TenneT - New construction of two operating buildings

Functional logic meets design clarity
The design for the new TenneT operations building aims to develop an architectural concept that meets the complex requirements of the construction task with a clearly structured, functional and identity-creating design. This approach manifests itself in a reduced formal language and a comprehensible distribution of functions. In this way, the building in Lehrte can be used as a starting point for consistent further development at the Oberbachern site.

The structure is made up of two rectangles, one inside the other, each with an inner courtyard. The central entrance area is located at the intersection of the two volumes - as a connecting element and the heart of the building. The four control rooms are divided into two functional groups: one comprises the SLL, the other the NMC, SOC and MOC. These units are compactly organized in the respective volumes and are naturally lit via the inner courtyards. The central circulation connects both clusters directly with each other.

A circumferential ring of office and meeting rooms forms the outer shell of the two rectangles and encloses the waiting areas in a shell-like structure. This arrangement not only creates a clearly organized building structure, but also allows the buildings to be integrated into the urban fabric and balanced in proportion on the site. At the same time, the concept allows one of the two rectangles with associated waiting areas to be omitted - thus offering a pragmatic solution for the Oberbachern site.