The CUBE – ligthhouse of the C³ project

Aerial view of the finished CUBE — The CUBE from the air

The CUBE is the first building in the world to be constructed entirely from non-metallic reinforced concrete. The gem adorns the TU Dresden campus and is the result of interdisciplinary collaboration between industry and science under the umbrella of the association C³ – Carbon Concrete Composite e.V.

The CUBE is made up of two double-curved TWIST shells, which act as wall and roof, and a two-storey BOX made of prefabricated elements. The building demonstrates a fascinating interaction between dynamic design and cubist influences. The application of the carbon-reinforced concrete construction method has been successfully demonstrated in accordance with all building regulations.

Data and facts

Address

CCC Carbon Concrete CUBE
Einsteinstraße 12
01069 Dresden
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Periods

Interior view of the CUBE — Inside view of the finished CUBE

Planning, R&D: 09/2017–12/2020
Civil engineering: 03/2020–10/2020
Shell construction: 01/2021–01/2022
Expansion: 01/2022–09/2022
Milestones

Key data

BOX area of the CUBE — View from the BOX platform

Building height: 7.0 m above ground level
Building type: Research and office building
Storeys: 1, in the BOX 2 area
Workstations: 10
Gross floor area: 243 m²
Footprint of the building: 191 m²
Usable floor space: 206 m²
3 measuring and office rooms: 33 m²

Funding

The CUBE is the result building of the C³ project. It was created as part of the joint project C3-V3.1 "Result house of the C³ project – CUBE", which was coordinated by the Institute of Concrete Structures at TU Dresden.

Carbon-reinforced concrete stairs in the BOX area — The stairs in the BOX section were also made of carbon-reinforced concrete

Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research(BMBF) | Program"Zwanzig20 – Partnership for Innovation"
Period: 09/2017–09/2022
Collaborative and sub-project leader IMB TUD: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Curbach
IMB TUD team: Michael Frenzel, Iurii Vakaliuk, Angela Schmidt, Matthias Tietze
Project partners within the joint research project C3-V3.1: Institut für Betonbau, HTWK Leipzig | AIB GmbH Architekten Ingenieure Bautzen | ASSMANN Bauen + Planen AG, Dresden | Betonwerk Oschatz GmbH | Dipl.-Ing. H. Bendl Hoch- und Tiefbau GmbH & Co. KG, Sebnitz
associated: texton e. V., Dresden | SIB Dresden

Selected publications

Foto zeigt mehrere Bücher "CUBE - Neues Bauen mit Carbonbeton" auf einem Stapel — CUBE book by Wasmuth & Zohlen

Curbach, M. (ed., 2022) CUBE: Neues Bauen mit Carbonbeton | New Building with Carbon Concrete. Berlin: Wasmuth & Zohlen
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 118 (2023) Special issue "CUBE – Das Carbonbetongebäude" (Wiley)
Frenzel, M.; Sandmann, D.; Curbach, M.: Der Forschungsbau CUBE demonstriert eindrucksvoll die Praxistauglichkeit des innovativen Baustoffs Carbonbeton. Der Prüfingenieur 62 (2023) 5, p. 21–27 – Download
Curbach, M.; Frenzel, M.: Abschlussbericht zum Verbundprojekt 3.1: Ergebnishaus des C-Projektes – CUBE; Teilprojekt 1 des IMB der TU Dresden. 2023

Carbon-reinforced concrete house CUBE