City Council clears the way for new central refectory building

Lennéstrasse view - View from Lennéstrasse to the Café and the new main entrance of the refectory. Baumschlager Eberle Architekten All rights reserved! - With a broad majority, the City Council of the Federal City of Bonn has approved the development plan for the area of the "Mensa Nassestraße" and defined the Studierendenwerk property between Kaiserstrasse, Nassestrasse and Lennéstrasse as a "special area for higher education facilities". Prior to this, the Bonn District Council and the Committee for Housing, Planning and Building had already spoken out in favor of the project. This has created the prerequisite for the issuance of a building permit by the City of Bonn. The managing director of the Studierendenwerk Bonn, Jürgen Huber, is highly satisfied with the decision: "We are pleased about the broad political majority and see it as confirmation that we have presented a balanced plan that fully satisfies all the concerns of the city and the immediate surroundings. Now we must do everything we can to build as quickly as possible. Students and the University welcome our plans and rightly expect a rapid realization." The plans, which are awaiting planning permission, envisage a new student house in Südstadt, with a refectory, high-quality all-day learning, working and recreation areas, advisory services and space for student self-development.