Light, transparency, individuality
and generous dimensions – the central hall of the Paul
Löbe Building, here seen from the west entrance, is
characterised by a feeling of openness and space. Glass and exposed
concrete shape the atmosphere of this 200 metre long hall with its
four distinctive rotundas on each side. In the Paul Löbe
Building are the conference rooms for the 21 standing parliamentary
committees. Between and adjacent to the rotundas are the entrances
to the ten office areas that branch off from the main hall like the
teeth of a comb. The seminar rooms on the ground floor of the first
two rotundas are used for talks to groups of visitors on the
function and architecture of the house. Straight in front of us is
a visitor information stand, offering information material about
the work of the German parliament.