Karlsruhe · 49.0069° N / 8.4037° EA project by KAIRA & PioniergarageIntake 01/2026 — open
A house for things that are hard to build.
Ursprung 53 is a building for young startups in deeptech and ambitious students who want to create new technologies.
II - The gap
Why this buildingKIT, the FZI and three Fraunhofer institutes sit within twenty minutes of each other, and the people coming out of them are already building things. What they need is a floor that takes a lathe next to a desk, and other teams close enough to push each other. Ursprung 53 is that floor.
Not for
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III - The house
Specification, draftFloors
4
Floor area
1 240m²
Desks
14
Bench positions
6
Ceiling
3.20m
Freight lift
1 000kg
Power
3×32A
Access
24/7
Also on site
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IV - Inside
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Fields we are looking for
RoboticsPhotonicsSemiconductorsEnergy storageMaterialsMedical devicesSpace hardwareIndustrial automation
V - Behind it
Two organisations, one buildingKAIRA
kaira.ing ↗[PLACEHOLDER]
Pioniergarage
pioniergarage.de ↗[PLACEHOLDER]
For partners
We can run a building. We cannot buy one.
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Where it goes
To rent
61%
Machines
24%
Operations
12%
Overheads
3%