Concept of being an open house, the new Herz Jesu Parish Hall in Ingolstadt replaces a post-war structure that was originally built as an emergency church before serving as the parish centre. The clearly structured building, designed by architects bodensteiner ? fest, is characterised by the use of the key materials glass, timber and concrete. The project results from a multi-phase competition won by the Munich based architects. 

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Architects: bodensteiner · fest

Location: Zeppelinstraße 88, 85051 Ingolstadt, Germany

Area: 500.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Florian Holzherr, Courtesy of bodensteiner · fest

© Florian Holzherr
From the architect. Concept of being an open house, the new Herz Jesu Parish Hall in Ingolstadt replaces a post-war structure that was originally built as an emergency church before serving as the parish centre. The clearly structured building, designed by architects bodensteiner ? fest, is characterised by the use of the key materials glass, timber and concrete. The project results from a multi-phase competition won by the Munich based architects. 

Courtesy of bodensteiner · fest

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