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Residential and commercial building on Rendsburger Straße, Eckernförde
Residential and commercial building on Rendsburger Straße, Eckernförde
Designing the environment, constructing buildings for people to work, learn or live in, is a very responsible and varied activity in which the conflicting goals of economy, ecology, beauty and aesthetics as well as the prevailing zeitgeist must be reconciled.
The challenge of the property, which is located on a busy main road in the Baltic seaside resort of Eckernförde, was to reconcile all of these issues. The building had to correspond with the neighboring 2-3 storey residential buildings as well as with a supermarket and a high-rise building on the opposite side of the street.
Project data
Location: Rendsburger Straße, 24340 EckernfördeClient: Borby Bau GmbH
Planning: 1991
Construction time: 1992
Construction Costs: 4.300.000 €
GFA: 4.300 m2
Modern Architecture
Good architecture is not only made in metropolitan areas. Rather, architecture begins with urban planning and the development of a city.
The basic architecture of the residential and commercial building in Rendsburger Straße in Eckernförde is classic and traditional. Our Eckernförde architectural office chose a classic red-brown brick, which is traditionally found in the surrounding area, as well as a final pitched roof made of red clay tiles.
The front conservatories and the final pulpit on the roof bring the modern style elements prevalent at the time into the architecture.
Design and Details
Due to the high noise emissions from the road, fully glazed conservatories are used as a noise and air buffer to the living spaces. The resulting second façade envelope allows people to “step outside” and enjoy an unobstructed view of the nearby Baltic Sea or inland waters. The second façade envelope was deliberately only single-glazed to avoid the impression of a second exterior wall.
The glass cubes in front convey a light, transparent architecture that impresses with simple but effective details: the corners of the glass cubes, for example, which do not need any frames at all, the transparent parapet elements made of expanded metal, the porthole windows that play with Eckernförde’s maritime location and the stringent vertical and horizontal structure of the building.
