Working alongside Sprinkenhof GmbH and the University of Hamburg, C.F. Møller Architects has designed a facility that unites two research centres in a single building. The design balances high-tech underground laboratories—housing sensitive equipment for quantum physics and gravitational wave research shielded from all interference—with open, transparent environments that foster communication.
Through integrated sensors and specialized gravity labs, the building itself will act as an instrument to support the University of Hamburg and the Quantum Universe Cluster of Excellence in their research. With its landmark rooftop observatory and sustainable, interconnected workspaces, HAFUN will serve as a hub for international collaboration and discovery for decades to come.
The official start of construction was celebrated on Monday with a festive ceremony attended by Science Senator Maryam Blumenthal, Finance Senator Dr. Andreas Dressel, University President Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren, Martin Sowinski (Sprinkenhof GmbH), and Prof. Dr. Erika Garutti (UHH).
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