Allmannwappner has developed and built the new Texoversum building at Reutlingen University in Reutlingen, Germany.

The teaching, research, and innovation centre for cross-cutting technologies in the textile industry, known as the Texoversum, was developed and constructed as part of the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences' new campus expansion plan.

"It promises to become a powerful and highly expressive component of the built environment at the university," said Allmannwappner.

Textile construction is the theme of the design both in function – with a weaving of different disciplines and activities on the interior – and in form, with the representational woven exterior that makes the building so distinct.

Texoversum is the first building of its kind with a facade of woven carbon and glass fibre tiles; the building stands as a symbol of the future potential of innovative fibre-based materials and textile techniques.

This project has been shortlisted in the education project category of Dezeen Awards 2024.

Studio: Allmannwappner
Project: Texoversum, Reutlingen
Credits: Menges Scheffler Architekten and Jan Knippers Ingenieure