Creating a fully operational aerospace learning campus in just six months
TUM Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen Campus
The Challenge
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) set out to create one of Europe’s most advanced locations for aerospace and geodesy research. In Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen, at the heart of Bavaria’s thriving aerospace cluster, a new campus was planned to host more than 2,500 students — with lecture halls, seminar spaces, offices, technical areas and essential campus services.
But the ambition came with a constraint: only six months were available between project initiation and opening day.
Conventional construction could not meet this timeline. The project required an approach that offered speed, precision and long-term performance, while still delivering architectural quality and a reliable operational environment from day one.
Supported by the Hightech Agenda Bavaria and politically prioritised at state level, the project demanded a partner capable of designing, coordinating and building a complete campus infrastructure at record speed — without compromising on safety, comfort, or sustainability.
Our Solution
As turnkey partner for all space solutions, Losberger De Boer delivered a complete campus based on a smart combination of hall systems, modular buildings and container-based units. Close collaboration between the LB Group as general contractor and Losberger De Boer as structure specialist allowed for a unified concept, fast decision-making and perfectly aligned execution.
Please find a video from Ib Firmengruppe on the realised buildings HERE.
Clean hand over within 6 months
Within six months, more than 12,000 m² gross floor area was designed, installed and handed over — including:
- Two large lecture hall buildings (25 × 40 m and 25 × 75 m, each with 7 m side height) housing five fully equipped auditoriums.
- A central seminar and teaching zone with multiple classrooms, technical rooms and sanitary facilities.
- A 115-metre internal corridor, the “Magistrale”, connecting all major buildings and leading into a bright entrance foyer (15 × 60 m) with offices, a multifunctional space and accessible facilities.
- Integrated seating and learning areas along the Magistrale, creating an inviting student environment.
- A complete technical operations hub, including a modular fire station, a central management building and a climate-controlled vehicle hall.
Across the campus, system-built structures were customised for their specific use cases — from high-capacity lecture environments to mission-critical operational facilities.
Outcome
The Ottobrunn-Taufkirchen campus demonstrates what is possible when speed, precision and adaptability come together in one concept. The result is a learning and research environment that looks and functions like a permanent, purpose-built campus — but was realised in a fraction of the time required for traditional construction.
Students and faculty benefit from:
- bright and modern teaching environments,
- optimal climate and energy performance,
- clear, intuitive campus navigation,
- reliable infrastructure for daily operations and emergency services.
The project has quickly become a flagship example of how modern system and modular construction can support large-scale academic and technological developments.
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