Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH
Glatten / Germany

2013 – 2015

The new reception building for the company J. Schmalz GmbH, located deep in the Germany’s Black Forest, is sandwiched between an existing office building and the original company headquarters. The project is characterized by the conflicts between tradition, high-tech production and nature all of which are inherent to this highly scenic location.

The design concept follows the principles of clarity, transparency, generousity and openness with the building organized in 3 distinct areas:

“Shelves“ - “Lightwell“ - “Open Levels“.

All the cellular spaces are stacked in a shelving-like arrangement flanking the existing office building.

The open plan office area, the restaurant and conference areas are accommodated over a series of generous, “open floor levels”, thus establishing strong visual / physical connections to the surroundings. These are united by the distinctive “lightwell“. This not only defines the circulation through the new reception building, but also provides its architectural highlight.It is here that the visitor is introduced to and experiences the company J. Schmalz. In a space flooded with daylight the generous staircase climbs up through this multi-story space, linking the conference areas, meeting rooms, informal communication areas before leading to the employees restaurant.

The innovative energy concept makes use of local resources, including the waters of the River Glatt flowing along the site boundary. Heat pump, active floor slabs and under floor heating allow for summer cooling and winter heating, using the water taken from the river. Three high-efficiency ventilation units with heat recovery ensure indoor comfort levels. The building is also connected to the company’s internal heating network supplied by a wood chip fired boiler. With photovoltaics stretching across both the roof and the bridge-link between the new building and the neighboring manufacturing hall, the company continues to extend their commitment to on-site energy production. As an „Energy-Positive Company” this vacuum technology specialist already produces more electricity and heat than is currently required by the entire production and administration facilities.

Short Facts
Client
J. Schmalz GmbH
Planing Team
Architect haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050

Energy Concept / Building Services Engineer WSGreen Technologies – Stuttgart / Germany

Structural Engineering Werner Sobek – Stuttgart / Germany

Landscape Architecture faktorgruen – Rottweil / Germany

Electrical Engineer ib/h2 – Reutlingen / Germany

Photography Roland Halbe - Stuttgart, Germany
Area
2.020 m2 Useable Floor Area
2.211 m2 GFA

Team

Boris Rüther

Architekt, Assoziierter

Boris begann sein Studium im schwäbischen Biberach (DE). Nach Zwischenstopps in Luzern (CH) und Berlin (DE) absolvierte er an der Staatlichen Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart (DE) den Master of Arts.


Neben der Planung und dem Mitwirken beim Umbau des CAD-labs an der Kunstakademie, engagierte sich Boris während seines Studiums auch an der Planung und Realisierung der Ausstellungsskulptur für die 250-jährige Jubiläumsausstellung „Voila" in der Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. In den Architekturbüros HASCHER JEHLE Architektur, Berlin und Kauffmann Theilig & Partner, Stuttgart sammelte Boris Praxiserfahrung.


Nach dem Studium hat Boris das neu gegründete STUDIO2050 fasziniert. Hier arbeitete er an Wettbewerben wie der Erweiterung des Mercedes Benz Campus in Stuttgart und dem Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki, Finnland. Das Empfangsgebäude der Firma Schmalz in Glatten (DE) war sein erstes realisiertes Hochbau-Projekt, auf das er nicht nur wegen der Auszeichnung "Beispielhaftes Bauen“ der Architektenkammer stolz sein kann.


Boris betreut derzeit den Bau der Radstation in Tübingen sowie das Stampflehmhaus in Heilbronn.

Projects

Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are planing a rammed earth residential house at the Neckarbogen in Heilbronn, Germany.
Project
Bike Station with a Cafe at Europaplatz

Bike Station with a Cafe at Europaplatz

Bike Station with a Cafe at Europaplatz in Tübingen / Germany
Project
Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 won 3rd prize for the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center in Bejing, China
Project
Guggenheim

Guggenheim

Eine elfköpfige Jury hat unter 1715 eingereichten Entwürfen aus 77 Nationen sechs Finalisten ausgewählt. Als einziges deutsches Büro war haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 mit dabei!
Project
Residential and Nursing Home, Rheinstetten, Germany

Residential and Nursing Home, Rheinstetten, Germany

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has won first place in the investor and architectural design competition for the B1-Parcel in the new urban centre of Rheinstetten.
Project
Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH

Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH

The new reception building for J. Schmalz GmbH was built at the company’s headquarters, located in Glatten, Germany. The project was planned in collaboration with Werner Sobek.
Project
Mercedes-Benz Campus

Mercedes-Benz Campus

The Mercedes-Benz Campus is intended as the crowning element of Stuttgart’s Neckarpark. “High Tech – High Nature”. What better symbolizes a worthwhile future? The lake in the centre of the campus serves as an energy engine; its role is to help in making aspects of renewable energy understandable. With the "Wave" and other public activities, the visitor himself is encouraged to be part of the spectacle. We have the responsibility for shaping our future ourselves! Both the Campus and the Future Center therefore do not focus on objects, but on people; their movement, their behaviour and their ambitions, people undertaking research, experimenting and sharing their experience in striving to develop a better future.
Project
Al Mawalih Souk of Life

Al Mawalih Souk of Life

The Children’s Center is an important step in the revival of the AL Mawalih Souk of Life. It is a place for the entire family. A library, a small theatre, and a cafe defined by picnic niches, reading and creative areas offer a wide range of amenities. haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 have, together with the specialist consultants Transsolar KlimaEngineering, developed a wide-ranging sustainable strategy combining state-of-the-art technology with local traditions and materials, thus enabling the abandonment of central air conditioning.
Project
TENon5

TENon5

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has prevailed in an international design competition with 29 competing teams. The competition included a community participation process. "The design proposal is convincing in terms of urban planning with 10 clearly legible parcels occupied by highly individual buildings offering a wide range of residential opportunities.
Project

Eduardo Martín Rodríguez

Architekt

Eduardo hat in Madrid (Universidad Politécnica) und Weimar (Bauhaus) Architektur studiert. Während seinem Studium war er unter anderem in „3GOffice“ und „Gazapo & Marquerie arquitectos“ in Madrid tätig.

Eduardo arbeitet als Architekt bei haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 seit 2013. Zu seinem bisherigen Tätigkeiten zählt die Mitarbeit an Wettbewerben (u.a. Merecedes Benz Campus in Stuttgart), sowie die Werkplanung für verschiedene Projekte: Schmalz Empfangsgebäude in Glatten (2014-2015), Alnatura Arbeitswelt in Darmstadt (2016-2017) und ein Logistikzentrum in Walldorf (2018).

Projects

Promega

Promega

The project "Promega Under One Roof" unites all functional areas and subsidiaries of Promega Corp under a new single roof. Currently these functions are spread under different buildings in Mannheim.
Project
Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 won 3rd prize for the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center in Bejing, China
Project
Franklin Hochpunkt_H

Franklin Hochpunkt_H

As part of the redevelopment of the Franklin Barracks in Mannheim four separate towers are planned in the distinctive form of letter-shaped buildings. haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has been appointed for the high-rise „H“.
Project
Experimenta Heilbronn, Germany

Experimenta Heilbronn, Germany

Visitors are greeted with a welcoming gesture. The building opens to all sides, embracing the outdoor space as an integral part of the distinctly exploratory architecture. The extension of the Experimenta floats above the forecourt, before the view of the visitor opens into a fantastic, multi-storey foyer. The cocoon-like forms of the TALENT INCUBATORS emerge as over-sized sculptures through the roof. Weaving between them is the orange space-time spiral, leading into the courtyard of the special exhibition, before diving underneath the forecourt and into the existing building.
Project
Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH

Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH

The new reception building for J. Schmalz GmbH was built at the company’s headquarters, located in Glatten, Germany. The project was planned in collaboration with Werner Sobek.
Project
Mercedes-Benz Campus

Mercedes-Benz Campus

The Mercedes-Benz Campus is intended as the crowning element of Stuttgart’s Neckarpark. “High Tech – High Nature”. What better symbolizes a worthwhile future? The lake in the centre of the campus serves as an energy engine; its role is to help in making aspects of renewable energy understandable. With the "Wave" and other public activities, the visitor himself is encouraged to be part of the spectacle. We have the responsibility for shaping our future ourselves! Both the Campus and the Future Center therefore do not focus on objects, but on people; their movement, their behaviour and their ambitions, people undertaking research, experimenting and sharing their experience in striving to develop a better future.
Project
Al Mawalih Souk of Life

Al Mawalih Souk of Life

The Children’s Center is an important step in the revival of the AL Mawalih Souk of Life. It is a place for the entire family. A library, a small theatre, and a cafe defined by picnic niches, reading and creative areas offer a wide range of amenities. haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 have, together with the specialist consultants Transsolar KlimaEngineering, developed a wide-ranging sustainable strategy combining state-of-the-art technology with local traditions and materials, thus enabling the abandonment of central air conditioning.
Project
Alnatura Campus

Alnatura Campus

Open, simple, sustainable, and people-orientated describes the newly constructed building of Alnatura Working Environment.
Project

Stephan Zemmrich

Partner

Stephan Zemmrich hat nach seiner Ausbildung als Tischler in Delft und in Stuttgart Architektur studiert. Nach Tätigkeiten in Rotterdam und Indien bei dem späteren Pritzker Preisträger Balkrishna Doshi, war Stephan Zemmrich seit 2005 in Behnisch Architekten als Architekt und Projektleiter tätig. Neben dem Unilever Gebäude in Hamburg ist hier auch das Dorotheenquartier Stuttgart zu nennen bei dem Zemmrich für den Wettbewerbsentwurf und den Projektstart verantwortlich zeichnet. 


2012 hat sich Stephan Zemmrich mit Martin Haas und David Cook selbständig gemacht und das Büro haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 gegründet.

Projects

Leibniz Innovation Centre for Sustainable Bioeconomy

Leibniz Innovation Centre for Sustainable Bioeconomy

An exemplary project for building with recycled materials and circular construction
Project
Königstraße 1ab

Königstraße 1ab

An exemplary project for the reuse of components and materials
Project
Enercity

Enercity

The new corporate headquarters of Enercity in Hanover, designed by haas cook zemmrich STUDIO2050, has been opened.
Project
Cuore:NINO

Cuore:NINO

Project
Campus HafenCity

Campus HafenCity

Project
Nestbau⁴

Nestbau⁴

Project
VielArten

VielArten

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are awarded the contract for the VielArten building community project in Tübingen
Project
Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are planing a rammed earth residential house at the Neckarbogen in Heilbronn, Germany.
Project
Smart Mobility Hub

Smart Mobility Hub

With the Smart Mobility Hub, an innovative, mixed-use building is being created in the heart of Stuttgart that will incorporate sustainable mobility, city logistics and sharing concepts, among other things.
Project
Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Project

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