Specialist planning services for geotechnical engineering "House of Knowledge" with adult education center, city library and UniverCity, as well as a market hall in downtown Bochum.

The city of Bochum plans to realize the House of Knowledge (HdW, working title) in the historic post office building opposite the town hall on Willy-Brandt-Platz. The heart of the HdW is the previous central location of the city library, the Bochum adult education center, the merger of Bochum universities (UniverCity) and a market hall. These offers are to be rethought in terms of content and space in the course of planning and designing the building for a future-oriented house. The project office installed by the city will be responsible for this, which has been working on the building and usage concept since 2019 and during planning. The aim is to create an open, metropolitan meeting place that sets standards for lifelong learning, experiencing and experiencing. The particular challenge will be the implementation of these new requirements for the usability and quality of public spaces.

The stock is approximately 16 730 m 2 GFA (without courtyard), of which approximately 16,000 m are expected 2 can be used for the new functions. The existing Telekom technology and the historic facade of Viktoriastraße and Willy-Brand-Platz are to be retained. According to the announcement, the architectural design in the existing building and the courtyard meant that 13,500 m 2 Usable area to be developed.

The complete planning services for geotechnical engineering are advertised according to § 3 HOAI.