High-bay warehouse with the largest continuous rammed earth façade in Germany
Project
The new Weleda Cradle Campus in Schwäbisch Gmünd is a pioneering logistics center in terms of sustainability and ecological construction. The campus consists of an administration and functional building as well as an innovative wooden high-bay warehouse in silo construction. The racking system is located in a 5-meter-deep reinforced concrete trough. The 26-meter-high building envelope consists of a 8 meter high rammed earth wall, which also supports the 18 meter high insulated timber façade. knippershelbig was expert responsible for obtaining technical approval in an individual case (ZiE) as well as construction supervision for the largest continuous rammed earth construction in Germany.
The rammed earth wall made from local project excavation not only helps to save resources and CO2, but is also a key component of the technology-reduced climate concept
Rammed earth façade
Low-energy construction with natural moisture regulation
Project data
Client Weleda AG Arlesheim, Switzerland, represented by Weleda Immobilien GmbH
Architect MICHELGROUP GmbH, Ulm
Collaborators ZRS Ingenieure GmbH, Berlin / knippershelbig GmbH, Stuttgart / Bauer + Partner Ingenieurbüro für das Bauwesen, Ulm / Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH, Stuttgart / Heller Tragwerksplanung, Ulm / V8 EC Engineering, Thierhaupten / MLOG Logistics, Neuenstadt am Kocher / IP Innovatives Planen, Neckartenzlingen / Ott Ingenieure, Langenau / Zimmerei Heinrichs / Jörg Meyer conluto® / Kaufmann Bausysteme GmbH / Ed. Züblin AG / Ed. Züblin AG / Biomotiv Bau e.K.
Finalization 2024-12
Project data
Gross floor area 2.900 m²
Gross cubic capacity 89.250 m³
Facade surface 1.920 m² clay facade
Height 30 m
Services structural engineering, special structures