Vitrahaus, Showroom

Location

Weil am Rhein, Germany

Architect

Herzog & de Meuron
Basel, Switzerland

Data

Overall Project Time:
2008 – 2009

Execution Period:
approx. 6 Months

Scope of work

• Approx. 1,000 m2 frontal facade exterior and interior facades using FRENER & REIFER minimo_FR system with cover shell and mullion face width of 30mm.

Innovations / Challenges

• Extraordinary building geometry with unorthodox building intersections.
• Special setting out of facade construction in order to absorb structural component movements of up to +/- 30 mm.