IHK Examination and Training Centre

Three barrier-free floors hold ten seminar rooms and an open cafeteria. The rooms are suffused with natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows, creating an ideal learning environment. Large, mobile wall panels introduce flexibility to the building, allowing its users to separate areas or connect rooms as needed.

We have built a contemporary learning environment for the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in Krefeld. After demolishing the building of the former Kaufmannsschule, we adjoined an expansion to the old structure. It has a timeless, functional design that emphasises the openness of the IHK. Its straightforward layout complements the existing structure. We adopted and reinterpreted existing design elements, such as the protruding window scuncheons and linear window arrangement of the old building.

Three barrier-free floors hold ten seminar rooms and an open cafeteria. The rooms are suffused with natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows, creating an ideal learning environment. Large, mobile wall panels introduce flexibility to the building, allowing its users to separate areas or connect rooms as needed.