Gütersloh, 23/05/2024. Drain, decouple and ventilate – these are the three characteristics that set the Stabile Air façade channels from Richard Brink apart. What’s more, the metal products manufacturer produces the channels to custom dimensions with…

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…

Freiburg im Breisgau, 08.03.2023. As part of the plans to reconstruct Freiburg’s Volksbank headquarters, architect’s office Hadi Teherani Architects envisaged a tailor-made design for the new building complex. Extending beyond the shell’s unique…

Right in the heart of the Mecklenburg Lake District, MAREMÜRITZ Yachthafen Resort offers exclusive holiday living that harmonises wonderfully with the beautiful national park just a stone’s throw away. Premium drainage channels from the company…

The green space next to Gleisdreieck subway station is an oasis of calm amid Berlin’s metropolis. The park has a broad appeal, attracting walkers, runners, dog owners and nature lovers. The residents of Gleis Park Apartments – a living complex…

With the aim of respecting the town’s history while also revamping the public space for its residents, a unique series of fountains has been installed in Lüdinghausen. The combination of partly engraved natural stone slabs, fountains and drainage…

In the centre of Regensburg, the ‘Römerrastplatz’ invites visitors to stay a while and explore the art and history of the city. A water feature with fountains really adds charm to the welcoming design of the square. Drainage solutions from Richard…

The city of Pforzheim wanted to revamp Westliche Karl-Friedrich-Strasse, transforming it into a modern, spacious and inviting pedestrian zone. To that end, an area measuring around 200 m in length was paved with high-quality concrete tiling, and…

The Wilder Kaiser-Brixental ski area is one of the largest and most modern such resorts in the world. With around 280 km of pistes and over 90 lifts, it is a many-faceted paradise for winter sports enthusiasts. At the heart of this sweeping alpine…

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…

In order to bring a large part of the city’s information and telecommunications technology under one roof, the Stadtwerke München (SWM) Munich City Utilities commissioned the building of an ‘IT townhall’ – the IT-Rathaus. The building complex is…

‘Like a phoenix from the ashes’ – that is one way to describe the Villa Gans in recent years. Before becoming derelict and ultimately demolished in 2014, the original historic building was the home of an affluent industrialist family and later a…

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…

The architecture of the new building for the European Hanseatic Museum bridges the gap between past and present. A central, covered stairway connecting the main building with the castle friary also provides access to the museum’s new building.…

At the Sonnwendviertel education campus in Vienna, it is not just the curriculum that promotes modern teaching methods but also the architecture of the building complex itself. PPAG architects ztgmbh in Vienna implemented the concept of a…

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…

Taking indoor living outdoors – that was the aim in designing the 180 square metre outdoor areas of a city centre penthouse in the Rhine-Main region. By using a wide range of plants and combining materials like wood, stainless steel and natural…

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…

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…

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…

When planning new buildings, special consideration should always be paid to proper drainage. This also applied to the construction of the new administration building of R+V Versicherung in Wiesbaden, where natural drainage was not possible because of…

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…