Photo: courtesy of Max Planck Institute of Polymer Research Mainz
Award ceremony for students from Mainz University of Applied Sciences
As part of the opening of the Polymer Path at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, the winning design wowood by Esther Savelyev, Joana Ferreira, Jana Schmidt and Lara Fahroß has been awarded on September 3, 2021.
Award ceremony
Photo: courtesy of Max Planck Institute of Polymer Research Mainz
Winning project "wowood" by Esther Savelyev, Joana Ferreira, Jana Schmidt, Lara Fahroß.
Picture: Mainz University of Applied Sciences
The design impresses with its simplicity and high spatial quality. With a simple slat profile, an atmospherically dense interior is created, which is constructed entirely in wood. Later degradability and thus a closed material cycle contribute to the sensible use of the resources used.
The project, which exemplifies the possibilities and potentials of timber construction, was created in an interdisciplinary project in timber design and construction in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Department Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Prof. Katharina Landfester), in which students of architecture and civil engineering took part under the supervision of Prof. Gero Quasten (Department of Architecture, Chair of Design and Energy-Optimized Construction) and Prof. Kay-Uwe Schober (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chair of Timber Engineering and Building Construction).
The task was to design a station for the Polymer Path, which imparts knowledge about the history, use and properties of polymers and also includes artistic objects. The project was funded by the Mainz University of Applied Sciences, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and the Mainz Science Alliance and can be visited on the Polymer Path parallel to Koblenzer Straße in Mainz.
Whatever the weather, the students and helpers from lignum hoch drei stood on the path and joined forces to build the four meter high, extremely complex structure in the middle of the other exhibits.