The crystalline, layered design and natural, sustainable building materials take into account the requirements and ideas of Waldorf education and determine the design and construction of the building.
The design concept for the festival hall evolved from the spatial situation in the midst of the existing school buildings. The building formally blends into the natural landscape of the property as an integral part of its surroundings. It takes up the shape of the existing slope and uses it in the interior for the necessary staggering of the auditorium and stage tableau.
The festival hall is planned to be built using sustainable timber frame construction with a roof structure made of wooden trusses. The timber building material will be left visible both inside and outside on the façades. Wooden trusses form the main supporting structure of the roof. The geometry and choice of materials for the auditorium ensure optimal acoustics.
The exterior walls are rhythmically structured by vertical wooden ribs and stand on a continuous concrete base. During construction, particular attention was paid to reducing the building's carbon footprint. Concrete is therefore only used in the floor slab, the foundations and the base, and is also used for fire protection reasons in the construction of the technical rooms under the foyer.
The main entrance to the assembly hall is accessible from the upper schoolyard: ramps and stairs on both sides of the assembly hall enable functional and aesthetic integration with the surroundings as well as barrier-free connections between the lower and upper access levels. The lower area of the auditorium, the stage area and the adjoining teaching and preparation rooms are accessible without steps from the lower schoolyard.
The green, sloping roofs further emphasise the builders' commitment to a natural and ecologically valuable building design. The gradations in the roof construction allow daylight to enter the hall through the wooden trusses. Natural light flows into the interior through vertical glass joints that structure the façades, define angles and direct the view into the surrounding park landscape.
