Ulm Synagogue | kister scheithauer gross architects

In 2009, the Israelite Religious Community Wuerttemberg (IRGW) decided to build a new synagogue for its orthodox community in Ulm and initiated a competition in conjunction with the City of Ulm. The City provided a building site in the middle of Weinhof square, only a stone's throw away from the former synagogue destroyed in the Pogrom Night.

The jury selected the design submitted by ksg in January 2010. At the time, the head of Ulm's construction department, Alexander Wetzig, commented that the Cologne-based team had managed to enrich this highly sensitive site in the urban area of Ulm without a loss of its unique character.

The completed structure is lower and shorter than initially planned at the time of the competition. With a width of 24 m, a depth of 16 m and a height of 17 m, the cube is significantly lower than the historic Schwörhaus nearby. The large window with the Star of David pattern indicates the orientation to Jerusalem.