Germany – Architectural and related services – Sanierung Luise-Klinsmann-Haus (VHS Lübeck) - Objektplanung gem. §§ 33 HOAI

The so-called "Luise-Klinsmann-Haus" was built as a Volkshochschule between 1963 and 1965 according to the design of the architect Ernst Blunck and has since served as a central educational site in the Lübecker Innenstadt. The building, with a gross floor area of 1,776 m², is to be classified as a high-quality example of post-war modernism and is fully protected as a historic monument. In addition to the overall architectural structure, particularly valuable are design and artistic elements, including the large-scale bronze relief "Allegorie der Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften" by Georg Weiland above the entrance. It is a skeleton structure with a three-storey grid facade and a laterally accentuated entrance axis with a glazed staircase. The rear is clad in brick; at the rear there is a protruding annex with a lecture hall, supported on four beams. Below this is a basement area, converted into a training room, with a visible framework of prefabricated concrete ribs and lost shuttering cassettes. Inside, a central staircase with a delicate metal railing, dark terrazzo flooring, original wooden doors and colourful design remnants from the 1960s characterise the appearance. In the 1990s and 2000s, there were partial modifications, including modernisation of the entrance area, changes to the internal structure, acoustic suspended ceilings and adaptations in the lecture hall. Restorative examinations of the historical colour and material finishes are necessary. Despite its high architectural quality, there are significant structural, technical and fire safety deficiencies that currently limit the use of the Volkshochschule. In addition to sanitary facilities that are out of service due to water damage, there are particularly deficiencies in structural and technical fire protection, the absence of a second structural escape route, the fire protection-related reduction in the number of people in the lecture hall and the lack of accessibility. The electrical systems have only been provisionally upgraded. Furthermore, there is a need for renovation in the drinking water installation, the heating system, the facade and the roof structure above the lecture hall.