The aesthetics of resource-efficient construction

Figure: ILEK, Universität Stuttgart

Rosenstein Pavilion in the exhibition space of Rosenstein Palace

Figure: ILEK, Universität Stuttgart

Figure: ILEK, University of Stuttgart

Central underside view of the shell in the former breakfast room

Figure: ILEK, University of Stuttgart

Axonometric view of the exhibition space with the embedded pavilion

Figure: ILEK, University of Stuttgart

Functional gradation by integrating lightweight aggregates (a), incorporating hollow concrete spheres (b), and using custom formwork designs (c)

Figure: ILEK, University of Stuttgart

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The Rosenstein Pavilion was designed as a lightweight concrete shell that sets a prime example of how to apply appropriate design methods to our built environment in order to increase its resource efficiency. This pavilion was designed for an exhibition in the Rosenstein Palace building in Stuttgart. It creates a link between research into reducing material consumption and bionics-based design principles conceived to create buildings that are both technically efficient and aesthetically appealing.

The Rosenstein Pavilion (Fig. 1) was designed and built for the “Baubionik – Biologie beflügelt Architektur” (Structural Bionics – Biology Inspires Architecture) exhibition shown at the museum located in the Rosenstein Palace building in Stuttgart. This exhibition showcased findings of the collaborative research center TRR-141 on “Biological Design and Integrative Structures”, which was to develop bionics-inspired engineering solutions for a sustainable built environment. Within this framework, the pavilion demonstrated how design principles derived from biology can be implemented with the aim...