquarters in Heidelberg. The new building sets new standards in the areas of architecture, functionality, and sustainability. A visit by the IBA on site team on the occasion of the IBA quickly revealed that it’s a very special meeting point for innovation and tradition.

Heidelberg Materials new Headquarters. Photo: Thilo Ross
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Discover – Understand – Create: IBA on site at the BASF Creation Center Europe

The Creation Center Europe is located on top of a former air raid shelter, directly next to the company’s biggest corporate site in Ludwigshafen. In… Weiterlesen

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Nestlé’s new Germany headquarters in Frankfurt am Main: A modern working environment in the heart of the city

At the beginning of November, Nestlé Germany moved into its new headquarters on Baseler Platz in the heart of Frankfurt. Around four years after the… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

The Power of Data, or How AI Transforms Workplace Design: An interview with Ulrich Blum

The workplace design architect Ulrich Blum will give a presentation at the Work Culture Festival on 24 October 2024 on the topic “The Power of Data: How AI Transforms Workplace Design”. The IBA Forum editorial team spoke with him about the future of work environments, the role of architecture in a… Weiterlesen

Ulrich Blum, architect for workplace design

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Innovative, collaborative, and fluid: The new OTTO headquarters in Hamburg

The online retailer OTTO opened its new headquarters at its campus in Hamburg-Bramfeld in April 2024. The state-of-the-art building covers an area of… Weiterlesen

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Interview with Angelika Zinkgräf about the new worlds of work at MLP

The “IBA Forum” editorial team spoke with Angelika Zinkgräf, the Human Resources Manager at MLP, about New Work, the importance of corporate culture… Weiterlesen

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New Worlds of Work at MLP: Interview with Angelika Zinkgräf

The “IBA Forum” editorial team spoke with Angelika Zinkgräf, the Human Resources Manager at MLP, about New Work, the importance of corporate culture and the concept of lifelong learning. Weiterlesen

Angelika Zinkgräf, Human Resources Manager at MLP

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Tradition united with innovation: New adidas offices in Mexico City

The Spanish office furniture manufacturer Actiu created a work environment for adidas Mexico where creativity and community go hand in hand. Weiterlesen

New adidas offices in Mexico City

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Sneak preview: The new worlds of work at the University of Technology Nuremberg

The University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) is rethinking the concept of university study and creating modern hybrid worlds of work for teaching… Weiterlesen

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A gigantic construction kit for experiments: the Digital Lab of SCHOTT AG

An old industrial sales hall in Mainz is becoming a “digital melting pot”. Dark Horse Workspaces has designed the Digital Lab — a new home for all… Weiterlesen

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#ProudtoB: Inspiration, collaboration and well-being

The Beiersdorf Campus, which was opened in September 2023, invites employees to come to work in the office more often. Weiterlesen

Workspaces of Tomorrow

Dynamic work in the heart of Hamburg: Beiersdorf Campus

The Beiersdorf Campus, which was opened in autumn 2023, offers dynamic work environments and a broad spectrum of spaces for collaboration on an area… Weiterlesen

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The new headquarters of KPMG’s Munich branch

In the summer of 2023, the auditing company KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft moved into its new headquarters in the OPTINEO in the Werksviertel München. Weiterlesen

KPMG Optineo München, entrance. photo: KPMG

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New Work environment at JLL London

TRILUX has developed a holistic lighting concept for the new London headquarters of the international real estate group JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) and its New Work environment. Weiterlesen

New Work environment at JLL London

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How can spatial design help to bring about (greater) empowerment?

The concept of empowerment has recently come up more and more often in the context of the world of work. But what exactly is it, and what does it… Weiterlesen

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Peter Ippolito: The office as a space for learning and innovation

At the IBA Forum afternoon meeting “Creating Learning Environments” at the New Work Experience 2023 festival, the architect Peter Ippolito talked… Weiterlesen

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Peter Ippolito: In Between! From workspace to possibility space

The well-known architect Peter Ippolito considers the future office as a space that opens up many possibilities. However, one of the aspects Ippolito… Weiterlesen

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Enhancing the quality of stay with a coffee bar, a kitchenette, a cafeteria and co.

More and more companies are realizing the importance of a pleasant workplace atmosphere and planning to upgrade their offices. Accordingly, they are… Weiterlesen

Interzum 2023

Warm and/or cold — colour trends for the furniture industry

Whether kitchens, bedrooms, the office furniture industry – manufacturers looked to Interzum in Cologne in May. Colour expert Christiane Scharpf found plenty of new products. She has summarised the most important colour trends for us. Weiterlesen

Colour Trends at Interzum - Collage: Christiane Scharpf

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New Work Look: Office meets lifestyle

Grey and cramped: this cliché of IT workplaces is still widespread. The designers at Brust + Partner wanted to change this. Their spatial design concept developed for Barmenia Insurance breaks through the stereotypes of boring, dusty insurance offices and IT departments. Weiterlesen

Barmenia Welcome Place, photo: Brust + Partner

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Hospitality in the office – project examples by IBA members

What is the added value of the office? For many employees, it is the personal encounter with colleagues, creative teamwork in a stimulating… Weiterlesen

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Redesign to Return: Clara Ott on the redesign of workplaces

As part of the IBA theme day “From employer to host?”, Clara Ott, architect and project manager at the world’s largest architecture platform… Weiterlesen

From experience

10 tips for more hospitality in the office

Offering more quality of stay in the office is currently on the agenda of many companies. Find out how to increase the feel-good factor in the office… Weiterlesen

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Modern Workplace: Techniker Krankenkasse focuses on transformation of the world of work

The world of work is in transition. New Work and hybrid working are just two of the most important keywords. Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) is… Weiterlesen

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The office as a “place to meet“

With the establishment of hybrid working concepts, new habits and demands on the world of work have evolved. When returning to the office, the office becomes more than ever a meeting place. Because it is precisely this togetherness that many people missed during their time working from home. The… Weiterlesen

Dauphin hospitality case study - Zueco Averio @Dauphin

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Anchor for employees and a tribute to Frankfurt’s diversity

With the relocation of the Microsoft office from an industrial district in Bad-Homburg to Frankfurt, Microsoft is continuing its strategy of moving to attractive and conveniently located sites in city centres and creating good conditions for hybrid working. In the new Frankfurt office, only 22… Weiterlesen

Microsoft Headquarters Frankfurt am Main, Photo: Konrad Kastenmeier

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What offices need after the pandemic in order to keep employees in the main office and in the company

Stefan Camenzind, Evolution Design AG, talked about the added value of offices as part of Fraunhofer IBP’s “People in Spaces” symposium at ORGATEC. Weiterlesen

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Engelbert Strauss lets “hospitality” move into its spaces

Engelbert Strauss, the leading manufacturer of work, industrial and protective gear, has opted for corporate hospitality at its CI Factory in… Weiterlesen

5 questions to ...

Uwe Linke, Spatial psychologist

Companies are faced with the task of getting their employees back to the office. On the occasion of the current discussion about the attractiveness of offices, we asked the spatial psychologist and designer Uwe Linke on spatial experiences, spatial quality and corporate hospitality. Weiterlesen

Uwe Linke, spatial psychologist

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What offices need after the pandemic in order to keep employees in the main office and in the company

Stefan Camenzind, Evolution Design AG, talked about the added value of offices as part of Fraunhofer IBP’s “People in Spaces” symposium at ORGATEC. Weiterlesen

photo: Kinnarps

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