Adidas Halftime: Team of walls supports
roof network

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

The Halftime building is the new canteen and event center on the Adidas campus in Herzogenaurach

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

Numerous wall slabs of anthracite-colored exposed concrete, aligned parallel to each other, support a rhomboid roof structure

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

Drone image showing a top view of the roof of the Halftime building

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

Figure: Knippershelbig

A ring structure encloses the inner roof structure, a close-meshed layout of main beams and secondary beams

Figure: Knippershelbig

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

The rooms are extremely popular and must be booked well in advance even though they are only available for internal use

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

Figure: Knippershelbig

Bolted connections for precast structures from Peikko were used to connect both the V-beams of the roof and the precast columns and walls to the foundation and in wall joints

Figure: Knippershelbig

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

The roof structure visible in the interior is characterized by the narrow skylights and the V-shaped precast exposed concrete elements

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

The rhomboid roof sometimes appears to float above the ground

Figure: Rasmus Hjortshøj

A canteen of distinctive sculptural design has been built on the campus of sporting equipment manufacturer Adidas based in the German town of Herzogenaurach. The idea for the building was developed by Danish architects Cobe in cooperation with Knippershelbig consulting engineers. The complete version of this article (German only) appeared in the BetonBauteile Jahrbuch 2022 available from Bauverlag’s Profil bookstore.

An excursion to the “World of Sports” in Herzogenaurach has recently become worthwhile not only for those interested in sports but also for architecture enthusiasts. The Adidas headquarters in the so-called “Herzo Base” near Nuremberg have been continuously expanded over many years with buildings of outstanding architectural designs. An eye-catcher is the “Halftime” building based on a design by Danish architectural office Cobe. A rhomboid roof structure of precast concrete elements rests on precast walls of exposed concrete. The dark gray pigmentation of the walls creates the impression that...