We assumed 4 divisions of the Kiefer Technic Showrooms façade, designed by Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner (Kiefer Technic Showroom/Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner, 2010), as a departure point for the façades grid divisions. Examples for this are the ENT clinic at LKH Graz, the educational facility of Schloss Seggau and the administration building of Energie Steiermark. The 90 interactive kinetic façades configurations for every grid are simulated. Due to contracts in terms of new buildings in combination with historic buildings, he has been able to further develop his concept of his ‘architecture of lightness’. Together with his team of 12 employees, he has implemented successful projects in Styria, Austria and farer away, such as the functional units and the radiotherapy department of LKH (state hospital) Leoben, the headquarters of Roche Diagnostics and Russmedia, the ENT and dental clinic of LKH Graz, all of which received numerous international and national awards such as the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage, Staatspreis für Industriebau (State Prize for Industrial Construction), Österreichischer Aluminium-Architekturpreis (Austrian Architecture Award for Aluminum Buildings), Award best architects 07, International Architecture Award of Chicago Athenaeum, ZT(civil engineer) Award for ‘Best innovative planning’, Green Good Design Award of Chicago Athenaeum and many more.Įrnst Giselbrecht strongly believes, ‘as architects we know that architecture is not just building culture but an elemental base of our everyday culture.’ Hereby he puts a high emphasis on a light and transparent architecture and focuses on components that seem weightless as well as detailed investigation of all materials. Dynamic façade Kiefer technic showroom by Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner (AT) Dynamic façade Kiefer technic showroom by Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner. The architectural studio Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner, founded in 2004, is specialized in the design of health care and education facilities as well as residential, office and lab buildings. These façades change continuously each day, each hour shows a new “face” - the fa-çade is turning into a dynamic sculpture.Since 1985 Ernst Gieselbrecht has operated as an independent architect in Graz. Thus it is possible to realise these new transparent façades and yet still maintain a cosy at-mosphere in the rooms. The way the dynamic facade works is through electronic controls within the. First type is the user-control dynamic facade, the Kiefer Technic Showroom by Ernst Gieselbrecht + Partner, a built project located in Steiermark, Austria (2007). The architectural studio Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner, founded in 2004, is specialized in the design of health care and education facilities as well as residential, office and lab buildings. Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner presents the Kiefer Technic Showroom, an office building and exhibition space with dynamic faade that changes to outdoor conditions, optimizing internal climate, while allowing users to personalize their own space with user controls. Kiefer Technic Showroom Courtesy of Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner. Of course they can also be controlled by optimising programs if users are not present in the rooms behind. Since 1985 Ernst Gieselbrecht has operated as an independent architect in Graz. At the same time, individual requirements escalate and need to be reconciled with the desire for comfort.įor this reason we have been working for some time with dynamic façades that can be adapted individually to changing conditions and needs. Today it is possible that the complete exterior façade is transparent, and this very transparency indicates a modern character.
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With the introduction of window strips, these hierarchies were abandoned. Kiefer Technic Showroom is a two-story office building and exhibition space in Austria with a dynamic facade that changes according to outdoor conditions, op. how many for a director or high-ranking counsellor and how many for a mere civil servant. Users can control these conditions from within the building, adapting the façade to match their preferences exactly. Not long ago office buildings had a clear structure and the number of axes was prede-termined - e.g. Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner’s Kiefer Technic Showroom is another iconic example of this approach, featuring 112 large metal tiles that morph throughout the day to create optimal shading conditions. 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.
Kiefer technic showroom / ernst giselbrecht + partner archive#
State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria. They often featured surface relief with architectural elements from the relevant period or style.
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In earlier times, façades were characterised by window arrangements and axes.