Kiefer Technic Showroom: Architecture Information

Dynamic facade 2007 Architect: Giselbrecht + Partner ZT GmbH Photos © Paul Ott In earlier times, façades were characterised by window arrangements and axes. They often featured surface relief with architectural elements from the relevant period or style. The structure of the façade also determined the ground plan; the greater the number of window axes in a room, the more important the function of the user. Not long ago office buildings had a clear structure and the number of axes was predetermined - e.g. how many for a director or high-ranking counsellor and how many for a mere civil servant. With the introduction of window strips, these hierarchies were abandoned. Today it is possible that the complete exterior façade is transparent, and this very transparency indicates a modern character. At the same time, individual requirements escalate and need to be reconciled with the desire for comfort. For this reason we have been working for some time with dynamic façades that can be adapted individually to changing conditions and needs. Of course they can also be controlled by optimising programs if users are not present in the rooms behind. Thus it is possible to realise these new transparent façades and yet still maintain a cosy atmosphere in the rooms. These façades change continuously; each day, each hour shows a new “face” - the façade is turning into a dynamic sculpture. Arch. DI Ernst Giselbrecht (Translation: Susanne Baumann-Cox / Y´Plus) Further Kiefer Technic Showroom photos: Austrian Architect Studios Adresse: 8344 Bad Gleichenberg, Steiermark Bauherr: Harald Kiefer Metallbau GmbH Architekt: Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner ZT GmbH Brockmanngasse 48 A-8010 Graz Tel: 0043/316/817050 Fax: 0043/316/817050-9 Mitarbeiter: DI Peter Fürnschuss Fachplaner: Haustechnik: Planungsbüro Greile, 9330 Althofen Ausführungsstatik: CMB GmbH, 8330 Feldbach Ausführende Firmen: Generalunternehmer: Mandlbauer GmbH, 8344 Bad Gleichenb. Fassadenbau: Kiefer Metallbau GmbH, 8344 Bad Gleichenberg Planung: Herbst 2005 - Sommer 2006 Baubeginn: Frühjahr 2006 Fertigstellung: Sommer 2007 Bautechnische Daten: Nettogeschoßfläche: 420 m² Bruttogeschoßfläche: 545 m² Umbauter Raum: 4.270 m³ Baubeschreibung: Bürogebäude samt Ausstellungsflächen zur Produktpräsentation Rohbau: Ziegelmassivwände; Stahlbetondecken; entlang der Fassade betonverfüllte Stahlsäulen Fassaden: Alu-Pfosten-Riegel-Fassade mit vorgelagerten Putzstegen bzw. WDVS-Fassade, weiss geputzt Sonnenschutz: Alu-Lochblech-Klappläden, elektrisch betrieben Veröffentlichungen: · Details, No. 09, Mai 2008 Preise, Auszeichnungen: Besondere Anerkennung „Austrian Architecture Award“ 2008 Graz Theatre by UNStudio Dedicated choreography for new Kiefer technic façades, video clip: Kiefer Technic