A long-term sustainability strategy to reduce CO2 emissions requires building concepts that are resilient to changes in future usage needs and market developments efficiency, the flexibility and adaptability of structures are therefore particularly required.
Our concepts and projects are characterized by clear, modular and flexible floor plan and structural structures, which intelligently combine use-neutral structures with specific design
The façade is a central element of our architecture. In addition to the technical requirements, the building envelope must increasingly contribute to the production of energy or cooling of the urban climate. Last but not least, the building communicates and interacts with users and the environment via the façade.
Our office can draw on many years of experience and expertise in the development of sophisticated façade solutions – such as solar facades, green facades or double facades with passive ventilation, which shape the design of the buildings and also always create added value for users, owners and the external effect.
Back in 2004, the Paul Horn Arena was designed with active envelopes including a PV façade. In our current projects, the facades are also activated with PV modules in a variety of ways.
Wood is becoming increasingly important as a renewable raw material for reducing the carbon footprint and has established itself as a climate-neutral alternative to solid construction in many areas. We can draw on a large project portfolio and extensive experience in the field of structural timber construction, which covers a wide range of uses, from multi-storey housing to school buildings.
Accompanied by our in-house timber engineers and sustainability managers, we develop a specific construction materialization concept for each project in cooperation with the clients, which is plausible via comparative CO2 and life cycle balances, as well as in comparison with the usage requirements.
Circularity is an essential part of a carbon-neutral strategy. In addition, circularly planned projects have a positive impact on the value of real estate if the value of the materials used is recovered during decommissioning.
Accompanied by research projects on zero-waste construction, we develop concepts for circular construction methods in our projects. Hand in hand with our timber construction engineers, we investigate the topic of circularity as in the case of school construction Campus-Ost from the documentation of all components in a component catalogue to the elaboration of the details.
