Galileo Garching

"With a length of 218 yards and a width of 52 yards over a total of eight levels and a wide variety of uses, we were able to use our complete range of services and know-how," department head Hansjörg Aldehoff proudly explains. Under one large roof, "Galileo" combines, among other things, a hotel with 250 rooms, an apartment hotel with 160 furnished rooms, a shopping mall with fitness center, various restaurant and office areas, and the congress center, including Audimax, as the centerpiece.

On a tour, there is almost no electrical part that does not have a point of contact with a Bachner employee – of which there were over 90 at peak times, all coordinated by six site managers. They are responsible for the congress center & Audimax, office building & mall, underground parking, hotel/guest house & technical centers, ICE technology and communications technology. The scope of these individual areas is enormous. Installations such as lighting, security lighting, fire alarm systems and their cabling are ubiquitous; whether in public areas, offices or the underground car park with 540 parking spaces.

The Audimax with 1,340 seats and the attached congress center were a particular challenge. "The installation­density in this area is high," explains site manager Marco Menke, who is responsible for this part of the building. "A lot of emphasis was placed on appearance and functionality, so numerous custom­solutions were necessary."

A highlight of the project is the building automation, which includes heating, ventilation, and air­conditioning control with the associated bus systems. 20 ventilation­systems alone had to be taken into account in the planning and execution. "The entire automation is brought together in 20 information focal points in the form of cabinets with a total of 50 switching­cabinet­fields," ICE construction manager Kevin Schulz says enthusiastically. "Chained together, that would make it about 65 yards long!" The hardware planning on CAD systems and the software creation comes from the automation department of Bachner's Leipzig branch.

"Over time, we have taken on implementation planning services in addition to numerous and extensive additional installations," notes Aldehoff. "This means, for example, the entire lighting design." Numerous special­solutions and special lights were needed. Custom-made lights were predominantly used in the stairwells in particular.

The approval inspections for all required installations were successful. The soft opening in September 2019 was also a success. "There was a certain tension during the event," says Hansjörg Aldehoff in review. "After numerous tests, it was the first live date – and with the Commerce Secretary, TUM President, investors, and many other prominent guests."

Completion is scheduled for spring 2020. Until then, the shopping mall is still the biggest task. But here, too, the project and site managers agree: "If we keep working this well as a team, the completion of this ambitious project is assured!"