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      Master’s thesis – Potential for terraced houses

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      Scenography with atelier joel joebgen

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      It’s all down to the individual. – Master’s thesis by A. Catarina Nebeling

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      Temporary installation at the church ruins with atelier joel jerome joebgen

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      Modular furniture design

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      Studio concept by atelier joel jerome joebgen

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      Lucy – student co-working space

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      Extension to the old cold store

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      Watching Fox

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      The Green House

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      "Ruben's Arepas" in Berlin

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      "Home & Office" research project

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      Extension to a detached house

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      Boniface’s Towers, Mainz

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      Urban living in Bad Kreuznach

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      Feasibility study for the Gedern nursery

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      Restoration of a listed building – the Old Cinema

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      Roof extension in Mainz-Kastel

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      Lounge Chair

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      Extension and addition of storeys to a detached house

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      A detached house in a small housing estate on Fliederweg

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      Cathedral-style

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      Carriage house at Bad Homburg Castle

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      Conversion of an existing house into a surgery

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Portfolio

  • 024

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    Master’s thesis – Potential for terraced houses

  • 023

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    Scenography with atelier joel joebgen

  • 022

    -

    It’s all down to the individual. – Master’s thesis by A. Catarina Nebeling

  • 021

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    Temporary installation at the church ruins with atelier joel jerome joebgen

  • 020

    -

    Modular furniture design

  • 019

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    Studio concept by atelier joel jerome joebgen

  • 018

    -

    Lucy – student co-working space

  • 017

    -

    Extension to the old cold store

  • 016

    -

    Watching Fox

  • 015

    -

    The Green House

  • 014

    -

    "Ruben's Arepas" in Berlin

  • 013

    -

    "Home & Office" research project

  • 012

    -

    Extension to a detached house

  • 011

    -

    Boniface’s Towers, Mainz

  • 010

    -

    Urban living in Bad Kreuznach

  • 009

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    Feasibility study for the Gedern nursery

  • 008

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    Restoration of a listed building – the Old Cinema

  • 007

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    Roof extension in Mainz-Kastel

  • 006

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    Lounge Chair

  • 005

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    Extension and addition of storeys to a detached house

  • 004

    -

    A detached house in a small housing estate on Fliederweg

  • 003

    -

    Cathedral-style

  • 002

    -

    Carriage house at Bad Homburg Castle

  • 001

    -

    Conversion of an existing house into a surgery

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Project description

Lucy is designed as a student co-working space on the campus of Mainz University of Applied Sciences. The single-storey timber building derives its spatial quality from an open, flexible basic structure capable of accommodating both small working groups and larger study and event formats. A regular structural grid forms the structural basis for this and enables a variety of spatial configurations.

 → The focus is less on a fixed spatial programme than on the possibility of adaptation. Learning, exchange, exhibitions, discussion and communal use can overlap and be reorganised anew time and again in everyday life. The building’s core and technical infrastructure are integrated in such a way that the openness of the floor plan is restricted as little as possible.

CO-WORKING – OPENNESS – ADAPTATION – COMMUNITY – FLEXIBILITY

 → Lucy does not view space as having a fixed purpose, but rather as a malleable structure for learning, exchange and collaborative working.

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Lucy – student co-working space

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Architecture

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Location

Mainz

Year

2024

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Understanding materials

A key feature of Lucy is the direct link between architectural theory and practical experience. Students are involved not only in design and planning, but also in actual construction processes. In workshops, under the guidance of experts, students create building components and finishes from clay: rammed-earth walls are compacted collectively, clay plasters are applied by hand, and exposed masonry is constructed using clay bricks.

 → Exposed masonry, in particular, builds on the fundamental principles of construction taught early on in the course. What is initially explored theoretically – such as jointing, bond patterns, dimensions and the logic of materials – is then applied here under real-world conditions. Practical work thus becomes not merely a supplementary step following the design phase, but an integral part of the learning process itself.

CRAFTSMANSHIP – MATERIAL – 1:1 – RAMMED CLAY – CLAY PLASTER – EXPOSED MASONRY

ARCHITECTURE IS NOT MERELY DESIGNED, BUT UNDERSTOOD THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.

Making the design clear

Lucy adheres to the principle of making structural relationships as clearly visible as possible. The joints in the timber frame remain visible and are not concealed behind cladding or panelling. Traditional carpentry joints are also deliberately exposed wherever structurally possible and are understood as part of the architectural expression.

This approach is carried through into the technical infrastructure. Pipes and installations are routed openly beneath the ceiling, ensuring that the technical aspects of the building remain transparent. The structure and building services are thus not treated as invisible background systems, but as legible components of the space.

JOINTS – SCREWS – JOINTS – CHANGES IN MATERIAL – READABILITY

 → Structural elements and technical systems remain visible so that the building can also be understood in terms of its construction and functioning.

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