Prof. Ralf Petersen has been teaching building construction and design at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences since 2012. Always interested in cooperating with international universities, Ralf Petersen reactivated the connection to RISD and was invited to lead an Advanced Studio in Architecture at RISD this summer semester.
Rhode Island School of Design was founded in 1877 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the USA. Over twenty degree programs are offered in the fields of Architecture + Design, Experimental and Foundation Studies, and Fine Arts.
PETERSENARCHITEKTEN is once again sponsoring a Germany Scholarship at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences this year. We are delighted with our scholarship holder Jan Hartung from the Climate Engineering course and the 98 other students who have been selected for a scholarship.
The Deutschlandstipendium supports students with outstanding academic performance and social commitment. The scholarship enables these exceptional students to concentrate fully on their studies and their social contribution.
PETERSENARCHITEKETEN wishes Jan Hartung every success in his studies.
07 | 2024
Our summer party 2024
In addition to working together on new ways of building and working out ingenious details, summer for us is always accompanied by long summer evenings that we enjoy spending together. One particular summer highlight was our summer party, which we all met up for in Berlin this year.
In the urban development qualification process for the former ironworks site, PETERSENARCHITEKTEN’s concept came out on top and was awarded first prize.
The aim of the competition was to develop a long-term strategy to create a modern quarter.
11 | 2023
PETERSENARCHITEKTEN GOES VENICE
Every year, the entire PETERSENARCHITEKTEN team travels to get to know each other better, to have a good time together – but above all to share what unites us: our passion for great architecture!
This year we went to the Architecture Biennale in Venice under the motto “The Laboratory of the Future”. There we had the opportunity to marvel together, broaden our horizons and network with colleagues from all over the world.
The competition for the construction of apartment buildings on two building plots on the site of the former fire station 4, located west of Wellinghofer Str. in Dortmund-Hörde, has been decided. The jury, chaired by Juliane Kopperschmidt, architects and landscape architects from Dortmund, met on 25.10.2023 and awarded three prizes to twelve participating architectural firms.
PETERSENARCHITEKTEN, in collaboration with Hannes Hörr Landschaftsarchitektur from Stuttgart, Ingenieurbüro Bauwesen Horn from Leipzig and Janowski Ingenieure from Berlin won a successful 2nd prize.
The decision to deviate from some of the stipulations of the development plan resulted in a design with a balanced relationship between private and semi-public spaces, which creates favorable conditions for climate-friendly and resource-conscious construction.
07 | 2023
OUR HOUSE PARTY 2023
We love summer and good food almost as much as we love developing new visions for cities and their residents! That’s why we invited to our big annual house party. Once again this year, the PETERSENARCHITEKTEN-team and our colleagues from the office communities and residents spread throughout the building came together to celebrate and exchange ideas – it was a party!
PETERSENARCHITEKTEN stand for buildings that grow with their use and can react flexibly to new requirements. This was also the case with the DECATHLON headquarters in Herne – completed more than 20 years ago, we sat down with DECATHLON Germany once again and took stock. In close consultation with the management and staff, we developed an overall concept for building optimization that not only includes a sustainable energy concept, but also expansions and adjustments to the available space.
12 | 2022
Redesign of the Hotel Müggelseeperle: workshop with initial results
The traditional Hotel Müggelseeperle is about to undergo an exciting transformation. Under the motto “Fast. Noticeable change. Affordable.”, the ageing hotel is being given a fresh, modern face. On the weekend of 9 to 11 December, an intensive workshop was held at the hotel, organized in collaboration with the interior design firm BueroZ from Stuttgart.
During the three-day workshop, initial impressions were gathered, creative ideas were developed and the first models for the future redesign of the hotel were created. At the end, the results were presented to the owners and all those involved and were met with great enthusiasm.
The redesign is now gathering pace – we are looking forward to the next steps and the transformation of the Hotel Müggelseeperle into a modern retreat on Lake Müggelsee.
11 | 2022
PETERSENARCHITEKTEN GOES ROTTERDAM
Every year, we travel with the entire PETERSENARCHITEKTEN team to get to know each other better, to have a good time together – but above all to share what unites us: our passion for good architecture!
This year we went to Rotterdam, a trip that will stay with us for a while – we are impressed by the willingness to go innovative ways, which can be seen in the numerous new building projects that we were able to visit. We were often lucky enough to be guided by the planners of the offices themselves.
