Project Focus | New Work environments at universities: With the Excellence Center TUD|excite, TU Dresden has created a central hub for innovation, transfer, and entrepreneurship. The goal was to bring together previously spatially separated transfer units into a shared working environment, thereby structurally enabling new forms of collaboration.
Initial Situation and Requirements: Heterogeneous activities—ranging from concentrated contract work to collaborative workshops—met with limited space in a listed heritage building. At the same time, the new organization needed to be visible, open to external partners, and compatible with hybrid work models. A traditional cellular office was not suitable for this purpose.
Design Concept: ONWS developed a zoned co-working concept featuring desk-sharing structures, workshop and meeting rooms, and deliberately designed areas for informal exchange. This independently developed spatial concept translates organizational structure into built reality and supports cultural cohesion.
Our Contribution: Entenza was responsible for the complete fit-out and implementation of the furnishing, based on the design by ONWS. Our focus was on creating spaces that align with actual work processes, accommodate change, and foster identity. Furniture became tools for collaboration, retreat, and innovation.
Result: A workplace that fosters collaboration, enables retreat, and anticipates growth. Spaces that are not just used, but lived in—serving as the infrastructural foundation for innovation in a university context.
Furnishing of TUD|excite® with works by Christine Schlegel from the art collection of the TU Dresden Office for Academic Heritage.
