Jena celebrates the topping -out ceremony: Zeiss invests 500 million in the future!

Jena celebrates the topping -out ceremony: Zeiss invests 500 million in the future!

On Wednesday, a big festival was celebrated in Jena: the topping-out ceremony for the new location of Carl Zeiss AG marked another milestone in the construction process of a state-of-the-art high-tech center. With an investment of 500 million euros, which has increased by 150 million euros, the impressive construction project will not only strengthen the Zeiss company headquarters, but will also upgrade the entire Thuringia region. The new area includes around 118,000 square meters, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. The location is currently designed for 2,000 employees, and a later expansion is not excluded. This information comes from an article from the Allgemeine Bauzeitung, which reported comprehensively about the topping -out ceremony.

The architecture firm Nething has designed the design of the building complex, which is created in a terrace and has four finger -like building wings. Architect Michael Keller explained that the form of prisms was inspired and a lot of glass and green areas should be integrated into the design. "The project has national radiance," as Jena's Prime Minister Mario Voigt emphasized at the celebration. Together with Minister of Economic Affairs Colette Boos-John, he was among the prominent guests of the teaching festival, which celebrated the conclusion of the shell phase.

construction and challenges

The shell of the new Zeiss location includes the use of 100,000 cubic meters of concrete, which creates a CO2 footprint that corresponds to the annual emission of a small town. The technical implementation of the construction project is not without a challenge: the floor slab in the production area is one and a half meters thick and rests on 1,800 concrete piles that reach up to 35 meters deep into the earth. The complexity of the construction work also requires the construction of clean rooms and special crane systems. The new building also promotes the exchange between the employees through well -thought -out path connections and visual relationships.

Andreas Pecher, CEO of Carl Zeiss AG, underlined in his explanations that the new building is a clear commitment to the place of foundation on our part. This also strengthens the Thuringia economic area. The vision includes a seminar and conference center with a Zeiss hall that will offer space for up to 800 people.

effects on the city

Dirk Lange, Jena's department for urban development and the environment, emphasized the important role of the project for the city. It is not only a construction project, but will also shape the neighborhood at the Westbahnhof and is partly open to the public. This development is part of the comprehensive efforts to develop urban development in Thuringia, which are also documented on the website of the Tasebank.

With this ambitious project, Jena is facing a strong sign towards the future and shows that urban development in Thuringia is on the right track. It is only to be hoped that the upcoming completion steps will run smoothly, so that the new possibilities will soon become a reality.