Sonnenhof

Four separated residential and office buildings centered around a common courtyard define a small-scale outdoor space congruent with the medieval structure of the city in this intervention just completed by J. Mayer H. Architects in Jena, Germany.

Sonnenhof consists of four new buildings with office and residential spaces designed by J. Mayer H. Architects in Jena, Germany.

Located on a consolidated number of smaller lots in the historical center of the city, the separate structures allow for free access through the grounds.

J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany

Their placement on the outer edges of the plot defines a small-scale outdoor space congruent with the medieval city structure. Its outdoor facilities continue the building’s overall design concept past the edges of the lot. The planned incorporation of commerce, residence, and office enables a flexible pattern of use that also integrates itself conceptually into the surroundings.

J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany. Ground floor plan
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany. First floor plan
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany. Section
J. Mayer H. Architects, Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany. Section


Sonnenhof, Jena, Germany
Program: office and residential buildings
Architects: J. Mayer H. Architects
Project architects: Jens Seiffert
Project team: Christoph Emenlauer, Jesko Malkolm Johnsson-Zahn, Christian Paelmke, Max Reinhardt, Jan-Christoph Stockebrand
Architect on site: Kappes Partner IPG GmbH, Berlin, IBP Ingenieure fuer Waerme- und Haustechnik, Erfurt, GBI Gackstatter Beratende Ingenieure GmbH, Erfurt
Structural engineer: Ingenieurbuero Dr. Kraemer GmbH
Building service engineer: Scholze Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Building physics: Ingenieurbuero Santer – Bauphysik
Ventilation consultant: Ingenieurbuero Rau
Traffic engineering consultant: GRI Ingenieure
Fire security consultant: Ingenieurbuero Dr. Kraemer GmbH
Facade consultant engineer: Fassade-Lab GmbH
Roof sealing consultant engineer: Ingenieur- und Sachverstaendigenbuero für Dach- und Abdichtungstechnik Dipl. Ing- Hans Georg Kiessmann
Construction surveying: Dipl. Ing. Roland Wuttke
Lighting engineer: Lichttransfer Buero fuer Lichtplanung
Geology engineer: Geotechnik Dr. Nottrodt Weimar GmbH
Project management: Kappes Partner IPG GmbH
Inspection engineer: Dr.-Ing. Joerg Diener
Outside facilities consultant: Ingenieurbuero Abraham
Interior construction office: Friedrich Wackerhagen GmbH&Co.KG, Pattensen with Haworth
Budget: 16.000.000 €
Total floor area: 9,555 sqm
Completion: 2015