Ausgabe 9.2023
Issue 9.2024
What’s New in Today’s Workplace?
New Work is a widely used term these days, but its meaning often remains unclear. What exactly is new in today’s office environment? How does this evolution influence the spatial organization of the workplace? In this concept edition of Detail, we let current projects illustrate these changes rather than providing rigid definitions. We showcase an incubator for tech startups in Cologne, two coworking spaces with social infrastructure in Barcelona and Lisbon, and a serene backyard setting in Berlin designed for both working and living. Additionally, we document two office buildings at the harbour in Amsterdam and Copenhagen, housing the energy company Aliander and Bjarke Ingels Group, respectively, which make bold architectural statements. We hope you enjoy exploring these features. Sandra Hofmeister
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Projects in this Issue
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Pop colour accents
Start-Up Centre in Cologne by Kadawittfeldarchitektur
The University of Cologne's business incubator offers student start-ups a variety of workspaces. The highlight: two pop-coloured, two-storey volumes, the so-called Like-its.
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Piranesi in the industrial harbour
BIG's new headquarters in Copenhagen
The Bjarke Ingels Group has built its new headquarters in Copenhagen's North Harbour. The Brutalist-style building conceals a networked working environment at all levels.
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From attic to start-up incubator
Sustainable Workspaces in London by Material Works Architecture
In a highly prominent location opposite London’s Houses of Parliament, Material Works Architecture transformed an attic into a start-up incubator – with a laid-back interior design and a minimal carbon footprint.
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Hybrid construction with box beam ceilings
Grids in the Atrium
Behind the Corten steel facade of an office and training building in Amsterdam is a timber supporting structure made of glulam with ceiling and roof elements from Lignatur.
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Revitalised 1970s building
Innoasis Office Building in Stavanger by Helen & Hard
Even after its refurbishment by Helen & Hard, the administration building in Stavanger, Norway remains a product of the 1970s. But a radical transformation has taken place in the interior, where a wealth of wood and more natural light now ensure greater amenity value.
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Working in the pasta factory
Listed factory converted into a cultural hotspot
In Lisbon, Julian Breinersdorfer Architekten have converted a former pasta and biscuit factory into an office and event building.
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A steel skeleton between stone facades
Coworking Office in Barcelona by Daniel Modòl
In transforming a hardware store into an office building, Daniel Modòl and his studio have opened up the facades and revealed the steel supporting structure.
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Living and working
Renovation of an Old Locksmith's Shop in Berlin
In Berlin-Neukölln, Alarcon Linde Architects have converted an old locksmith's shop into workshops and apartments for artists and creatives.
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Further Contributions on the Topic
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Basketball hall with a view
Dream's Hybrid Timber Building in the Paris Olympic Village
Dream's new building in the Olympic Village in Saint-Ouen, north of Paris, combines seven floors of offices with a sports hall on the top floor. Like most of the new buildings in the area, it was built using a hybrid timber construction method.
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An exposed crystal
Ferring Soundport in Copenhagen by Foster + Partners
At Copenhagen airport, the new research centre opened by pharma producer Ferring juts into the strait known as Øresund (or simply the Sound in English) like a bastion of steel and glass.
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Loft-style offices
98-100 De Beauvoir Road in London by Henley Halebrown
In their renovation of two industrial buildings, Henley Halebrown have created loft-like office spaces, each with its own distinctive character.
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Previous Issues
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Building in the Mountains 7/8.2024
From the metropolis to the solitude of the mountains: In our summer issue, we explore two highly contrasting subjects. The Olympic Games in Paris and Building in the Mountains.
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Climate and Resources 6.2024
Sustainability encompasses various practices, all aimed at reducing carbon emissions. With this June issue, we spotlight six diverse projects that are taking steps towards a climate-neutral future in very different ways.
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New Housing in Old Stock 5.2024
The focus should be on developing housing within existing buildings and settlementstructures – through conversions, additions, extensions, and densification. Our new issue illustrates how this can be achieved.
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Balconies, Loggias, Terraces 4.2024
Out into the open! Our April issue delves into the construction and design of buildings with balconies, terraces, loggias, and arcades. We hope you enjoy exploring these features.
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Schools 3.2024
Is it possible to reduce costs and guarantee quality simultaneously in construction? As we embark on the new year, we confront a pressing issue that will accompany us for some time to come.
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Simple + Cost-Efficient 1/2.2024
Is it possible to reduce costs and guarantee quality simultaneously in construction? As we embark on the new year, we confront a pressing issue that will accompany us for some time to come.
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Increasing Density 12.2023
This December issue is dedicated to urban density and the architectural solutions needed to achieve it. While we understand the necessity of densification, few are eager to sacrifice their own space.
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Natural Building Materials 11.2023
In the last decade, timber construction has rapidly gained ground in the building industry. Our current issue documents multi-layered examples of the detailed application of natural building materials.
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Windows and Facades 10.2023
Facades have always had many roles to play. They give buildings a face, protect them from the elements, and convey meaning. The examples presented in this issue highlight the merits of thoughtful facades.
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Mixed Use 9.2023
We selected exciting projects for our September issue, focussing on mixed use concepts. They include residential and office spaces, sports halls and gastronomic functions and many more within their complex programs.
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Saving Space 7/8.2023
Space is a type of resource we bring to light in this summer edition of Detail. Our Documentation section features innovative structures that make clever use of limited space.
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Architecture and Climate Protection 6.2023
Anyone asking the inevitable question about climate protection in architecture today will receive not one but many answers.
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Truth to Materials 4.2023
Debates about building materials in architecture inevitably mention the term “truth to materials” (known in German as “Materialgerechtigkeit”).
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Hotels, Hostels, Guesthouses 3.2023
Few sectors of the economy were so battered during the corona years as the hotel industry.
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Taking Stock 1/2.2023
Not only in Germany and Europe but also worldwide, building in existing structures is currently gaining in acceptance and relevance.
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Building Envelopes 12.2022
While compiling our personal favourites of the year in the Detail editorial office, I was surprised at the vast scope of projects my colleagues had experienced in 2022. For this issue’s review of the year, they describe their architectural observations in places like Jerusalem, Berlin, and Montagnana, Italy.
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Circular Economy 11.2022
If the aim is net zero, demolition and landfill disposal must be avoided at all costs. Today, a progressive architecture is one that takes part in the circular economy and reuses building materials.
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Lighting Interiors 10.2022
Our October issue is all about light and interiors. PPAG’s school in Vienna brings daylight into deep cluster spaces to foster daily well-being.
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Cultural Buildings 9.2022
In 1997, the Guggenheim Museum opened in Bilbao, and Frank Gehry’s eccentric new building transformed the Basque city into an overnight hotspot for international tourism.
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Urban Green 7/8.2022
Especially in big dense cities, roofs and facades are the only places left to make things greener.
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Simple and Affordable 6.2022
“Doing away with everything superfluous creates the potential for an architectural quality all of its own,” says Florian Nagler about “simple building” in an interview with Frank Kaltenbach.
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Prefabrication Modular Construction 5.2022
Naturstein und Hochlochziegel, Ortbeton und Stampflehm in vorproduzierten Elementen: Für die Massivbauweise kommen viele unterschiedliche Materialien in Frage, und oft ist ihre Anwendung regional motiviert.
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Solid Construction 4.2022
Natural stone and perforated bricks, cast-in-place concrete, and rammed earth in prefabricated elements – these are just a few of the diverse materials used in solid construction, and their use is often regionally motivated.
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Urban Housing 3.2022
“A villa in the countryside with a large terrace, in front of you the Baltic Sea, Friedrichstrasse behind you …”. Thus begins Kurt Tucholsky’s 1927 poem, “The Ideal”. While Tucholsky’s ideal of urban life might be unattainable in Berlin, there are cities where it has become a reality.