This new structure is reminiscent of stacked-up crates of wine. The layout of the crates creates an external dialogue that differentiates the various areas and functions, including in the building envelope. The facade has been designed as two different-coloured terracotta panels and highlights the composition of the individual crates. As well as the two-storey wine […]
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The listed district court building dating from 1906 has been renovated in line with the current usage requirements, and an extension has been added. The highly modern, unfussy annex impresses with a ceramic detail solution for the facade and roof, consisting of TERRARTR baguettes with a rectangular cross-section. Assembled in a fan-shaped arrangement, the elements
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An all-in-one solution: the facade surfaces and roof are covered with light TERRART® Large panels that emphasise the building‘s monolithic character. The terracotta of the outer walls produces a combed surface and has been applied as a “clapboard siding” familiar from timber cladding, while the roof panes are covered with smooth untextured ceramic elements. Strict geometry
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The spacious housing area comprises several building complexes and houses more than 400 apartments. The architectural concept places a clear emphasis on a horizontal structure. Horizontal window and balcony openings alternate with matching closed ceramic surfaces that appear to be covered in fine, horizontal lines. The arrangement of the light TERRART® facade elements with varying profiles
One of the increasingly important architectural tasks of our time is the full reconstruction of buildings from the recent past. In this project, the starting point of the formal concept is a horizontal stratification of the external appearance on the street side and on the courtyard side. For the public street areas, a high-quality yet
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems has been expanded to include a long, two-storey building that resembles a steamboat. The ceramic facade is specially designed to reference the work that takes place within the institute: slim, horizontal strips of light-coloured, glazed terracotta in different arrangements adorn the building, lending it an elegant finish.
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Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton is located nearby the picturesque Khimki Reservoir, and guests of the hotel have the opportunity to admire it from the balconies. Deeper into the site the architecture becomes more vivid in comparison with the main building that overlooks the highway. Various sized windows, terracotta façade in different colours and orange balconies
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Two spectacular buildings with impressive shapes, connected by a steel bridge on the sixth floor, form the complex of the new law courts, which forms part of an ensemble with three further new buildings situated on a peninsula right in the heart of Amsterdam. The court house has an unmistakeably one-off identity and a unique
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The new business and service centre on the site of the former theatre defines the “new heart” of the city. The large building is clad in meandering facade strips staggered storey by storey, each with a three-dimensional shape that responds differently to its immediate urban surroundings. The gently sweeping vertical slat strips alert passers-by to
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The Paris head office of the world market leader in the credit insurance business has undergone a complete renovation and been adapted to current technical and environmental standards, both inside and out. The outer structure and the original character of this historic building have been retained. The facade is covered with TERRART® Large panels in four
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