J. MAYER H. Architekten

Project: Moltke student dining hall, Karlsruhe / Germany
The Moltke student dining hall was built to serve the needs of three university campuses in Karlsruhe. The building with its large glazed openings looks out on the universities and the life of the city. The structural shell of the building is dissolved into a series of branching struts that resemble stylized trees - echoing the nearby area of woodland. The dining hall and gallery are dominated by transverse walls rendered in the same heavily perforated style. The pale yellow paint finish used throughout and the rigorous consistency of the design concept down to the last detail combine to create a transparent, light-filled interior.

The jury's verdict: "The strong design focus on a graphically stylized surface texture has yielded a clarity of architectural vision that impressed the jury."

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