hegau tower architecture building design

Located in Singen, Germany, 20 km west of Lake Constance and immediate proximity to the border of Switzerland, was designed by Murphy Jahn is part of a larger of development plan. Hegau Design Tower is straight result of close cooperation between architect and client, clearly modernist expression. The reconstruction of the south side of the main railway station is a representation of this transition the industrial city about 45,000 people from the production to service-based business.

This building is full of details is very functional and energy efficient using sustainable building resources, including the activation of thermal mass and integration into the HVAC system, versatile exterior shading on the facade facing southwest, natural ventilation, night cooling, and optimization during the day.

Extension of extraordinary volume building façade with a wall screen to produce a sheet of glass continuously eastwards and square combine the two buildings into one. The tower was built as a concrete frame with a stiff core and perimeter columns. The structure and the façade is designed for flexibility in the office lay-out and allow an open plan, cells and combine offices and multiple tenants per floor. Façade module 2.70 m foster an atmosphere of space generous.

Sustainable initiatives include strategies that overflow and recurrent during the day, air and water. A sunshade, wind resistant exterior operate automatically on the southwest façade allows for the reduction in solar load along with automatic louvers hollow interior in the three other facades. Natural ventilation is provided through the car window motor and operated through a chain owned by a scissor hinge. Flat concrete slab equipped with PVC water pipes for cold and hot thermal mass of exposed structure.

Info

• Project: Hegau Tower Building Architecture
• Architects: Murphy Jahn
• Location:  Singen, Germany
• Associate Architect: Riede Architekten, Fischer und Partner Architekten
• Client: GVV Städtische Wohnungsbaugesellschaft
• Project Area: 17,056 sqm
• Project Year: 2008

All Photo credit and copyright: Rainer Viertlboeck

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