Inventory assessment of Eberhardstraße (former Galeria Kaufhof building), Stuttgart

Through the exercise of a pre-emption right, the City of Stuttgart was able to acquire the properties at Eberhardstraße 28 and Steinstraße 4, located in the heart of Stuttgart’s city centre. As part of the municipal project AKUT (Activation and Transformation Strategy for Stuttgart’s City Centre), the City’s Building Authority commissioned albrings + müller ag to perform an interdisciplinary technical condition survey of both properties, including the connecting structure between them. The objective of the survey was to assess the fundamental suitability of the existing buildings for future uses. A medium-term redesign of the properties was planned. The investigation focused on determining to what extent the existing building structure and technical equipment could be retained, and which components would require significant adaptation or renovation for continued use. Additionally, the possibility of interim use for the ground-level accessible floors was examined, aiming to bridge the period until redesign and to avoid vacancy. The interdisciplinary analysis covered, besides regulatory compliance, building and structural engineering, technical building equipment, building physics, structural and technical fire protection, as well as an assessment of potential risks posed by hazardous building materials in the existing structures.