The project has been designed by Hamburg designer Professor Holger Moths. The facility spans 6,500 square metres encompassing four floors. An unique element of the new wing includes a high-altitude cold chamber situated at a height of 125 square metres. The chamber is formed of HI-MACS in the Opal tone.
Use of HI-MACS makes the chamber non-porous, strong and easy to maintain while helping it withstand external adversities. The cold chamber facilitates equipment and clothing testing at arctic temperatures as well as helps use of training equipments. The trekking and expedition space’s weather and altitude have undergone simulation owing to this factor.
The branch features a water activity zone stretching 458 square metres consisting of a counter-flow system for testing folding boats, canoes and kayaks. It also houses a glass climbing tunnel comprising 74 square metres of boulder surface and a wind machine-fitted rain chamber.
The new facility further comprises a shoe wall with dimensions of 60 metre in length, 260 square metres area dedicated to children, and 234 square metres of separate space for exhibiting products. Other elements include a travel agency, a service point for the Oberland part of the German Alpine Association, as well as a practice for travel doctor. The look is complemented by 25 artistic renderings of Dachau artist Till Julian Huss showcasing outdoor emotions.
