Guest Lecture Concrete Marketing
"Prefabricated façades as an interface of functionality and aesthetics" - under this headline a course of lectures of the Concrete Marketing took place at the “Haus der Baustoffindustrie”, Ostfildern, on October 25th, 2011.
Mr. Dominik Wirtgen, Branch Manager of Fischer Architekten GmbH kept the lecture together with Mr. Chistoph Suttrop, “Of the idea to reality – the integral planning process” - Limits of the feasibility in the concrete sandwich construction at the example of the imbricate precast façade EASTSITE ONE.
Further information: Beton.org
Topping-out ceremony „Sky Labs“
Politics, science and the construction industry celebrated the topping-out ceremony for Sky Labs - the first building complex of the new science and research campus in the new Heidelberg district Bahnstadt - at a radiant sunshine with approx. 200 guests on September 16th.
After only 15 months construction time the Max Jarecki foundation and Fischer Architekten could inaugurate the shell construction with the craftsmen.
Sales presentation „WohnGut - an der Promenade“
The project „WohnGut - an der Promenade“ was officially made public with the first sales presentation 4th May at the Pfaffengrunder terrace within an event by the DIH Deutsche Wohnwerte GmbH & Co. KG and the Sparkasse Heidelberg.
Commencement of the first construction phase with 69 living quarters is planned for September 2011.
Sales presentation „WohnGut - an der Promenade“
The project „WohnGut - an der Promenade“ was officially made public with the first sales presentation 4th May at the Pfaffengrunder terrace within an event by the DIH Deutsche Wohnwerte GmbH & Co. KG and the Sparkasse Heidelberg.
Commencement of the first construction phase with 69 living quarters is planned for September 2011.
Occupation "EASTSITE II"
After the topping-out ceremony was celebrated in May, 4 months later, the first users already could move into the building.
EASTSITE II, the 5th stage of construction of the Eastsite development.
Ground-breaking ceremony Sky Labs Bahnstadt Heidelberg
On the 20.05.2010 the ground-breaking ceremony for the Sky Labs takes place - the first building of the Campus II in the Bahnstadt Heidelberg.
In September 2009 the Max Jarecki foundation gave the kick-off for the laboratory and office building with approx. 19.000m² of renting space. A tower, a spine and a block form up on a common base - the stage - to an ensemble.
Highest flexibility and energy efficiency characterize the building. The skin cover corresponds to the obligatory passive house standard of the Bahnstadt.
The completion of the laboratory and office building is scheduled in December 2011.
1. Place in the peer review process: Bahnstadt Heidelberg W 5.2 “Living on the Promenade”
The Bahnstadt Heidelberg is the key component of a positive inhabitant development for Heidelberg.
According to a lasting urban development a lively town quarter with an identity of its own will arise. The modern mixture of living, research, work and leisure time guarantees a high appeal and provides attractive offers for science and research, combined with high quality of living about affordable, attractive living space for families.
A special aspect of our draft as a wish of the principal is to create a wide variety of living forms. Despite this variability a general concept for the complete quarter has turned out well. The generous open space concept offers a high recreational value and with that a positive balance for life quality.
Tenders of the peer review process are: LBBW Immobilien Development GmbH / DIH Deutsche Wohnwerte / OPTIMAL Wohnbau
EASTSITE II
The building EASTSITE II is located at the Seckenheimer Landstrasse and forms the fifth part of the entrance of the EASTSITE Area in Mannheim.
The five-storied office building will be completed in October 2010. Once more a prominent architectural accent was put along the Seckenheimer Landstrasse.
Ground-breaking ceremony Kartoffel Kuhn GmbH
The company Kartoffel Kuhn GmbH transfers the headquarters of the area of Mannheim central market to the industrial area „Am Römig“ in Frankenthal-Eppstein.
Fischer Architects will set up a hall on 22.500 m² for one of the modern sorting, washing and packaging plants for potatoes as well as an innovative office building.
The redevelopment scheme of the business is completely dominated by energy and resource efficiency. Two strategies were pursued at the planning: avoidance of energy losses and gentle energy generation as self-sufficient as possible.
The completion of the new company base is scheduled in October 2010.
» Ground-breaking ceremony, RNF TV Report
Topping-Out Ceremony
2008 - within less weeks thanks to the prefabricated concrete sandwich construction at the end of this year the shell of the building "Eastsite One" could be completed. The topping-out ceremony of the office building designed by Fischer Architects was celebrated in Mannheim at the 12.12.08 in the Seckenheimer-Landstrasse.
The unusual feature of the office building is the scaled façade executed for the first time out of black precast concretes.
2nd place im Urban Planning Competition
The residential area is idyllically located in the Mannheim district Neckarau used formerly predominantly industrially, characterized by spacious parks and high-quality residential buildings. After the extensive destruction of the municipal area in the second World War to this day continual conversion process stops here to a high-quality residential quarter. The task of the competition intended to develop a modern and attractive living accommodation in a convenient and very attractive place - at the end of a green parade.
The tender was given by Diringer & Scheidel Wohn- und Gewerbebau GmbH.
Ground breaking of the German Business Park
UAE Foreign Trade Minister Shaikha Lubna and the German consul general to Dubai Johann-Adolf Cohausz broke ground of German Business Park in Dubai Silicon Oasis. Addressing leading representatives of the German and UAE business communities at the official ground-breaking ceremony, Shaikha Lubna said: "our economic ties with Germany have never been stronger than today. I believe that the ground breaking of the German Business Park represents another important milestone in our ever-evolving partnership."
Award for Successful Buildings 2007
In order to raise public awareness for building art in every day life, the Chamber of Architecture of Baden-Württemberg awarded the prize for “Exemplary Building” on November 22nd, 2007 in Mannheim. The buildings honored were the dormitory EASTSITE on the Seckenheimer Landstrasse in Mannheim-Neuostheim and the Chancellery Rittershaus building on Harrlachweg 6 in Mannheim.
International Challenge:
German Business Park Dubai
In the beginning of July of 2007, it was announced that Fischer Architects had won the contest for the construction the German Business Park FZCO in Dubai.
The proposal that led Fischer Architects to secure the contract to build upon the 90,000m² gross surface area was not the typical ensemble construction suggested by other renowned architects but was rather a massive architectural sculpture that would serve as an iconic metaphor for the maxim: “One World Business.”
The design features an immense and broad base, three stories tall, which is bordered by two attenuated wings. Dynamism and regal elegance come together in a building of imposing aesthetic stature.
The proposed roof garden atop the base is designated as the central communication area of the complex.
The project aspires to establish an architectural benchmark in terms of design, technology, innovative energy solutions and office efficiency in Dubai that represents the highest in German culture and technological achievements, and to strengthen commercial relations between the United Arab Emirates and Germany. Building commences in the first quarter of 2008.
Architecture Day 2007
On 23 & 24 June, 2007, Hessen celebrates Architecture Day. Within the framework of the national call for recognition of well designed architecture. Under national aegis and with the motto, “Modern Meets Past”, the Chamber on Architecture of the State of Hessen proposes to introduce examples of architecture that have met the standard designated by the word: “Good”. The building project for Siefert which entailed reconstruction and expansion of the existing workshop plus the new construction of a home with studio on Brunnenstraße 8, 69483 Wald-Michelsbach-Siedelsbrunn, was selected as exemplary of the standard. The buildings are can be seen from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Guided tours are scheduled for Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and Sundays at 4:00 p.m. All interested parties are cordially invited.
Rhein Riverbank South, Ludwigshafen
The project Rhein Riverbank South in Lüdwigshafen was officially made public with a press conference on 30 April 2007. Within construction plot 1, an office building and an exclusive residence were built for the investing partnership of Krüger/Hensel. Both buildings - constructed of concrete layers - have the advantage of energy efficient climate control due to the thermal mass storage concept. Additionally, geothermic pumps and the use of a ventilation control system that recycles warm air meet exacting energy standards while at the same time providing comfort to the user.
Implementation Waidmarkt Cologne
Fischer Architects, together with the offices of Bieling Architects from Kassel, have together implemented the construction of a new urban quarter on the Waidmarkt in Cologne. The client for this project was the investor group Fay of Mannheim. The completion of this building complex with a total of ca. 43,000m³ gross surface area and an underground garage with two levels is scheduled for the end of 2009.
The new development employs a precise architectural language to reorganize and inscribe the historically significant Waidmarkt, which is located adjacent to an important crossroad: Tel-Aviv Street and Blaubach. A cladded construction with a hotel, office space and shops it is the very definition of a city center. Within the rebuilt section, five tenement buildings rise to create a new urban space. An expansion of the adjacent Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium completes the ensemble.
Eastsite Dormitory celebrates its Topping Out
An Thursday, 14 December 2006, after 10 weeks of construction work in wood Topping Out was celebrated on the grounds of the Eastsite Dorms. With this, one of the largest residential buildings in Germany made entirely from wood entered into its fitting out phase. Starting in the summer of 2007, Mannheim’s Student Association can offer an additional 174 single and double apartments to the students at the University of Mannheim.
Eastsite Student Dormitories
Seckenheimer Landstraße 4
Mannheim – Neuostheim
Fischer Architects is 40!
On 10 November 2006, Fischer Architects celebrated its 40th year in the profession. We are very proud that 40 eventful years are behind us. In the last few years, especially, a lot has transpired: enlisting Claus Fischer, moving the office to Mannheim as well as the construction of a second office in Cologne in 2003.
We look back upon 40 successful years of cooperation with numerous clients and partners. For their trust we would like to use this opportunity to formally thank them. We look forward to a positive future with many challenges and are glad to take them on and to continue to design attractive architecture.
The year 2006 is significant for Fischer Architects for another transitional event: senior partner and founder, Cornelius Fischer, who, after 70 years of active service with Fischer Architects, retired. We’d also like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude for his support over the last years.
As of the first of January, 2006, under the leadership of Claus Fischer, the office has been rechartered as Fischer Architects, GmbH and with that a second generation recognizes and continues the success of the last 40 years.
Clarenbach Gardens: Carcassing Begun
Right on schedule, in the last week of July, the carcassing work of Clarenbach Gardens has begun.
By the end of 2007, in the Cologne suburb Lindenthal, there will have been built 107 luxury apartments, which, along with the utilization of groundwater heating and the inclusion of the so-called roof gardens, also boast of the highest quality of appointments in the baths and kitchens.
» Press report 15 May 2006
» Special announcement KSA 01 June 2006
New Dormitory in Mannheim
A dormitory for 174 students was built in May of this year at Technology Park EASTSITE. This follows the Media and Communications Center and the Chancellery Rittershaus as another milestone for Fischer Architects. It makes the transition from the growing suburb of Neuostheim to the future Campus axis. The three-story curvilinear building was built entirely out of wood and counts as the biggest of its kind in the region.
The Student Association of Mannheim plans to use this building especially for the foreign exchange students from top universities who are looking for temporary housing. Furthermore, guest lecturers from partner universities seeking adequate short to midterm lodgings should be accommodated.
Clarenbach Gardens – Living in Cologne
Over 100 premium apartments will be available on the grounds of the former German Medical Association in the Cologne suburb of Lindenthal. In a green oasis on the Clarenbach canal, apartments are being appointed with exceptional luxury features.
Individual housing units, placed atop plinths offer their occupants uncommon quiet, fresh air, natural lighting and panoramic vistas not least of which is an unobstructed view of the Kölner Dom.
One particular nicety is the so-called roof garden which connects the houses and at the same time offers the occupants an expansive terrace of greenery.
Riwwerside
As the press and television have already announced:
After the summer of 2006, a ferry will again cross the Rhein and bring Mannheim and Ludwigshafen one piece closer together.
On the “Waterhole” at Rhein kilometer 424, Fischer Architects are building a ferry house with fine cuisine, lounges and a sun deck. In the second building phase up to the 2007 City Jubilee, two bathing boats (converted barges fitted with swimming pool hygiene systems) will be anchored in place, one in the linkage canal on the Mannheim side and one in Luitpoldhafen on the Ludwigshafen side. A clean and enjoyable swimming experience can be had by all.
» Press release Mannheimer Morgen 25 June 2005
» Press release Mannheimer Morgen 30 June 2005
» Press release Rheinpfalz 30 June 2005
Villa Luise
2004 - Within a few weeks at the beginning of this year will be celebrated for both the foundation stone laying and the Topping Off ceremony at the Villa Luise, the new urban estate from Fischer Architects on the boulevard “Am Oberen Luisenpark” in Mannheim.
Thanks to its prefabricated concrete layer construction, the skeletal frame stage is ready within a short period. The handing over of the keys will follow this summer.