Audi Academy
Klein & Sänger Architekten, Germany
Audi Academy – Spatial Realization of an Educational Concept
Founded in 1993, the Audi Academy offers continuing education and training services on a wide variety of topics, ranging from human resources, personal development, and technical qualifications to language instruction and the qualification for Audi’s dealers and service partners. Over 300 Audi Academy employees provide these services to up to 250 event participants per day.
The new academy building offers a spatial expression of this educational purpose. The central seminar rooms occupy five stories of the building positioned around an atrium providing ample natural light. Well-lit walkways connect the rooms on each floor to their respective lounge areas. Before and after the training courses, as well as during breaks, these areas offer participants an opportunity to get to know each other and exchange ideas.
The ground floor is used for larger events. Apart from the generous foyer, it houses a large event room, the bistro and its kitchen, several conference rooms, as well as various facility service areas. For larger events, flexible dividers allow for the creation of diverse spatial situations. The seminar rooms at the heart of the academy building are enclosed by the teachers’ workrooms on four sides. This layout ensures that employees have a short and direct path from their workspace to the training facilities.
The office spaces located on the perimeter offer attractive views of the surroundings, including the Danube River with the Klenzepark on the far bank, the New Palace, the historic foundry hall, and the Technical University located close by. The Audi Academy’s façade, with its iconic shape, offers protection from both the sun and prying eyes. Story-high aluminium frames are mounted in front of the balconies that run around the building. They are equipped with perforated aluminium sheets that can be adjusted individually with the help of electric motors.
Originally appeared in Modus News 5
Klein & Sänger Architekten
Klein & Sänger Architekten realizes projects of different scales as both architects and general contractors for the public and private sectors. Established by Reiner Klein and Reinhart Sänger 30 years ago, the Munich-based company has since designed and realized technologically sophisticated buildings all over Germany for the education and research sectors. In addition, their range of activities includes urban analyses and feasibility studies.
01| Photograph ©AUDI AG, AUDI Akademie
02| 03| Renderings by Bloomimages
04| Photograph ©Atelier Hohenwart, Christoph Rehbach
05| 06| Klein & Sänger photograph and ground floor plan by Klein & Sänger Architekten