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asp combines architecture, urban planning and processes for people and the future. We meet the challenges of transformation with cross-scale planning and dialogue-based processes. Our offices in Stuttgart and Berlin employ around 100 people who collaborate in interdisciplinary teams. We share a desire to relate various ideas to one another to create robust, future-proof spaces that enrich our lives.

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Tunnel Club der MHP Arena auf der Shortlist des Deutschen Innenarchitektur-Preis des BDIA 2026

Juni 2026

Der Deutsche Innenarchitektur-Preis des BDIA gilt als höchste Auszeichnung für Innenarchitektur in Deutschland und würdigt herausragende Projekte mit besonderer gestalterischer und gesellschaftlicher Relevanz.

Umso mehr freut es uns, dass der Tunnel Club in der MHP Arena nun auf der Shortlist des renommierten Preises steht.

Entstanden im Rahmen der nachhaltigen Modernisierung der MHP Arena zur UEFA EURO 2024, interpretiert Deutschlands erster Tunnel Club das Thema Fußball räumlich neu: Hinter einer bewusst zurückhaltenden Eingangstür öffnet sich ein exklusiver Clubbereich, durchzogen von einem markanten roten Band, das die Gäste über drei Ebenen bis zur Tribüne führt. Organische Lichtlinien, inspiriert von den Laufwegen der Spieler, machen Bewegung und Dynamik räumlich erlebbar.

Die Nähe zum Spielgeschehen ist dabei allgegenwärtig: Durch die semitransparente Decke bleiben die Tribünenstrukturen sichtbar, während Materialien wie Beton, Leder, Echtholz und irisierende Metalloberflächen eine authentische und zugleich hochwertige Atmosphäre schaffen. Subtile Bezüge zur Clubkultur der 60er- und 70er-Jahre sowie ein Spiel mit den Vereinsfarben des VfB runden das Konzept ab.

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Working Together to Further Develop Heilbronn’s Downtown

April 2026

Like most cities, Heilbronn faces the challenges posed by structural change and shifts in the retail sector. To revitalize the downtown area and develop it into a diverse and sustainable place, the city of Heilbronn adopted a program of comprehensive measures last year.

Key measures include the “City Center Future Concept”, which is being developed by urbanista, and the urban development framework plan, for which we were commissioned together with Sippel+Buff and Treibhaus Landschafsarchitektur. The future concept bundles measures, sets priorities and creates a strategic compass for the coming years. Our framework plan looks at the spatial effects. It shows where new potential lies, how uses can change and how the city center will be designed in the long term.

The framework plan serves as the basis for the further development of public space and is intended to guide future zoning plans and other planning decisions.

The two projects are closely intertwined—not only in terms of content, but also in the process, which is designed to foster dialogue. In joint workshops involving policymakers, government officials, and the public, different perspectives are discussed and common approaches are developed.

Image: Stadt Heilbronn Informations- und Pressedienst

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Contract awarded for New Food Service-Cafeteria-Library Facility

April 2026

We are excited to launch another exciting project: the cafeteria and library complex in Magdeburg. The construction project is one of many components on the campus of Magdeburg University Hospital, which is set to undergo further development in the coming years and will ensure medical care in northern Saxony-Anhalt in the future. The client for these measures is IPS Immobilien- und Projektmanagementgesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH, whose shareholder is the State of Saxony-Anhalt.

Our design calls for a timber-frame building with a clear, defined form that accommodates the various functions—food service, cafeteria, and library—across nearly 11,500 square meters. While the building is vertically structured by the distribution of functions across floors, the large horizontal spaces are zoned by recessed courtyards and the entrance atrium, bringing them down to a human scale. The green courtyards provide beautiful views and space for biodiversity. The building will be constructed in accordance with BNB standards and is intended to become a flagship of sustainability on campus.

Construction is scheduled to begin as early as 2027, with the project set to be completed by the end of 2029.

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B14 Departmental Workshop

April 2026

Hardly any of our other projects attracts as much public attention as the master plan for the B14 – whether from a political or social perspective, or in terms of mobility and climate resilience. From the outset, we have therefore sought to incorporate all viewpoints through various participatory formats.

Following the first major public consultation held last October at the StadtPalais in Stuttgart, a departmental workshop took place at our premises a few days ago.

In the first part of the workshop, we presented the current status of the planning process together with our project partners from Koeber Landschaftsarchitektur and Inovaplan. In the second part, we discussed expectations and potential synergies regarding the planning process with representatives from various departments of the City of Stuttgart, using a model. We also discussed what successful collaboration might look like and how we can facilitate ongoing dialogue.

If you’d also like to get involved and join the discussion: the second phase of the public consultation will take place in July, once again organised by planbar hochdrei. Further details will follow in due course.

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Topping-out ceremony for the Mack Pyramid

march 2026

At the beginning of March, there were two reasons to celebrate in Monheim am Rhein: the topping-out ceremony for the Mack Pyramid and the 95th birthday of the artist and namesake of the Mack Pyramid, Heinz Mack. The two occasions were combined to mark the occasion with a grand celebration.

As is customary at a topping-out ceremony, the work of the tradespeople was acknowledged and the completion of the steel structure for the extension was inspected. And as is customary on a birthday, Heinz Mack was presented with a gift by our project management team and representatives of the main contractor, Nüssli: a 1:250 scale model of the Mack Pyramid.

Although the arts and culture centre is not due to be completed until summer 2027, the first exhibition in the new premises will take place this autumn, dedicated to the work of Heinz Mack.

As urbanists, we look at the interaction between buildings and city. As architects, we design surprising living spaces.

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