Like a gigantic armada of spaceships, the elongated bars of Fachhochschule Bergedorf (Bergedorf University of Applied Sciences) lie in the midst of a peaceful idyll of a single-family homes. The interior is a brutalist masterpiece in its original state: an enormous entrance hall completely in béton brut; coffered ceilings and staircase sculptures form a grey, shell-grey overall work of art; red, blue and yellow stripes add colour accents; metal handrails are embedded in the concrete; corridors, lecture halls, seminar rooms and the canteen are also largely in their original condition. The Fachhochschule Bergedorf is a utopia turned into concrete–not only architecturally, but also socially: the openness and expanse of the rooms speak of the ideal of free thinking

In use. It is still unknown what will happen to the building after the planned departure of the university of applied sciences around 2030.