Early 2015: Aerial view of Building 8 before the start of construction. Photo: Ralf Schwarz/GEOMAR
Early 2015: Former parking lot in front of building 8. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
Mid-2015: Set-up of the construction site for the Core & Rock Repository (ZPL) with the parking garage. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
September 2015: The construction sign points to the imminent start of construction of the first phase. At this time, the previous Core & Rock storage facility was still located on the construction site for the actual new extension building and had to be moved to the new ZPL before the old building could be removed. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
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March 2016: Work on the foundation of the parking garage. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
March 2016: A scaffold of supporting piers and cross beams is erected on the foundation bases of the ZPL. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
April 18, 2016: Topping-out ceremony for the new Core & Rock Repository - another milestone of the first construction phase. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
May 2016: Assembly of the precast concrete parts of the front of the Core & Rock Repository. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
June 2016: In order to prepare the old core & rock facility for the upcoming teardown, the sediment cores have already been temporarily stored at the ZPL. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
June 2016: Element ceilings are installed on the parking garage construction site, which also form the floor for the next parking level. Photo: Amelie Frahm/GEOMAR
August 2016: The parking facility has grown by another level and now clearly gives an idea of how large the finished structure will be. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
February 20, 2017: Handing over the keys of the Core & Rock Repository to Dr. Peter Linke, Scientific Director of the Technology and Logistics Center at GEOMAR. Photo: Armin Form, GEOMAR
Interior view of the ZPL: here, a total of more than 30,000 segments of sediment cores as well as an extensive collection of marine rock samples are stored on 900 square meters. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
Scientific archive of the seafloor: Sediment cores are stored at +4 degrees Celsius in special grid boxes. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR | More Info
May 2021: View of the GEOMAR parking facility from above. Photo: Jens Klimmeck/GEOMAR
May 2021: View of the Core & Rock Repository with the GEOMAR parking facility. Photo: Jens Klimmeck/GEOMAR
28.09.2021: With the opening of the GEOMAR parking facility, the first construction phase of the GEOMAR extension on the eastern shore was completed. GEOMAR Director Katja Matthes and Administrative Director Frank Spiekermann at the opening. Photo: Andreas Villwock/GEOMAR
In addition to 169 parking spaces for cars, there are also parking facilities for more than 80 bicycles with six additional spaces for cargo bikes and trailers as well as eight free-to-use bicycle charging stations. Photo: Andreas Villwock/GEOMAR
Head Core & Rock Repository (ZPL)
Dr. Peter Linke
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre
for Ocean Research Kiel
Technology & Logistics Centre
Wischhofstr. 1-3
D-24148 Kiel
Tel.: +49 431-600-2115
Fax: +49 431-600-1601
plinke(at)geomar.de
Curator of geological samples
Dr. Doris Maicher
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre
for Ocean Research Kiel
Core & Rock Repository (ZPL)
Wischhofstr. 1-3
D-24148 Kiel
Tel.: +49 431-600-2152
geosamples(at)geomar.de
Behind the scenes at GEOMAR - the core and rock repository: In this 360° video, click the mouse into the picture and take a look around (german). At the top left of the video you will also find a control .
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The GEOMAR Extension Building
