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02.08.2005
Book "Schweger Assoziierte Architekten - Buildings and Projects 1999-2005"
Publication August 2005
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26.05.2005
Book "Der Neubau der Europäischen Zentralbank" Internationaler Architektenwettbewerb
Publication Spring 2005
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20.05.2005
Dock 4 Sandtorkai 62 Hafencity Hamburg
Completion Spring 2005
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12.05.2005
NDR Studios Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany
move-in NDR2, Spring 2005
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26.04.2005
da! Architektur in und aus Berlin 2005
Exhibition | Stilwerk Berlin | June 17 - Juli 17 2005
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24.04.2005
Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Berlin
Competition 2005, 1. Prize
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24.04.2005
Sächsische Staatsarchiv Dresden
Competition 2005, 1. Prize
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09.02.2005
Hochhauskomplex Föderation, Moskau
Competition 2003, 1. Prize with S. Tchoban | under Construction
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10.01.2005
BMW Hochhaus-Areal München
Completion 2006
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The architectural composition created by the Viennese architect Karl
Schwanzer with the tower ("Four Cylinders") and the "Key" of the BMW
Museum in front of it in 1970-73 is very well known indeed. The windows
and façade needed to be renewed after the refurbishment that was due
after three decades, and the building needed bringing completely up to
date in technical areas such as heating, ventilation, and
electrical and sanitary equipment, and also fire protection devices.
Here monument preservation viewpoints were as important as the demand
for modern energy specifications. Moving away from complete
air-conditioning, and providing windows that can be opened individually
and maximum use of daylight at the desk through light control
correspond with recent insights into the physiology of work.
Organization of the 1500 workplaces following new office concepts was
also addressed. It turned out that after appropriate renovation the
building was still able to meet all modern demands without any
concessions.
One key aim of the renewal was that the building, which was already
seen as "historic", should not be allowed to fade away as "memorial
architecture", but that its own design rules, appropriate to the time
when it was built, should continue to apply. On the other hand, the
process did not simply involve the material reconstruction of worn-out
parts and furnishings, but was intended to interpret its expressive
architectural devices and their transformation using today's resources
and materials. The art is also part of the claim to completeness and
challenge. It was specially commissioned for the building, integrated
into the structure and enters into symbiosis with the architecture.
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