Stephan Schütz

ABOUT

Stephan Schütz studied architecture at Braunschweig Technical University. After qualifying he joined gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects in 1994 and was appointed Partner in 2006 and became Executive Partner in 2021. Since 2009, Schütz has been regularly leading workshops at the Academy for Architectural Culture (aac), which he helped to initiate. His most important projects include the Civic Center in Weimar, the New Tempodrom in Berlin, the Christian Church in Beijing, the CYTS Plaza office building in Beijing, the Grand Theaters in Qingdao and Tianjin, the National Museum of China in Beijing, the Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen, the conversion and refurbishment of Dresden’s Kulturpalast as well as the Isarphilharmonie Gasteig HP8 in Munich.

AWARDS

Member of Association of German Architects BDA

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFICE

The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) are an architectural practice that was founded in Hamburg and has branches worldwide. With our generalist approach and more than 50 years of experience, we complete projects in dialogue with our clients and the participating planning disciplines, at all scales and cultural contexts, covering all design phases and working on all continents. The range of our projects extends from family residences to high-rise buildings, from stadiums to concert halls, from office buildings to bridges, and from door hardware to urban planning. With holistic sustainability in mind, we aim to create new and refurbished architecture that is long-lasting and goes beyond temporary fashions, taking into account the global challenges and issues of urbanization, digitalization, and mobility. In our designs we are committed to climate-aware construction in accordance with certified standards and to building in existing contexts.

AWARDS OF THE OFFICE

• Facade Award 2023 of the City of Munich (Gasteig, Munich)
• DAM Award 2019 for Architecture in Germany (Kulturpalast Dresden)
• Balthasar Neumann Preis 2025: Recognition (Hyparschale, Magdeburg)

PROJECTS TO BE PRESENTED DURING THE EVENT

Project #1: Gasteig HP8 Isarphilharmonie

Project #1 Category: Culture. Heritage

Start year: 01.10.2021

Hans Georg Esch, © HGEsch

While the Gasteig cultural center in Munich undergoes refurbishment―which will last several years―its functions will be housed in a temporary building in the Sendling neighborhood. During this period, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra will perform in a modular concert hall with 1,800 seats, the design of which combines an efficient, sustainable modular construction with the requirements for a high-quality, acoustically sophisticated concert hall. This economical construction is quick to put up and can be relatively easily dismantled for reconstruction elsewhere: the loadbearing steel structure and the facade of the external rectangular envelope are standard systems available in the market; the prefabricated concert hall on the inside consists of a slot-in system of solid wood elements.

The new building connects with the transformer building, a listed historic monument that has been converted to a foyer. It forms the forum of the site, in front of which a central plaza opens out towards the water. Three additional modular buildings round off the ensemble and accommodate the City Library, the adult education center, and the University of Music and Performing Arts, previously housed in the Gasteig center.