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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Lampenwelt Office Building in Schlitz, Germany by Herbertarchitekten (designed with ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, and MegaCAD)

 
May 10th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal

herbertarchitekten were asked to design the new headquarter of europes biggest lighting-online-store – lampenwelt.de The challenge was to transform a former school building, constructed in the 1960s, into a representative office building.

Lampenwelt Office Building

Lighting

Wall

Materials & Products

  • Timber Frame Construction: Prefabricated Plaster Base Pavatex Woodfibre Board, Insulation Isover Mineral Rock Wool
  • Flat Roof: Waterproofing FDT Sealing Sheets
  • Post and Beam Systems: Aluminium, Wicona
  • Windows: Plastic, Kochs
  • Building Services: Central-Heating Boiler, Viessmann, Piping, Viega, Radiators, Kermi
  • Flooring: Granite-Tiles, Rugs, Object-Carpet
  • Outer Walls: Thermal Insulation Composite System, Sto
  • Stairs: Steel-Construction, powder-coated, Step Tread, Bethel White Natural Stone
  • Doors: Door Leafs, Schörghuber, Door Frames, Hörmann, Door Handles, FSB, Door Locks, Dorma, Door Hinges, Simonswerk

Exterior View

Software used:

  • Design: MegaCAD
  • Technical Drawings: Autodesk Autocad
  • Renderings: Graphisoft Archicad
  • Tendering: Cosoba CPlan
  • Statics: MB Baustatik

Entrance

Due to the huge demand of space, the original flat hip roof was removed and a new level in timber frame construction was placed on top.

Entrance

Naturally, the modernized building fulfills actual german regulations for energy saving in buildings. Inside the existing formal order was kept. Stairs and corridors remained, the former classrooms were transformed into offices.

Front View

The street elevation was heavily modified. A new extension houses the entrance on ground floor. On first floor there´s a representative meeting room.

Exterior View

Additionally, small rectangular windows. the glas covered with coloured and transparent foil, are scattered above the facade.

Floor View

Inside a new steel-constructed staircase, with 8cm thick stairs of natural stone, combines the ground and first floor. Staircase as well as the extension and the foil-covered windows are lit spectacularly with colour-changing LEDs.

Exterior View

Architects and client decided to create a modern but decent feeling inside – realized through a combination of black granite, glass, white walls and ceilings.

Stairs

Lighting

Interior View

Night View

Stairs

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Categories: ArchiCAD, Autocad, Building, Offices




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