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KARLA administrative and educational centre, Karlsruhe

CLIENT: District office 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 timber hybrid 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 timber hybrid 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. 

Second administrative headquarters in Aalen

CLIENT: administrative district of Ostalbkreis
ARCHITECT: hirner & riehl architekten stadtplaner, Munich
SCOPE OF WORK: timber composite stick system, aluminium stick system, sheet metal cladding, sun shading screens, steel sills, steel stick system glass roof, blinds, doors
IMAGE SOURCE: © hirner & riel architekten stadtplaner bda partg mbb

The district of Ostalbkreis is building a second administrative headquarters in Aalen. Two buildings are arranged in parallel and are connected by bridges. The inner courtyards provide daylight to all directions. The new building will have a gross floor area of about 15,650 square meters and will provide space for about 470 office workplaces. 

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Frankfurt - refurbishment and extension

CLIENT: Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Frankfurt
ARCHITECT: Jourdan & Müller Steinhauser, Frankfurt
SCOPE OF WORK:

wooden windows, steel windows, steel facades, aluminium facades, stainless steel facades, stainless steel structural sheet metal louvres, sun protection, door
IMAGE SOURCE: © Dipl.-Ing. Fritz Göran Vöpel

The almost seventy years old, heritage building on Frankfurt's Hochstraße is being extensively modernised. The typical appearance is retained, while at the same time an energy-efficient renovation is carried out and the space available is increased by an addition of storeys.