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Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building.
Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus

Client:
Fürstlich und Gräflich Fuggersche Stiftungs-Administration, Augsburg

Completion:
2022

Location:
Augsburg, Germany

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NEXT500 Pavilion Fuggerei, Augsburg

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Fugger Foundations, the interactive exhibition pavilion "Fuggerei NEXT500" was officially opened on 6 May 2022 on the Rathausplatz in Augsburg.

The sensational building is a reinterpretation of a typical Fuggerei residential building with a pitched roof. It consists of an elongated linear structure that leads into an 8.50 m long, rising projection after around 10 m. For the outer shell, 36 individual components measuring up to 50 m² and weighing up to 6 tons were manufactured from LENO® cross-laminated timber at the ZÜBLIN Timber plant in Aichach. A 3D CAD model and a modern 7-axis CNC-controlled machining center were used for the complex, multi-curved free-form surfaces.

ZÜBLIN Timber was responsible for the statics, design and implementation of the unique timber structure. The pavilion was designed by the architecture firm MVRDV in Rotterdam, which is renowned for experimental design, and was part of the anniversary program until 12.6.2022.

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Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
Assembly of the pavilion. Interview with site manager Rupert Beier, ZÜBLIN Timber.

A look at production

  • Photo of a robot joining a LENO cross-laminated timber element. © ZÜBLIN Timber
    Photo of a robot joining a LENO cross-laminated timber element. © ZÜBLIN Timber
  • Photo of LENO cross-laminated timber elements in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. © ZÜBLIN Timber
    Photo of LENO cross-laminated timber elements in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. © ZÜBLIN Timber
  • Photo of LENO cross-laminated timber elements in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. © ZÜBLIN Timber
    Photo of LENO cross-laminated timber elements in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. © ZÜBLIN Timber
  • Photo of LENO cross-laminated timber elements in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. © Sandra Sitzmann
    Photo of LENO cross-laminated timber elements in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. © Sandra Sitzmann
  • Photo of LENO cross-laminated timber elements in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. © ZÜBLIN Timber
    Photo of LENO cross-laminated timber elements in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. © ZÜBLIN Timber

View of the construction site

  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see the assembly of the LENO elements. © Eckhart Matthäus

Impressions

  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern wooden building. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern interior made of wood. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern interior made of wood. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern interior made of wood. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern interior made of wood. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern interior made of wood. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern interior made of wood. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern interior made of wood. © Eckhart Matthäus
    Photo of the NEXT500 pavilion on Augsburg's market square. You can see a modern interior made of wood. © Eckhart Matthäus
  • Our services
    • Manufacture, delivery and assembly of LENO® cross-laminated timber elements
  • Products used
    • LENO® cross laminated timber
  • Architectural office

    MVRDV Rotterdam

  • Building owner

    Princely and Counts Fugger Foundation Administration, Augsburg