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European Patent Office - Refurbishment of the office building "Isar", Munich

ARCHITECT: gmp, Munich
SCOPE OF WORK: double skin facades with timber composite windows, glass replacement, sun protection
IMAGE SOURCE: © EPA

The headquarters of the European Patent Office in Munich is undergoing a comprehensive and energy-efficient refurbishment. The ten-story high-rise building with a flat roof is distinguished by its fully glazed facades featuring projecting gallery walkways and vertical fins. Inventors and companies from around the world can apply there for patents valid in up to 44 European countries, which are examined, granted, or rejected by the patent office.

Gesamtschule Altenessen-Süd

CLIENT: City of Essen
GENERAL PLANNER: v-architekten, Cologne
ARCHITECT: v-architekten, Cologne
SCOPE OF WORK: wooden wall constructions, timber composite windows, timber composite stick system, aluminium stick system, profiled glass facades, timber cladding, sheet metal cladding, rooflights, sun protection, doors
IMAGE SOURCE: © v-architekten gmbh

In Altenessen-Süd, on an area of 34,000 m², a state-of-the-art and sustainable comprehensive school with 6 parallel classes, including sports halls, is being built in a hybrid timber construction. Around 1,300 school places will be created.

KARLA administrative and educational centre, Karlsruhe

CLIENT: Administrative district of Karlsruhe
ARCHITECT: wittfoht studio architekten, Stuttgart
SCOPE OF WORK: aluminium double facades, rainscreen metal cladding, timber unitised curtain wall, timber composite stick system, steel facades, aluminium unitised facades, aluminium stick system, rainscreen timber louvres, metal fins, metal louvres, metal cladding, rooflight, render, soffit covering, sun protection, doors
IMAGE SOURCE: © eesome | architect: wittfoht studio architekten

The administrative district of Karlsruhe is building the modern administrative and educational centre KARLA in the inner city of Karlsruhe. The sustainable building ensemble consists of a low-rise building and a 90-meter high-rise building, which will be one of the tallest buildings in hybrid timber construction.

Grund-, Mittelschule und Haus für Kinder (primary school, lower secondary school, house for children), Königswieser Straße, Munich

CLIENT: City of Munich
ARCHITECT: h4a Gessert+Randecker Architekten, Munich
SCOPE OF WORK: wooden frame constructions incl. timber composite French windows, fibre cement cladding, wooden panels, sun protection, doors
IMAGE SOURCE: © h4a Gessert+Randecker Architekten GmbH

The new school complex in Munich's Neu-Forstenried district is being constructed as a compact hybrid timber building. A primary school, a lower secondary school, a house for children and a triple gym will be built. There will be room for up to 950 students.

Nouveau Bâtiment Centre (NBC), Luxembourg

CLIENT: Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL), Luxembourg
GENERAL PLANNER: 4 bund Planungsgemeinschaft, Luxembourg
ARCHITECTS: M3 Architectes, Luxembourg
wörner traxler richter, Frankfurt a. M.
SCOPE OF WORK: aluminium unitised façades, aluminium stick system, aluminium sheet metal cladding, glass fibre reinforced concrete cladding, sheet metal fins, glass roof, sun protection, doors
IMAGE SOURCE: © Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL)

The new, state-of-the-art hospital building is part of the new national planning of hospital care in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The building complex will have a floor space of 54,150 m², 9 above-ground and 3 underground floors, 18 operating rooms, 2 helipads and an underground car park. The 30 x 30 meter large courtyards provide daylight and guarantee the patients the view into the green.