Corporate Headquarters
Schwabach · 2013
In the four-storey three-section plan, a core area is located in the centre of the building. The office space, which surrounds the core area in a ring form, could be realised without using supporting pillars or walls, offering the maximum flexibility in space allocation. The core zone has openings in several places, allowing a variety of views and lines of sight between the two façades.
- Client
- mister*lady
- Location
- Schwabach
- Type of works
- New build
- Commission type
- Competition – 2nd prize
- Work stages (HOAI)
- 1-2
- Status
- Not realised
- Typology
- Office & Administration, Lighting & Interior Design, Competitions & Assessments
- Year
- Gross floor area (GFA)
- 5,564 m²
- Gross volume
- 21,029 m³
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The proposed energy concept incorporates an air-to-water heat pump and thermally activated concrete floor slabs for heating and cooling, with the aim of reducing primary energy demand.
The administration building has a glass base zone, which gives the illusion that the structural components in the upper storeys are floating above the ground. The free rhythm of the punctuated façade is broken by a few striking design elements. In addition to loggia-like recesses, the conference area on the third floor is particularly emphasised architecturally. The façade is made up of a translucent web of stainless steel, which is coloured blue and backlit. Pivoted exterior blinds in the glass area create an attractive play of light and shadow and allow a shading system that follows the path of the sun. The west façade functions as a visual display unit with 24 glass panels. The “boxes” that are created here are intended to be miniature display windows in which current fashions can be displayed on mannequins. The purpose of the company – fashion – is thereby clear to all: the building becomes the standard bearer for its contents.
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