New at the department: Prof. Dennis Mueller
Dennis Mueller studied architecture at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences from 1997 to 2002 and graduated as a Diplom-Ingenieur (FH). This was followed by postgraduate studies at the ETH Zurich from 2002 to 2003 with a focus on Computer Aided Architectural Design under Prof. Ludger Hovestadt. From 2003 to 2008 he worked for Hartwig N. Schneider Architekten in Stuttgart from 2003 to 2008, before becoming a partner and managing partner of VON M in 2008. Parallel to his office practice, he was an academic assistant at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology at the Chair of Building Theory and Design of Prof. Daniele Marques from 2009 to 2011. He then taught at the Institute of Fundamentals of Design and Spatial Concepts at the University of Stuttgart from 2011 to 2016. From 2016 to 2025, Mueller held a professorship for Building Construction and Design at the Peter Behrens School of Art at Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences.
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VON M's way of working is characterized by an open-ended, discourse-oriented process. Instead of starting with a fixed design paradigm, the office first determines the central parameters of the respective task. These form the methodical starting point for the subsequent steps and lead to solutions that are holistically conceived in terms of context, function and structure and develop a clear, concise architectural language.
VON M's field of activity ranges from large-scale building construction projects to interior design. Special emphasis is placed on timber construction as well as resource-saving and sustainable construction methods. Each task is considered individually in order to find specific answers. Sustainable building is constantly being redefined - in the interplay of choice of materials, joining of components, structural order, functional flexibility and social issues.
Research and teaching
In his research and teaching, Dennis Mueller is dedicated to the question of how building and construction can be rethought in terms of resource-conserving and climate-friendly architecture. The focus is on sustainable, recyclable materials made from renewable raw materials and their use in a closed circular economy. It also examines the structural consequences of new construction methods for the architecture of tomorrow.
As these aspects cannot be taught in theory alone, Mueller uses prototypical experiments on a 1:1 scale in building construction teaching. Students research materials, innovative building materials, the joining of components and the structural design of buildings directly in practical experiments. In this way, they acquire a fundamental understanding that enables them to critically question and further develop existing models of thought and to adopt new positions between archetype and prototype. This creates resilient approaches for a professional practice that is constantly changing in terms of tasks and orientation.
Projects (selection)
2009-2013 Museum Luther's house of death, Eisleben
2012-2015 Children's and family center, Poppenweiler
2013-2018 Parish hall and Christuskirche, Kehl
2016-2019 House of the youth, Pforzheim
2017-2020 Hotel Bauhofstrasse, Ludwigsburg
2017-2020 Hölderlinhaus, Lauffen am Neckar
2018-2022 HS77 residential buildings, Stuttgart
2018-2023 Fuchshofstrasse elementary school, Ludwigsburg
2019-2023 GWG office, Tübingen
2017-2026 Center for water and energy management, Hof
Prizes (selection)
Hugo Häring Prize BDA BW 2024
(Fuchshofstrasse elementary school, Ludwigsburg)
BW 2024 timber construction prize
(Fuchshofstrasse elementary school, Ludwigsburg)
HÄUSER Award 2024
(HS77 residential buildings, Stuttgart)
4x Hugo Häring Award BDA BW 2023, 2020, 2017
(Children's and family center, Poppenweiler; Hotel Bauhofstrasse, Ludwigsburg, GWG office, Tübingen, Fuchshofstrasse elementary school, Ludwigsburg)
German Timber Construction Award 2021
(Hotel Bauhofstrasse, Ludwigsburg)
Award German Architecture Prize 2021
(Hotel Bauhofstrasse, Ludwigsburg)
BDA Architecture Award Nike 2016
(Museum Luther's house of death, Eisleben)
Hannes Meyer Prize BDA 2015
(Museum Luthers Sterbehaus, Eisleben)
Publications
Numerous publications in various trade journals