Urban Design Concept / Open Spaces

The new Reutlingen Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) building integrates harmoniously and unobtrusively into the existing urban structure of the “IHK Campus.”

Together with the Forum and Villa Wandel, it creates a new forecourt and shared centre. By reorganising the area in front of the villa, the building is visually brought into the urban realm, creating an urban entrance to the new “IHK Campus.”

The urban edges of the Forum and Villa are continued in the architecture of the new building, allowing the Forum, Villa, and new building to be read as a coherent ensemble.

The main access is from Alteburgstraße, which also serves as the principal route for public transport, cyclists, and pedestrians.

A generous pedestrian approach guides visitors between the villa and the Forum to the newly created forecourt. This space serves both as the new centre of the IHK and as the link between the individual buildings.