Ground-breaking ceremony for Max Planck Institute – Federal government + NRW state government invest in new research centre against cyber attacks.
Renowned guests such as Ina Brandes, Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Dr Simone Schwanitz, Secretary General of the Max Planck Society, Prof. Dr Martin Stratmann, former President of the Max Planck Society, Prof. Dr Günter Meschke, Vice Rector of the Ruhr University Bochum, Gaby Schäfer, Mayor of the City of Bochum, Prof. Dr Christof Paar, Founding Director, and Erasmus Easmus actively participated in the ground-breaking ceremony for the new building of the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) by Eller+Eller Architekten.
In times of advancing digitalisation and growing cybercrime, the MPI-SP will be the scientific centre for IT security for companies, organisations and private individuals. The institute’s tasks include cutting-edge research into cyber security, cryptography, IT system security and the legal, economic and social aspects of security and privacy.
The new MPI-SP building is part of a new cluster of excellence in the science city of Bochum, which is being built on the former Opel site together with neighbours such as the Centre for Theoretical and Integrative Neuro- and Cognitive Science (Think), the Institute of Computer Science and the Research Centre for the Engineering of Smart Product-Service Systems (ZESS) at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
‘An old industrial site is becoming a home for top international research! In future, world-leading scientists will conduct basic research into cyber security on the old Opel site – one of the major topics of the future that directly affects the lives of all people,’ emphasised Ina Brandes, NRW Minister for Culture and Science.
The ground-breaking ceremony on 21 October marks the start of construction for the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP), which was founded in 2019 on the former Opel site in Bochum. Offices, laboratories and a lecture theatre are being built on a gross floor area of almost 14,000 square metres. The new building will be an energy-efficient, state-of-the-art workplace in which researchers from the engineering and social sciences will work together on an interdisciplinary basis. Networked working environments will support six departments and twelve research groups in the collaborative exchange of knowledge both within the institute and with external research groups. Office space, behavioural and electronics laboratories, a seminar area with a lecture theatre for 200 people and a cafeteria enable topic-focused work as well as interaction and communication.
‘The new MPI-SP building will not only offer scientists a place to work, but also a place they can identify with. 350 employees will benefit from the extensive communal, functional and special areas on the ground floor, which promote collaboration and interdisciplinary research,’ explains Erasmus Eller, architect and Managing Director of Eller + Eller Architekten with his team Gerald Ollig, Bettina Gerlach, Louisa Wetzstein, Chang-Ye Ho, Bakir Hajrovic and Jörg Hirschfeld.
The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by (from left to right) the former President of the MPG, Martin Stratmann, RUB Vice-Rector Günther Meschke, Bochum’s Mayor Gaby Schäfer, MPI-SP Managing Director Peter Schwabe, architect Erasmus Eller, NRW Minister of Culture and Science Ina Brandes, MPG General Secretary Simone Schwanitz and Founding Director Christof Paar.
Team Eller + Eller Architekten at the ground-breaking ceremony with (from left) Bettina Gerlach, Chang-Ye Ho, Louisa Wetzstein, Gerald Ollig, Erasmus Eller, Bakir Hajrovic and Jörg Hirschfeld.
‘An old industrial site is becoming a home for cutting-edge international research,’ emphasised Ina Brandes, NRW Minister for Culture and Science.
‘The new MPI-SP building will not only offer scientists a place to work, but also a place they can identify with,’ explains Erasmus Eller.
Meet us at EXPO REAL 2024 in Munich!
What does the future of the property industry look like? Meet us in Munich at EXPO REAL 2024! Our Managing Director Erasmus Eller, our Partners Gerald Ollig
EXPO REAL 2023 – Here we are!
What opportunities can we as architects offer the real estate industry in the current tense situation? We would be happy to meet with you at Expo Real 2023, the world's largest trade fair for real estate projects and urban development, from October 4 to 6, and together we will explore the opportunities and why the courage to change is needed, especially today.
Tour of construction site in Berlin’s government district
The Robert Koch Forum in Berlin's government district is being converted into the Hertie School of Governance. It is a significant project that aims to expand and modernise the infrastructure for the Hertie School of Governance. After the renovation, the Robert Koch Forum will be able to offer an even more appealing environment for the Hertie School of Governance.
Great progress on the construction site: Siemens Healthineers Global Campus Bengaluru, India
The excavation pit is dug, the excavators are rolling!!!
The foundation work has already started and there is visible progress on our construction site in Bengaluru, India: The infrastructure is taking shape, the distinctive buildings can already be guessed.
NAX – SPONSORS MEETING IN BERLIN 2023
As every year, the NAX sponsors, partners and guests from business and politics met at the Würth Representative Office on Schwanenwerder in Berlin. This time, the focus of the topic was on lectures and discussions on "Sustainability and EU Taxonomy in Architecture and Construction".
3rd prize – Milestone Federal Quarter Competition in Bonn
On 28.04.2023, the jury awarded Eller + Eller Architekten 3rd prize in the two-phase structural engineering competition. Kreer Development GmbH offered a tender for the construction of a new high point with an urban square in the Bundesviertel in Bonn.
Laying of the foundation stone
Visions become reality - Laying the foundation stone in Bengaluru, India
What we have so far depicted in visions and visualisations is now becoming reality in Bengaluru, the "new Silicon Valley" in India. The laying of the foundation stone for Siemens Healthineers' Global Campus Bengaluru is a major milestone for all involved.
The foundation for the new Global Campus was laid by Bernd Montag, CEO Siemens Healthineers, on 15.03.2023.
Eller + Eller Architekten at MIPIM 2023
MIPIM is the leading trade fair for the international real estate industry. Takes place from 14. till 17. März 2023 in Cannes, France. Eller + Eller Architekten are present at MIPIM and participants in the official German Pavilion.
Designing the Future – Summit at Vollgutlager in Berlin
What, how, when, why and where do we want to develop, plan, build and operate in the future? And which products, materials, processes and qualities should be used?
At the Summit, Barabara Gries from Eller + Eller Architekten discussed the use of sustainable materials at the Material Talk.
House of World Cultures is part of the seminar series Monument Conservation on Site
As part of the seminar series "Denkmalpflege vor Ort" of the Architektenkmmer Berlin, experts from the Landesdenkmalamt and Eller + Eller Architekten will give a guided tour of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin on 18 October 2022.
NOW, NEAR, NEXT,
Die digitale Ausstellung 2022 des Netzwerk Architekurexport ist online.
The exhibition focuses on the changes in architecture and construction. With which competences in construction would German offices like to position themselves internationally?
20 years of NAX! NAX Mentors Meeting in Berlin
20 years of NAX!
A very special occasion, which was duly celebrated on 14 September in pleasant autumn temperatures. Eller + Eller Architekten has been an integral part of the Architekturexport network and thus of international exchange for 18 years.
With over 130 guests, NAX sponsors, partners, companions and representatives from politics, industry and business discussed and celebrated at the Würth Representative Office in Berlin-Schwanenwerder. There was an exchange of ideas, discussions, information, toasts and stimulating conversations. Together, they looked back at the beginnings, discussed current topics, opportunities and challenges in panel discussions and dared to look into the future,
Shortlisted for the International Architecture Award 2022
The project "Siemens Healthineers Campus Bengaluru" has been shortlisted for the International Architecture Award 2022 and is thus in the final of the jury's decision on this year's edition of the globally renowned award. The award ceremony will take place on 9 September 2022 against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens.
Construction Industry Day at the House of World Cultures
In the "Weltwirtschaft" in the House of World Cultures, which we renovated, the Construction Industry Day 2022 took place with great prominence from politics and business.
“Living Architecture” exhibition in Münster until 02.06.2022
The exhibition "Harald Deilmann - Living Architecture" can be seen in Münster until 02.06.2022. We have contributed to the exhibition catalogue, entitled "The Cultural Memory. From WestLB Dortmund to DoC - Dortmunder Centrum für Medizin und Gesundheit."
Jury chaired by Erasmus Eller selects winner in competition for BMW production location
The international architectural competition for the design of the new BMW production site in an urban environment has been decided. The jury, chaired by Erasmus Eller, chose two equal winners, OMA and 3XN, who will now jointly take over the planning. BMW presented the result to the public on 13.05.2022.
Future spaces through data-driven design
Future spaces through data-driven design. A practical report from our everyday design work. Lecture at digitalBAU 2022, 01.06.2022, Cologne Trade Fair Centre
All eyes on the NRW state parliament in Düsseldorf
Next Sunday, 15 May 2022, the entire republic will be looking eagerly to North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a state election in Germany's most populous state, and the cameras of the press are pointed at the seat of the state parliament in Düsseldorf. Eller + Eller Architekten have a very special connection to the NRW state parliament.
Newly published: Architectural Guide Düsseldorf
The new architectural guide to Düsseldorf has just been published by DOM publishers in Berlin. On 416 pages, author Klaus Englert explains the urban development of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital and presents selected projects with high historical and architectural-cultural relevance - including important projects with the participation of or related to Eller + Eller Architekten.
Competitionline Ranking 2021
The architecture platform Competitionline lists us in 23rd place in its "Architecture 2021" ranking, which is based on the results of planning competitions.
Boardinghouse Tonhallenstraße before the opening
The "Forty Three" boarding house in Düsseldorf's city centre opens on 11 June 2022. The seven-storey building will then have 42 appartments and studios available for rent.
Reception at the German Consulate Bengaluru
At the invitation of Achim Burkard, the German Consul General in Bengaluru, there was a reception for the "Siemens Healthineers Campus Bengaluru" project team at the Consulate General on 5 May 2022. Together with our client Siemens Healthineers, we presented the concept and planning status for the innovative campus there.
polis Convention 2022
The polis CONVENTION is a trade fair for urban and project development that takes place annually in Düsseldorf. Eller + Eller Architekten will be there again this year. Meet us there on 27 and 28 April 2022.
Architecture and Design Network Berlin 2022
The international Architecture & Design Network will make a stop in Berlin on 26/27 April 2022. Christiane Flasche will take part in the expert panel on the future of sustainable architecture for Eller + Eller Architekten.
Siemens Healthineers Campus Bengaluru: Finalist at the MIPIM Award 2022
MIPIM Awards 2022: The "Siemens Healthineers Campus Bengaluru" project by Eller + Eller Architekten was a finalist in the "Best Futura Mega Project" category along with three other applicants. Eller + Eller Architekten were the only architectural firm from Germany among the 46 finalists.
Eller + Eller Architects at MIPIM 2022
MIPIM is the leading trade fair for the international real estate industry. It will take place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 18 March 2022. Eller + Eller Architekten are present at MIPIM and participants in the official German Pavilion.
industriebau 05/2021: A cheer for the human encounter
Cheers to the human encounter. Under this title, the trade journal industrieBAU reports in its 5/2021 issue on the new Siemens Healthineers Campus in Bengaluru, India.
The auditorium in the House of World Cultures was renovated and modernised
"It looks just like it did before!" was the reaction from the Berlin State Monuments Office during the last inspection before the auditorium in the House of World Cultures was reopened. "Then we've done everything right in terms of monument protection!" was the spontaneous response of Beate Garibagaoglu, architect in the team of Eller + Eller Architekten and responsible for the construction management of this ambitious project.
Hospitality. Heinze-Summit in Tirana
Mikpritja, Hospitality, Gastfreundschaft. This was the motto of the latest Heinze Summit, which took place in the Albanian capital Tirana from 16 to 19 September 2021. A group of about 20 people dealt with the interesting topic of accommodation in workshops, city tours and a social programme. Gerald Ollig was there for Eller + Eller Architekten.
Erasmus Eller: The power of visions
We need more courage. We need places where we can think about the future together. What power can the vision of modern working environments develop in the joint planning process with clients and users? What can the campus as a typological approach to built corporate culture contribute to increasing corporate success? Erasmus Eller explored these questions in his lecture at the Heinze ArchitekTOUR on 21.0ß9.2021 in Vienna. The lecture is available as a video recording.
On to the polis Convention 2021
When people meet, ideas emerge. That's why we are also happy to be there when committed actors from urban and project development get together to exchange ideas, listen to each other and present themselves. The polis Convention in Düsseldorf's Areal Böhler offers an extraordinary setting for this, and so we are looking forward to the trade fair, the congress, many encounters and mutual impulses.
Current vacancies
From winning competitions and successful acquisition, new and large projects begin. We welcome support for our team!
75 Years of NRW – Exhibition in the Behrensbau
On 23 August 1946, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia was founded with the state capital Düsseldorf. The state of NRW will celebrate its 75th anniversary from 27 August 2021 to 23 May 2022 with an anniversary exhibition "Our State. 75 Years of North Rhine-Westphalia" in the "Behrensbau" on the banks of the Rhine in Düsseldorf. Eller + Eller Architekten were commissioned with the conversion planning of the Behrens Building in order to prepare the listed building to host the anniversary exhibition
Cultural Memory: From WestLB to the DoC Dortmund Centre for Medicine and Health
The exhibition "Harald Deilmann - Living Architecture" will take place at the Baukunstarchiv NRW in Dortmund from 27 August to 7 November 2021. The occasion is the 100th birthday of the architect Prof. Harald Deilmann in 2020. Due to the pandemic, the exhibition originally planned for 2020 was postponed to 2021. We refurbished the WestLB Dortmund building designed by Harald Deilmann and converted it into the DoC Dortmund Centre for Medicine and Health. We have written a report on our approach to this extraordinary challenge for the exhibition catalogue.
New office standards with more building depth
New Office Standards with more building depths. First life, then buildings: Towards new building depths? Recording of the BUILTWORLD online event on 2 July 2021, with Erasmus Eller (Eller + Eller Architekten), Jens Janssen (Imvest) and Christian Skerka (STRABAG).
We are planning the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy
Eller + Eller Architekten, as process leader in a consortium with Meyer Architekten, were able to prevail over the renowned competition in the award procedure with competition for the new institute building on the former Opel site. The commissioning of the approx. 12,000 m² new institute building comprises work phases 1 to 9. Planning has already started immediately.
The floor slab is concreted in Jakarta
At the construction site of the German Embassy's residence in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, concreting of the floor slab has begun.
Our contribution to the Heinze ArchitekTOUR 2021
The Heinze ArchitekTOUR visited the construction site of the MIZAL Creative Campus WPP in Düsseldorf. For the live broadcast on 19.04.2021, several video clips were pre-produced on the construction site.
Siemens Healthineers Campus Bengaluru, India
Eller + Eller Architects are the winners of the international architectural competition for the new Siemens Healthineers Campus Bengaluru. The leading manufacturer of medical technology is building its largest site in the world in India for employees in research, development and production.
Shooting date for the Heinze ArchitekTOUR
The Heinze ArchitekTOUR visited the construction site of the MIZAL Creative Campus WPP in Düsseldorf. For the live broadcast on 19.04.2021, several video clips were pre-produced on the construction site.
The exhibition “Harald Deilmann – Living Architecture” has been postponed until late summer 2021
The exhibition "Harald Deilmann: Living Architecture" on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the architect Prof. Harald Deilmann in 2020 was originally scheduled to take place from 22 January to 11 April 2021 at the Baukunstarchiv NRW in Dortmund. Now it has been postponed until late summer 2021.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2021
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2021 wish Erasmus Eller and Team
Hybrid at Holzmarkt
In Berlin-Friedrichshain, an urban mixed-use complex is being built that combines modern working environments, student housing, local amenities for the neighbourhood and a district swimming pool in one project.
Eller + Eller Architekten were commissioned by berlinovo Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH as general planners in a cooperative tendering procedure.
75 Years of NRW – Building Permission for the Exhibition Areas in the Behrensbau in Düsseldorf
Eller + Eller Architekten have been commissioned with the conversion planning of the Behrens Building for the anniversary exhibition "75 Years of NRW". A feasibility study on the revitalisation, including an analysis of the existing situation and a description of the potential, was prepared by us in the period from January to April 2020, and the building application was submitted in October. Now the building permit is available.
Architects with a Special Responsibility for Climate Protection: The European Green Deal and the “New European Bauhaus
In our responsibility as designers of the built environment, the sustainable use of limited resources is one of our guiding principles. We therefore welcome the EU initiative for a "New European Bauhaus" and the goal of pursuing sustainability in existing buildings as a high priority.
Fünf Morgen Berlin on the Shortlist
Our housing project "Five Acres Berlin" is on the jury's shortlist for the Heinze ArchitektenAWARD 2020!
Redevelopment of the Robert Koch Forum, Berlin
The Robert Koch Forum in Berlin is being converted into the "Hertie School of Governance" in the immediate vicinity of Berlin's government district.
We will also be at MIPIM in 2021.
In 2021, we will again be exhibitors in the GERMAN PAVILLON at MIPIM, the world's most important real estate trade fair. It will take place in Cannes, France, from 7 to 10 June 2021.
Installation of the closed cavity façade at MIZAL
In Düsseldorf, the installation of Germany's largest closed-cavity façade of the MIZAL project planned by us has begun.
Topping-out ceremony on the Spree
The completion of the shell of Pier 61|63 was celebrated on the banks of the Spree in Berlin - in the good tradition of a topping-out ceremony in the presence of the craftsmen, contractors and planners involved.
We look after the NRW Art Collection
The Stiftung Kunstsammlung NRW commissioned us with the object planning for the building maintenance of the two exhibition buildings K20 and K21.
polis CONVENTION 2020
We were there - at the "polis CONVENTION 2020". In the opening panel "GREEN.BLUE.SMART - The City of the Future", Ines Dobosic from Eller + Eller Architekten represented the position of the architects.
Clear view of the boarding house
The external scaffolding has been removed and the view of the façade of the boarding house in Düsseldorf's city centre is unobstructed.
Restaurant “Weltwirtschaft”
At the House of World Cultures in Berlin, the restaurant Weltwirtschaft has also reopened after being modernised and repaired.
Max Gunst, Specialist Engineer Facade
Our employee Max Gunst, Dipl.-Ing. Architect, is now also a "Specialist Facade Engineer".
Our new website is online
Whether you know us as a client, project partner, someone interested in building culture or perhaps not at all - on our new website we give you a look behind the scenes of our office.
Customer integration – not only in times of COVID-19
We work with our clients, not just for them. From the formulation of the task to the planning and implementation, we closely involve our customers in the ongoing processes.
Building permit for the Freimann Campus
On 1 April 2020, the building permit for the new Freimann Campus in Munich was granted.
New contact persons in public relations
With Nina Gembrys in Berlin and Christian Wendling in Düsseldorf, we are strengthening our team in the field of public relations.
Blue green Ring – „Incubator of Creativity“
In the international urban planning, open space planning and artistic competition "Blaugrüner Ring - Vision für eine Kulturlandschaft in Düsseldorf" (Blue-Green Ring - Vision for a Cultural Landscape in Düsseldorf), we received recognition for our "Incubator of Creativity" vision developed together with POLA Landschaftsarchitekten.