O-WERK | CAMPUS at MARK 51°7: Topping-out ceremony for BrainFactory Bochum after a short construction period
Work is progressing rapidly at the O-Werk | Campus at MARK 51°7: Just four and a half months after the foundation stone was laid for the BrainFactory Bochum, the topping-out ceremony was celebrated this week. The six floors of the fourth new building on the campus are now complete, and interior work is beginning: Landmarken AG's first Spirit Office in the Ruhr region is taking shape. The main tenant will be the Berufsgenossenschaft Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie (BG RCI), which will occupy around 7,000 square meters in the new building. 1,400 square meters with a roof terrace are still available. Completion is scheduled for summer 2024.
The BrainFactory is part of the second construction phase of the O-Werk | Campus, which Landmarken AG is developing on MARK 51°7, the former Opel factory site. Designed by New York architect Matthias Hollwich (HWKN), the building is located directly next to the O-Werk and can be operated in a climate-neutral manner using geothermal energy from mine water. The new building with its spectacular façade will house the Spirit Offices concept, which Landmarken AG developed in collaboration with Matthias Hollwich.
The concept is based on the four pillars of "Intelligence," "Happy & Healthy," "Community," and "Respect Nature." These stand for a digital building that thinks for itself, promotes health through opportunities for exercise and the use of healthy materials, and strengthens the sense of community through services and communal areas. Respect for nature is expressed through sustainable construction and climate-friendly energy management.
Built to the EG 40 energy efficiency standard, the BrainFactory will be largely powered by green energy: The building's heat supply – one of the first in North Rhine-Westphalia – will be largely covered by geothermal energy through a connection to underground mine water, with district heating being used for peak loads. Integrated energy monitoring and intelligent building technology reduce consumption, and electricity is produced by solar panels on the roof. The rapid and punctual progress of the construction work is thanks to the trusting and cooperative partnership with the general contractor Goldbeck.
The first construction phase of the O-Werk | Campus, the think tank designed by HPP Architects, has already been completed. Several tenants have already moved in, including Viactiv health insurance, which offers around 800 employees approximately 14,000 square meters of modern workspace. The Landmarken AG campus, which includes the BrainFactory, is creating an innovative district that offers not only office space but also complementary uses such as mobility hubs, restaurants, and childcare. A comprehensive service concept with a neighborhood app also serves the everyday needs of neighborhood users. The service point in the Ideenschmiede, operated by Stadtmarken Business GmbH, opened this fall as a physical contact point.
"The campus mix of networking and amenities, encounters and support, architecture and open spaces creates a unique quality," says Landmarken project manager Constanze Justus. The campus has excellent public transport connections. Thanks to smart building technology and renewable energy concepts, the entire campus, which is connected to a high-performance fiber optic network, has been awarded the prestigious DGNB Gold certificate for exceptional sustainability.
