Identity-giving architecture: Design of a company headquarters

Glas Dönges Sobek GmbH, Cologne

The volume of the building derives from regulations for setbacks, the turning radius of the delivery trucks, and the allowable amount of paving on the site. The distribution of façade panes is determined by the specific requirements of the functional areas. The mean values were determined in combinatorics of different values for thermal insulation, sound insulation, and solar control.

This project was discussed in the network series “wieweiterarbeiten – Workspaces of the Future”.

Completion	2003
Planning period	2001-2003
Developer	Glas Dönges Sobek GmbH, Cologne
Architect / planner	Brandlhuber+, Berlin (formerly b&k+); Ingenieurgemeinschaft Führer Kosch Jürges, Aachen
Planning partners	Vierkötter, Cologne; Vika Ingenieur GmbH (climate simulation), Aachen
Size / area	19,740 m²
Uses	Working

Documentation

Plans Dönges Köln (PDF)

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