Bayer Uhrig
German architecture firm founded in 2000 in Kaiserslautern by Dirk Bayer and Andrea Uhrig, known for housing, church conversions and award-winning public buildings.
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Overview
Bayer Uhrig is a German architecture office founded in 2000 by Dirk Bayer and Andrea Uhrig in Kaiserslautern. The practice operates as a partnership with limited professional liability (PartGmbB) and works across residential, ecclesiastical, educational and public building projects, with a strong regional presence in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Its portfolio ranges from private houses and housing estates to the conversion and refurbishment of churches and community buildings, as well as competition-winning public facilities such as kindergartens and conference centres. The two founding partners are both architects with academic careers. Dirk Bayer studied architecture at TU Kaiserslautern from 1991 to 1997 and worked at Hild und K Architekten in Munich until 2002; he has taught at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design and has been a professor at RPTU Kaiserslautern since 2010. Andrea Uhrig studied at TU Kaiserslautern and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, taught at TU Kaiserslautern, and has been a professor at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences since 2021. This dual practice-academia profile shapes the office's approach to design methodology and construction. Bayer Uhrig's built work includes the Kolumbarium in the Gelöbniskirche Maria Schutz in Kaiserslautern (2023), the conversion of the Protestant Christuskirche in Bruchhof-Sanddorf (2015), the Ecumenical Pavilion for the 2015 State Garden Show in Landau, and residential projects such as the WerkbundStadt housing in Berlin. The firm has received numerous awards, including the Preis des Deutschen Stahlbaues, the Architekturpreis BDA Saar/Rheinland-Pfalz, best architects awards, and the Brillux Design Award. Its work has been exhibited at the German Architecture Centre in Berlin and at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2004 and 2010. The office is based in Kaiserslautern and maintains an active website and Instagram presence. It remains a privately held partnership, with no public listing or external parent company disclosed in the available sources.
History
Bayer Uhrig was founded in 2000 by Dirk Bayer and Andrea Uhrig in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Both partners had studied architecture at TU Kaiserslautern between 1991 and 1997; Dirk Bayer also worked at Hild und K Architekten in Munich until 2002, while Andrea Uhrig studied additionally at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. The office's early work included private houses such as Haus Steuerwald in Rodenbach (2000), Haus Fellner in Großnöbach (2002) and Haus Göppner in Ramstein (2003). Haus Göppner received several awards, including the 1st prize of the 3rd Bundesdeutscher Architekturpreis Putz in 2004, the Architekturpreis Rheinland-Pfalz in 2005 and a BDA Preis Rheinland-Pfalz in 2006. In the mid-2000s the practice expanded into larger housing and urban projects. In 2006 it contributed to the Werkbundsiedlung Wiesenfeld in Munich in a working group with KCAP/ASTOC and realgrün Landschaftsarchitekten, a project that received the Prize for Exemplary Housing. The firm's work was selected for the German contribution to the 9th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2004 and again for the 12th Biennale in 2010. In 2009 it received a BDA Preis Rheinland-Pfalz for the Häuser Dr. M. Fuchs and H. Fuchs, and in 2010 the Heinze Architektur Award in the special jury category for new buildings for the same project. From the 2010s onward, Bayer Uhrig increasingly focused on the conversion and refurbishment of churches and community buildings. Key projects include the AKNZ canteen and conference centre in Ahrweiler (2011, working group with Schulz und Schulz Architekten), the Ökumenischer Pavillon for the 2015 State Garden Show in Landau in der Pfalz (2014), and the conversion of the Evangelische Christuskirche in Bruchhof-Sanddorf (2015, with Modersohn & Freiesleben Architekten). The Christuskirche project won a best architects award in 2017 and a BDA Prize for Architecture and Urban Development in Saarland in 2017, and received recognition in the Wüstenrot Foundation's Gestaltungspreis for church buildings in 2016. In 2016 the office also worked on the WerkbundStadt housing project in Berlin with Schulz und Schulz Architekten. More recent projects include the renovation of the Gemeindehaus Unionskirche in Kaiserslautern (2020), the extension of a kindergarten in Homburg/Saar (2021), the Kolumbarium in the Gelöbniskirche Maria Schutz in Kaiserslautern (2023), and the Nachverdichtung im Dorfkern in Hütschenhausen (2024). The Kolumbarium received the Preis des Deutschen Stahlbaues and the Architekturpreis BDA Saar/Rheinland-Pfalz in 2024, as well as a best architects award in 2022. The Hütschenhausen project won a best architects award 25 in 2024. In 2023 the office received the Brillux Design Award for the community hall of the Lutherkirche in Kaiserslautern. Throughout its history, Bayer Uhrig has maintained strong ties to architectural education. Dirk Bayer has been a professor at RPTU Kaiserslautern since 2010, and Andrea Uhrig has been a professor at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences since 2021. The firm's work has been widely published and exhibited, including at the German Architecture Centre DAZ Berlin in 2014 and in the DAM exhibition 'Deutsches Architekturjahrbuch' in 2009.
- 2024
Preis des Deutschen Stahlbaues and Architekturpreis BDA Saar/Rheinland-Pfalz for Kolumbarium; best architects award 25 for Nachverdichtung im Dorfkern Hütschenhausen.
- 2023
Kolumbarium in Gelöbniskirche Maria Schutz completed; Brillux Design Award for Lutherkirche community hall.
- 2022
best architects award for Kolumbarium Maria Schutz Kaiserslautern.
- 2021
Kindergarten extension in Homburg/Saar completed.
- 2020
Renovation of Gemeindehaus Unionskirche, Kaiserslautern.
- 2017
best architects award and BDA Prize Saarland for Evangelische Christuskirche Bruchhof-Sanddorf.
- 2016
WerkbundStadt housing project in Berlin with Schulz und Schulz Architekten.
- 2015
Conversion of Evangelische Christuskirche Bruchhof-Sanddorf with Modersohn & Freiesleben Architekten.
- 2014
Ökumenischer Pavillon for LGS 2015 in Landau in der Pfalz completed.
- 2011
AKNZ canteen and conference centre in Ahrweiler completed with Schulz und Schulz Architekten.
Products and positioning
Award-winning German architecture practice combining academic research with built work, focused on housing, church conversion and public buildings in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
2000
Haus Steuerwald, Rodenbach
2002
Haus Fellner, Großnöbach
2003
Haus Göppner, Ramstein
2006
Werkbundsiedlung Wiesenfeld, Munich (with KCAP/ASTOC)
2011
AKNZ Kantinen- und Konferenzzentrum Ahrweiler (with Schulz und Schulz)
2014
Ökumenischer Pavillon LGS 2015, Landau in der Pfalz
2015
Evangelische Christuskirche Bruchhof-Sanddorf conversion (with Modersohn & Freiesleben)
2016
WerkbundStadt housing, Berlin (with Schulz und Schulz)
2019
Haus JMS, Kaiserslautern
2020
Gemeindehaus Unionskirche, Kaiserslautern
2021
Kindertagesstätte Erweiterung, Homburg/Saar
2023
Kolumbarium in der Gelöbniskirche Maria Schutz, Kaiserslautern
2024
Nachverdichtung im Dorfkern, Hütschenhausen
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