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Evergreen architecture for a flourishing district
Modular living walls for façade greenery on the Green City Tower
Freiburg im Breisgau, 05/10/2023. An ambitious city-planning project on the site of the old northern freight yard has been underway for a number of years. The project showcases how disused post-industrial spaces can be brought back to life in a…
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Modern headquarters with a sustainable mix of materials
Richard Brink supplies drainage channels for barista company’s roof terraces
Hövelhof, 01.08.2023. CUP&CINO’s newly completed company headquarters brings industrial charm typical of Hamburg’s warehouse district to Eastern Westphalia. The complex also stands out for its sustainable construction, modern facilities and…
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Countering heavy rainfall with XXL drainage
Gravel-filled drainage channels from Richard Brink protect industrial facilities from flooding
Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock 22/05/2023. When large amounts of rain fall onto sealed surfaces, it is not uncommon for flooding to occur. The business premises of Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Germany had experienced this first hand at their site in…
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Office building with feel-good flair
Impressive new company headquarters with raised beds and drainage gullies from Richard Brink
A new office building has been constructed in the north of Aachen that offers the perfect setting for producing high-quality work while also providing a space to relax and discuss projects. The new headquarters of companies MAGMA and SIGMA impress…
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Sparkasse atriums fitted with raised beds and drainage channels from Richard Brink
Sparkasse Aachen’s newly designed branch on Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz awaits customers with a light-flooded service centre. Two planted atriums, which are sure to become real centrepieces of the much-frequented branch, let in plenty of natural light.…
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Life above the rooftops of Copenhagen
Façade channels keep modular homes dry
With the redesign of a partially completed shopping centre, a unique building complex has emerged in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen. The quarter now offers an innovative combination of public spaces for shopping and relaxing, and private…
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Solar modules optimally aligned thanks to substructures
A rooftop system for a building’s own energy generation – for many companies, infrastructural facilities and private homes, solar modules represent an extremely economical solution that is also environmentally friendly. To get the most out of the…
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Straight from roof to production
Solar substructures from Richard Brink support energy supply of HEGGEMANN AG
Protecting natural resources while reducing operating costs are the objectives of the ÖKOPROFIT (ecological project for integrated environmental technology) initiative, which sees municipalities join forces with local businesses. HEGGEMANN AG from…
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Channels by Richard Brink for Germany’s largest open-air shopping centre
Richard Brink delivers custom-made raised beds to expert AG
For the expansion of the expert AG headquarters in Hanover-Langenhagen, architects from htm.a Hartmann Architektur designed a narrow framed extension with an air of lightness. A passage connects the new building to the existing complex. Generous…
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Amsterdam’s south opts for clear design
High-calibre neighbourhood: ‘The Edge’ and ‘O|2’ lab equipped with straight slotted channels
In the Zuidas quarter of Amsterdam lie the office building ‘The Edge’ and the ‘O|2’ laboratory in close succession. The economic and financial centre of the Netherlands is marked by modern, straight-edged and sustainable architecture, and the…
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Plant boxes made by Richard Brink mark the entrance to Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH
Clean lines, open structures and an effective mix of materials comprising glass, steel and concrete all give the Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH premises in Hamm a distinctive appearance. The new building of the distribution and service partners of…
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Hydra and Cubo combine elegance and vivacity
Building on Phoenix Lake fitted with drainage channels from Richard Brink GmbH & Co. KG
The RIVA 1 building on the harbour promenade of Dortmund’s Phoenix Lake has been occupied since 2013. Commissioned by Dreier Immobilien, architectural firm Schamp & Schmalöer – also from Dortmund – created a five-storey office building including…
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Discreet drainage for a large space
Drainage channels and slotted channels by Richard Brink for the Hans-Sachs-Haus in Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen’s new town hall, the Hans-Sachs-Haus, functions as a central point of contact for the town’s residents and makes a distinctive mark on the townscape. To provide efficient drainage of precipitation from the neighbouring 2,200 square…
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New Sparkasse head office in Hilden
Dewatering channels from Richard Brink ensure barrier-free access
With its light-flooded new building and 120 employees, the Sparkasse Hilden-Ratingen-Velbert makes a striking new addition to Hilden’s town centre. One special feature of this edifice is its barrier-free access. This is evident in features such as…
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New Volksbank building in Gifhorn
Stainless steel dewatering systems complement the exposed concrete and glass façade
Volksbank Braunschweig Wolfsburg has erected a new building in the pedestrian zone of Gifhorn, an administrative district in Lower Saxony. The main challenge for the project was finding a way to integrate the building, designed by Stephan Braunfels…
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Spiritual meeting place at the heart of the city
Drainage channels protect the Ecumenical Forum in Hamburg’s HafenCity against the effects of precipitation
The HafenCity, located close to Hamburg’s city centre, is one of the biggest construction projects in Europe. The newly developed city district recently acquired its own church: the HafenCity Ecumenical Forum. Nineteen churches from Hamburg have come…
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High-rise office tower in Düsseldorf’s Medienhafen
Dewatering channels provide a frame for the building
In recent years, some outstanding architectural projects have sprung up in Düsseldorf’s Medienhafen development. High-rise towers with glass façades stand side-by-side with listed buildings, shaping the overall character of this innovative commercial…
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Custom-made drainage system for Deutsche Leasing
Deutsche Leasing has built a new 16,000 square metre building besides renovating their existing building in Bad Homburg. Both the façade of the old building and the upper floor of the new building have balconies. An efficient drainage system was…
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Dewatering solutions for the Cologne Oval Offices
Over the last few years, several exceptional architectural projects have sprung up along the street Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer close to Cologne’s Rheinauhafen, one of the city’s key areas of development. The ‘Cologne Oval Offices’ complex is a prize…
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Water damage doesn’t stand a chance
Roof protection for the Kaufhaus Tyrol shopping centre courtesy of Richard Brink drainage systems
After six years of planning and construction, Kaufhaus Tyrol – the largest inner-city shopping centre in Austria – finally opened its doors last year in Innsbruck. Based on a design by renowned British architect, David Chipperfield, the building…
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