Flexibility and openness

From the outside, there is no way of divining the building's interior layout. The Zollverein School of Management and Design will be an outstanding construction that offers a high degree of flexibility and variability. Its openness will invite different forms of communication and cooperation. The 4,000 sq. metres of available space will be used for offices and conference rooms, project and computer rooms, studios and workshops, and communal areas such as a cafeteria, media library, foyer, and a large lecture theatre. This will allow the Zollverein School to act as a bridge between teaching, research, and practical implementation in relation to the planned design city as the Zollverein grows and prospers as a design location.