Our first stop of the day was at the Oktoberfest service center in Munich. This building holds the police, fire brigade, emt’s and help services for the huge annual fall festival. The building is meant to be a temporary structure for solely the festival but is open year round for the department of leisure. The building is designed to blend in and not distract the visitor. Its copper façade blends in with the earth tone tree filled background. The façade is composed of two different types of panels: stretched copper panels and plain copper panels. Over 50% of the building had to be underground so the architects created 4 courtyards all below ground level. Each courtyard is designated for one of the services held inside of the center. The site and building seem unoccupied all year except for months before and after the festival, but when the gates in front of the building open up, you know it is Oktoberfest!
The next stop was again at the Herz de Jesu by Allman, Sattler, and Wappner. During this visit we met with the structural engineer of the project. We were able to examine the primary portal frame and its connections, as well as the secondary and tertiary bracing needed.
The third building today was a private art museum designed by the architects Herzog and De Meuron. This three-story building has gallery space in the basement, offices on the ground floor and again galleries on the 2nd story. This museum has a wood and concrete structure. With very simple design the architects articulated the materials of wood and glass on the façade.
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