Although the footprint of the corner apartment building is kept to a minimum, its size is increased on the upper floors with balconies and cube-shaped extensions. With wavy terracotta panels and horizontal black aluminium bands that run around the building at each fl oor level, the unusual building shell makes a bold statement among the […]
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Objectivity and great transparency: the building’s exterior expresses, what is also important where technical Developments – the speciality of the Fraunhofer-Institut in Duisburg – are concerned. The clear façade structure is striking for its dichotomy of glass and terracotta. The reddish TERRART® elements consist of profiled panels, which were also used as ceiling lining for
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Brick-red terracotta elements generate an interesting play of colour on the façades. Although the building is uniform in colour, shadows let the narrow ceramic rods – which are positioned with space between – appear much darker than the flat, large-format panels. In the process, a dual-colour impression is created. Apart from the ceramic, the pagoda
What appears to be a modern new building is in reality a very successful renovation project. The administration building is now barely recognisable after the renovation. Open fronts, coordinated architectural details like the elegant two-colour scheme, and the balanced combination of glass and ceramic surface elements fully live up to the demands of a contemporary
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The Parisian suburb of Aubervilliers is gradually blossoming more and more into a hip, trendy quarter. One of the reasons may be the outstanding Le Millénaire shopping centre directly on the Canal Saint-Denis: with shop fl oor space of 56,000 square metres and 17,000 square metres of offi ce space, it is one of the
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The new part of the administration building clearly reflects the strong and powerful urban development that can be seen in this area, and does its best to blend in with the architecture of its surroundings. The design is built on longevity and sustainability, and the chosen forms of expression are easy to understand yet manage
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Urban development is progressing in a suburb approximately 20 km east of Athens, where the biggest shopping centre and entertainment complex in the whole of Greece has been built in Yalou. One part of this is the Smart Park with its impressive offer of shops, restaurants and entertainment. Welcoming, warm natural hues give the shopping
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The transparent, suspended terracotta cladding consisting of rectangular TERRART® Baguettes lessen the impact of this multi-storey car park‘s bulkiness and compactness, lending it an open and lightweight appearance that gives people inside plenty of light and fresh air. The resulting lattice structure is pleasantly broken up, and in places completely open. The elements are precision-cut
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Simple and elegant in form and powerful in expression, the new university building harmonises with its neighbouring buildings thanks to a colour palette that is deliberately in keeping with the surrounding colours. The polychromatic facade consists of seven different natural shades, including red and yellowbrown, with orange as the theme colour. Colour theorist Josef Albers
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For the new NBC Broadcast Center, two twin buildings situated in a row of heterogeneous buildings of different heights, proportions, sizes and distance from one another, but sharing common exterior materials and colours, became the subject of a redesign programme. Complementing this, the Broadcast Center was adorned with a facade of glass, metal and light,
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