Green good design award
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Project • By Gronych + Dollega Architekten • Individual Buildings
Live + Work - Hauserberg
The building was conceived to be a compact, accessible structure, offering a partwise office- and residential use divided into five units. The building's architecture symbolizes a ship that has been washed ashore in the urban area.
The organically shaped terraces and the spacious glazings are built in a way so they can correspond with the cardinal points. The main axis of the building is pointing south, where large window planes are placed in order to make the maximum use of the natural energy of the sun, while suffusing the interior with light. At the same time, the defined roof overhangs and the glazings in the south themselves are constructed to prevent overheating in the summer. This results in a variety of different space situ... More
Project • By Gronych + Dollega Architekten • Heritages
Revitalization Solms Castle
Solms CastleThe dukes of Solms-Lich erected Solms Castle in 1488, attaching it to the already existing city wall. It was originally made up of two halls, one located on the ground floor, the other one on the second floor. Besides the addition of a staircase in 1588, the castle underwent several other conversions, the biggest one being the reutilization as a district court at the turn of the last century. The native Hall had been destroyed regarding its function as a room.
RevitalizationThe main goal of revitalizing the castle was establishing a multifunctional structure, resulting in the attraction of many different tenants. To this date, the building is harboring a cultural hall inside of the medieval truss, a dental clinic on the... More