Ingolstadt

The project is articulated through the superposition of two systems: a five-storey horizontal base for rented office space and a vertical tower housing the headquarters of Volksbank Raiffeisenbank. This typological duality manifests itself as a staggered, expressive composition which naturally meets functional requirements and at the same time creates a new urban landmark for the city of Ingolstadt.

From the moment it is erected, the building seeks a dialogue with the tensions of the site. The base is aligned with the scale of the Saturn Arena and the surrounding volumes, while the tower is slimmed down at the top and turns slightly to project its presence towards the historic centre. This gesture is not gratuitous: it takes up and reinterprets the geometry of the city's historic fortifications, integrating the memory of its walls into a contemporary silhouette.

Access is via a large tree-lined esplanade, which acts as the building's public anteroom. From there there is access to a five-storey central atrium that organises circulations, distributes the lobbies of both typologies and acts as the representative lung of the complex. Throughout the building, several terraces -gastronomic, rest, sports or event terraces- enrich the programme, introducing intermediate spaces that extend the architectural experience outwards.

The materiality combines lightness and solidity: an aluminium façade with louvres and high-efficiency glass controls solar radiation and mitigates environmental noise. On the roofs, photovoltaic systems and extensive vegetation reinforce the project's environmental commitment, which is completed with passive ventilation and climate control strategies.

Beyond its functional condition, the tower assumes a symbolic role. Its faceted geometry is reminiscent of Ingolstadt's defensive layouts, incorporating in its compositional logic a narrative of identity and belonging. It is an architecture that is rooted in the local, without renouncing a forward-looking design ambition.

With a design that structures, connects and represents, the building becomes a living infrastructure for contemporary work: adaptable, sustainable and deeply linked to the city's history.