The civil engineering faculty’s courtyard had not been used for years. Now a generously scaled, multi-purpose area offers additional types of space and fosters communication. First the courtyard facades were taken down. Then the space was enclosed with an 18 x 24 m roof. The surrounding rooms receive daylight from light sheds and wrap-around windows. The new hall was set up so that it can quickly be reconfigured as study space, exhibition zone, lecture hall or conference hall.