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Energy consumption reduced As the uninsulated building shell caused significant temperature fluctuations in the interior, new roof insulation was installed for the 8,800 square-metre roof membrane. In

DX Architects , Melbourne/AUT Creative Windows , Melbourne/AUT AU-Melbourne

Architekturbüro Pechtold , Berlin/DE Architekturbüro Rautenbach , Berlin/DE Max Dudler , Berlin/DE Jens Schröter Metallbau GmbH , Baruth/DE DE-Berlin

Steel windows for the listed Hall E Hall E was built from 1926 to 1929 as a warehouse and function hall for the neighbouring “Heizkraftwerk Süd” (“Combined heat and power station south”) on behalf of

DI Claus Ullrich , Krems/AT DI Hannes Ritzinger , Krems/AT Destilat Interior Design , Vienna/AT Schinnerl Metallbau GmbH , Tulln/AT to the SCALE article AT-Kirchberg am Wagram

Approved fire protection An ice rink, a triple gymnasium, four sprint tracks with a length of 80 metres, 3000 square metres of athletics training areas, 25 double rooms and additional areas for the wi

Stunning piece of porcelain production history To create the large glass facade, the architects opted for the VISS facade steel system because “a steel facade can accommodate more slimline dimensions

A window into the past Fire protection and air conditioning were part of the architects’ specifi-cation sheet, but a controlled ventilation system requires tightly closing windows and glazing. When re

Centuries-old gem: Asymmetrical profile shapes The relatively new boutique and design hotel Paragon 700 pays homage to the history of its location. Over several years of work, they managed to trans-fo

A building for mobility The conversion of the Citroën building was based on the premise of ‘preserving and augmenting’. It’s not so easy to tell which parts of the building have been preserved and whi

Contemporary access Through its design featuring the use of VISS steel profiles , the visitor centre is synonymous with its valuable heritage. The new arched metal doors in the vestibule area of the c

Atelier RUA Arquitectos , Lisbon/PT Tecnosece, Lda, Pombal/PT Janisol Arte 2.0 as door systems PT-Olhão

Refurbishment: Filigree Corten steel windows for historic buildings Not far from the "trulli village" of Alberobella (UNESCO World Heritage Site) lies the trulli complex of Ceglie Messapica, where the

Edouard Francois , Paris/FR SANAA (Sejima And Nishizawa And Associates) , Tokyo/JP Frener & Reifer , Brixen/IT to the object report FR-Paris

JSWD Architekten , Cologne/DE Zech Hochbau , Stuttgart/DE (formerly BAM Deutschland AG) Bäurle Tore und Elementbau GmbH , Nördlingen/DE DE-Lübeck

Striking mullion-transom facade Victorinox built a new and well connected distribution centre. One of the challenges they faced was the inclined profile joints between the mullions and transoms. To ov

In-house development Blaser Metallbau AG , Andelfingen/CH Blaser Metallbau AG , Andelfingen/CH CH-Andelfingen

Glass facades offer a lot of transparency With the opening of the town hall and cube, the first part of Remseck's New Centre has been completed. The ensemble houses all the essential service and suppl

Each window is a revelation The outer wall is pierced in just a few places. The first of these is in the living area, where a huge sliding door opens up the building and expands the living space to th

Renovation of the listed brewery buildings The former Bötzow brewery is centrally located in Berlin, just a few minutes’ walk from Alexanderplatz. The masterplan by David Chipperfield Architects is ba

Gleis- und Tiefbau AG, Goldach CH-Sulgen

Q-Bic Plus was replaced by AquaCell NG in 2023. Building Department Canton Zurich Gruner AG, Basel More information CH-Zürich

The former Mahymobiles garage has been transformed into a multifunctional cultural centre. The renovation and addition of numerous doors and large windows associated with the transformation was achiev

RLC AG , Rheineck/CH Hofer AG , Rorschach/CH CH-Brülisau

Design for the windows and doors with Jansen Arte 2.0 Renovated in autumn 2022, the building was built between 1847 and 1855 by the famous composer and piano maker Camille Pleyel. Architect Bruno Morl

Art and culture in the Kubus A century after its foundation, the Bauhaus has now purchased its own building in its home town of Weimar. The minimalist Kubus confidently asserts itself against the impo

New building in homage to the Bauhaus For the architects it was a key concern for the architects to make the facade of the new visitor centre as transparent as possible. They succeeded in doing so wit

Concert hall with a view The three glass facades all boast large-scale glass formats, some of which border on the technically feasible. The panes of the room-enclosing structural glazed facade are 6,2

Focus topics: Facade and fire protection An impressive meeting and study place has been created on the campus of the Karl Franzens University in Graz: the new university library harmoniously combines

City palace with a cultural mission The baroque city palace in Altstätten, Switzerland, has undergone several renovations and conversions since then. Special Janisol geometries were used to emphasise

From monastery complex to event venue One area in the ‘Beato monastery’ complex in Lisboa has been renovated and is now being used as an event location. The rehabilitation project was designed by Atel

Office Winhov , Amsterdam/NL H. Baars BV , Amsterdam/NL ProRail , Amsterdam/NL NL-Amsterdam

dok architecten , Amsterdam/NL J.M. van Delft , Drunen/NL NL-Amsterdam

Mediterranean house in old bodega The Andalusian architects Iniesta Nowell Architectos have converted a former bodega in Jerez de la Frontera into an airy, Mediterranean townhouse. Due to the favourab

SEU-Arch Institue , Nanjing/CN Shanghai Zhuoxiao Architecture & Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai/CN CN-Yangzhou

Refurbishment Aschaffenburg town hall This refurbishment demonstrates impressively that contemporary thermal insulation is very much compatible with the requirements of monument preservation : among o

Successful conversion - from military barracks to a library The structural redesignation, accompanied by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, finds its strong expression through the sleek desi

Expressiveness and distinction The Artists’ Garden is a mammoth project comprising no fewer than 55 buildings over an area of 70,000 square metres on the shores of the West Sea Bay in Qingdao, Shandon

A green island in the middle of Zurich A new district with a model sustainable character – “Greencity”, the prestigious project in southside of Zurich. The district is overlooked by “Pergamin II”, the

Contemporary witness to the steel industry As the preservation authorities also valued the preservation of the external appearance more highly than the energy-efficient refurbishment , the window stri

Renovation / extension daycare centre When renovating the municipal daycare centre in the Munich district of Altschwabing, the challenge lay in implementing contemporary standards within a listed buil

Famous shoes in the former city hall Lady Gaga's boots, Elvis' loafers or Elton John's platform shoes with glitter soles: The former city hall of Waalwijk in the Netherlands now houses some of the gre

WXCA , Warsaw/PL Assa Abloy Mercor doors, Warsaw/PL PL-Warsaw

Reconstructed windows - Janisol Arte 2.0 The building features a variety of window formats, including large sectioned windows that extend across the entire height of the hall. Glaskunst Buhlig produce

Conversion / extension A chocolate factory that is no longer a chocolate factory, a history association that has plans to set up a town museum and a town council that has supported the conversion and

Design, Security, Comfort DaeWha Kang Design has designed a breathtaking internal courtyard ‚ for ‘The OWO’, the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. Narrow, delicate profiles contribute to the

Civic Architects , Amsterdam/NL Facadis Gevelbouw, Oldenzaal/NL NL-Tilburg

Narrow steel system for clear interior doors Open floor plans and floor-to-ceiling windows characterise the "B-Place", built as a residential and commercial building in the heart of Berlin; they creat

Research takes over former prison area A new life sciences campus is being built in Basel. The ambitious goal is to become one of the world's most important research locations for the life sciences. F

A building in the harbour, with a harbour in the building The ‘Sluishuis’ is the new landmark of Amsterdam – living on and with the water is the motto for the residents of the 442 apartments. The walk