The New University of Technology Nuremberg

The project for the Technical University of Nuremberg is conceived as a porous extension of the surrounding campus landscape, mediating between the built environment and the adjacent park. Instead of forming a closed institutional block, the ensemble is organized as a series of clearly defined volumes set within a continuous green framework. Paths, courtyards, and planted open spaces weave through the site, maintaining visual and physical permeability while reinforcing existing pedestrian connections. This approach creates a gradient of spaces from public to more private academic areas. Allowing the project to function as connector within the campus and a distinct new identity within its urban context. Architecturally, the buildings are shaped by a rational and modular system that balances structural clarity with spatial openness. Circulation is arranged along the periphery, while compact cores and large, flexible floor plates are organized around central atria that act as social and environmental hubs. The façades emphasize transparency and lightness, combining a repetitive structural grid with timber elements to create rhythm and depth. Integrated terraces, internal gardens, and natural ventilation strategies enhance environmental performance and user well-being, resulting in an architecture that is efficient, sustainable, and oriented toward interaction and community.

Programme : Educational, Research
Location : Nuremberg, Germany  
Client : Free State of Bavaria  
Architect : Jordi Badia, Jaime Batlle, Diana Carbonell, Davide Lorenzato, Ignacio Arizu
Partner : JSWD Architekten
Dates : 2022
Surface : 14.000 m² (GFA)  
Status : Competition