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.



We wrote a dedicated choreography for the new Kiefer technic façades, which we would like to present to you in a video clip: Kiefer Technic

Arch. DI Ernst Giselbrecht
(Translation: Susanne Baumann-Cox / Y´Plus)



Austrian Building

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Giselbrecht + Partner



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:
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