Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is becoming a new flagship for the networking of science, business, administration and civil society. With the new building HAFUN , another center for cutting-edge research in the field of physics is now being created here.
The architectural design for the Hamburg Fundamental Interactions Laboratory (HAFUN) was presented on Friday by Science Senator Katharina Fegebank together with Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren, President of the University of Hamburg, Sprinkenhof Managing Director Martin Görge and Senior Building Director Franz-Josef Höing.
The design by the renowned Danish architecture firm C.F. Møller won the competition. Following a broad-based selection process, the planning of the laboratory building can now begin.
HAFUN In future, scientists from Universität Hamburg's Quantum Universe Cluster of Excellence will work and conduct research at - investigating exciting questions such as: What is dark matter and how did it come about?
The existing physics buildings of the University of Hamburg, such as HARBOR and CHYN, are located in the immediate vicinity and are intended to promote synergies between the scientists and the various research fields.
During the press event, Senior Building Director Höing emphasized the accessibility of the future building: "With the new research building HAFUN , the campus and the district will have a lively and transparent building that provides insights into the work of research on the first floor with a science showcase and at the same time underlines the idea of networking within science."
The leitmotif of internal and external networking characterizes the overall development of Science City on many levels. In addition to research facilities, the integrated location offers an attractive environment for living, working and relaxing - with short distances, a wide variety of uses and proximity to Hamburg Volkspark.
