House for Film and Media Stuttgart, Delugan Meissl Germany building design, DMAA architecture photos

House for Film and Media in Stuttgart

post updated 21 June 2025

Design: Delugan Meissl Associated Architects

Location: former Breuninger car park, centre of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany

image courtesy of architects practice

27 July 2024

House for Film and Media, Germany

‘And Action!’ for the House for Film and Media, Stuttgart, Germany

The state capital Stuttgart has approved the final designs for the Haus für Film und Medien project. The demolition of the Breuninger car park will now begin so that the lively, urban meeting place in the centre of Stuttgart can open in 2029.

In addition to cinemas with a curated programme, all moving image formats from animation, games and software to virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence will be further developed in labs and studios for active media work on around 4,500 square metres. With its open workshop rooms and event areas, the centre is aimed at all citizens, but also at the international and intercultural film and media industry.

The spatial structure that connects all levels is created by the arrangement of air spaces and generous staircases as well as transparency and visual references. Flowing transitions are created from Leonhardsplatz to the wide-open staircase in the entrance area, the foyer, the exhibition areas and the open patio on the top floor. The planning takes into account aspects of accessibility, including visual and hearing impairments. The House of Film and Media is designed as a modern and sustainable building that, for example, generates its own energy for the characteristic LED lighting on the façade