hUBB - Biology Centre, University of Vienna, Austria

Name and location:
hUBB - Biology Centre, University of Vienna, Austria

Architects:
designkollektiv

Interior Designer:
Alexandra Spitzer

Customer: 
Technoholz

Products installed:
Cubicle track system SG 6100, Colorama 2 Multicolour, colour 161

Photos:
Christoph Panzer

A new biology centre has been built in the Sankt Marx district of Vienna's Landstrasse neighbourhood. When planning the biology centre, particular attention was paid to designing a climate-friendly university and research building, which is why the building envelope is particularly energy-efficient. The walls are thermally insulated, the windows are triple-glazed and have a sun protection coating. And for the first time in Vienna, the laboratory exhaust air is used for heat recovery in a research building, saving at least 30 per cent of the heat required compared to a conventional laboratory building.

The suspended cubicle track separate the cozy spaces from the rest of the room and provide privacy for students to study. The profiles completely coated in black match perfectly the black ceiling.