Episcopal Ordinariate of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
The Episcopal Ordinariate of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is housed in a building complex renovated in 2013 in the city center of Rottenburg am Neckar .
history
The plot of land on which the building complex stands has demonstrably been inhabited for 7000 years, and for 2000 years the building structures followed the Roman and medieval city fortifications. Before the construction and reconstruction phase, during which an approximately 8 m deep excavation with a volume of 4500 m³ was dug for the underground diocesan archive, a 13-month large-scale archaeological investigation was carried out. Ribbon ceramic finds and late Celtic shards and pit remains were the earliest traces of former settlements in front of and behind the palace. The leveling work carried out during the Baroque period during the construction of the Jesuit College, the Joseph Church and the city moat had largely destroyed the traces of the earlier settlement.
building
The renovation of the historic buildings and the construction of additional buildings were planned and carried out by the Stuttgart architects Lederer, Ragnarsdóttir and Oei . Due to inadequate fire protection, serious structural damage, especially in the roof area, and outdated installations, the existing buildings could no longer be used without renovation and expansion. In 2002, a competition was announced with the aim of uniting the diocese's workplaces, which were distributed across different locations in Rottenburg, in one building complex. After a planning phase, the Merging Curia project was started in 2007 with the following objectives:
- Process-oriented organization of the curia
- Renovation of the building structure and implementation of the necessary fire protection measures
- Improvement in profitability
- Merging, expansion and expansion of the diocesan archive
- Modernization of the IT department, delivery, in-house printing and the supply rooms
- Openness to possible room reductions in the curia
- Strengthening of the historical bishopric with a memorial for Bishop Joannes Baptista Sproll
- Adequate, central external development with an inviting reception
- Economical implementation within the given budget
During the renovation of the listed 'Palais', a white building from the Baroque era located in the east of the area, the classicist portal previously located on the south gable was reopened, but not as the main entrance, but as a side entrance, especially for groups of schoolchildren who visit the memorial want to visit for Bishop Joannes Baptista Sproll . The state of 1969 was restored because the wooden door leaves were still stored in the building. During the restoration, the historic door hinges, the old door locking hook, the enamelled house number 1, the former portal walls as well as the outside lamp and a doorbell were found and reinstalled on the spot. On the ground floor of the 'Palais' there are four barrier-free accessible meeting rooms of different sizes.
The historic building of the 'Rohrhalder Hof', a red baroque building located in the west of the area, can be reached from the palace via an open bridge protected from wind and weather with canvas. If necessary, the building could easily be separated again and used independently. The building opposite, 'Obere Gasse 7', will also continue to be used as an office building by the Episcopal Ordinariate.
The newly built foyer on the site of a former church not only offers space for a modern reception, but also serves as a meeting room for the employees. For the new four-storey central building, the architect Arno Lederer took over the design elements of the Baroque St. Joseph's Church, which had stood there until 1808. The curved balconies in the foyer are reminiscent of the church galleries or inverted apses of the previous building. The facade was faced with bricks in order to avoid large areas, as with the historical buildings. A canteen was not considered necessary because of the nearby shops and restaurants as well as the possible odor nuisance. Instead, high tables were installed near the tea and coffee kitchens.
The diocesan archive was housed underground on two floors under the southern courtyard, which enables energy-saving air conditioning. On an area of 4000 m² there are over 18,000 meters of shelf space for archival materials, which should be sufficient for the collection to grow over the next 30 years. Above this, in an arch-like new building following the property line, there is a reading room flooded with daylight with a large number of different visitor workstations.
costs
The construction costs for the restoration of the historic buildings and the new buildings amounted to € 39.2 million , i.e. H. almost 10% more than the budget of € 36.5 million approved by the Diocesan Council in 2008. With this, a building complex equipped with modern technology for 300 workplaces was built on around 22,500 m² gross floor area, which can be regarded as reasonably economical in comparison with similar construction projects. At the Diocesan Center St. Nicholas in Limburg , for example B. € 31 million built for twelve jobs. The most important cost components were as follows:
- € 8.5 million for the diocesan archive with 44% of the gross floor area
- € 2.1 million for the beam head renovation, which was not included in the original budget plan
- 1.5 million euros for archaeological excavations
- € 1.2 million in monument-related costs
Sustainable air conditioning and service water supply
As part of the construction work for the building complex, a sustainably designed combined heat and power plant was installed. A block-type thermal power station with 50 kW electrical and 80 kW thermal output as well as a boiler with 300 kW heated with wood pellets is used for heating in winter. There is also a cooling system with 2 × 80 kW cooling capacity. Peak loads can be covered by a 300 kW gas boiler. Rainwater can be collected in two cisterns , each with a capacity of 15,000 liters, as process water for flushing toilets and for watering the garden.
Most offices are naturally lit during the day via large, outward-folding windows. The work chairs and tables are height-adjustable so that they can also be used as standing workstations.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Welcome to the Episcopal Ordinariate - In the service of the people. Published by the Episcopal Ordinariate of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart with pictures by Roland Halbe and Vicar General Dr. Clemens Stroppel.
- ↑ Jonathan Scheschkewitz and Martin Thoma: A soil archive gives way to the diocesan archive. In: Archaeological excavations in Baden-Württemberg. Theiss, 2009, ISSN 0724-8954 .
- ↑ a b Raimund Waible: Diocese refers to "fundamental differences". After the building scandal in Limburg, the new clergy headquarters in Rottenburg was also discussed. Schwäbisches Tagblatt dated October 15, 2013.
- ↑ The budget of the diocesan center is fixed. Documents go to the examination board. ( Memento of October 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Press release Limburg diocese, October 7, 2013.