The new building includes the space program with an area of ​​approximately 3 200 m 2 NF and total construction costs (GBK) with a cost ceiling of 40.3 million EUR (of which 3 EUR 700 000 additional infrastructure measures for development of the construction site and the building).

The building will be constructed in the Institute clasp at the Breisach road. With the "Institute for Disease Modeling and Targeted Medicine" (IMITATE) are created fundamentally new conditions in order to simulate complex genetic and epigenetic disorders in animal models and to characterize as comprehensively through an integrated, multimodal imaging that targeted therapeutic approaches are possible. This unique approach is based on Germany in Freiburg unique features in the area of ​​genetic and epigenetic research, the targeted establishment of genetically tractableplanning services i.Br. for the renovation of an existing office building in Freiburg A change of use of the building is not provided. It should also be used as an administrative building in the future.

The building Baslerstraße 2 at the corner of Günterstalstraße, solid construction, dates back to 1955, has 4,500 m² over 6 floors and has a basement. The floor heights are partially different and have a free height of about 2.63 m on average. Ceilings are suspended for the most part for laying installations. In the basement are the technical rooms.

Currently, the local public office is housed there, which will move into the new town hall in Stühlinger in the management of concentration. The move is planned in the fall 2017th

By moving to the former clerk's