https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1382 en-us goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) Featuring multiple pools and spa-like amenities, the sprawling facility is a destination for swimmers, splashers, divers, and floaters of all ages.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16432 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:06:23 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16432-behnisch-architektens-schwaketenbad-aquatic-center-puts-a-pool-packed-program-under-three-distinct-roofs Schwaketenbad-7.jpg The Schwaketenbad is one of the largest indoor pool complexes in the leisure facility–heavy region surrounding Lake Constance. It replaces a 1980s-era aquatic center that was lost in a fire. Photo © David Matthiessen Schwaketenbad-1(1).webp Main entrance to the facility, including ample bicycle parking. Photo © David Matthiessen Schwaketenbad-4.webp The Schwaketenbad features multiple pools that cater to users of different ages and different aquatic abilities. Photo © David Matthiessen Schwaketenbad-15.webp Diving platforms at the dedicated diving pool. Photo © David Matthiessen Schwaketenbad-18.webp Water slide landing area. The tangle of slides extend from a tower to the exterior of the building. Photo © David Matthiessen Schwaketenbad-16.webp Indoor splash pad and wading pool. Photo © David Matthiessen Innovative shading solutions not only provide protection but further architectural expression.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13379 Wed, 02 May 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13379-continuing-education-building-integrated-shading 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-01.jpg The renovated Jackman Law Building is animated by vertical shade fins. Photo © Ben Rahn / A-Frame 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-02.jpg Within the Jackman Law Building’s reading room, the fins are continued as white-painted pilasters that act as vertical light shelves. Photo © Ben Rahn / A-Frame 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-03.jpg Image courtesy Hariri Pontarini Architects 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-04.jpg At Harvard University’s SEAS, a textured screen of 48,000 stainless-steel brackets will dissolve the large building’s apparent mass. Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-05.jpg The brackets are fabricated in Germany using hydroforming technology, a process common in automobile manufacture but rare in architecture. Photo courtesy Behnisch Architekten 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-06.jpg Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-07.jpg Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-08.jpg A rooftop PV array will shade the second story of the Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech. Image courtesy Lord Aeck Sargent and The Miller Hull Partnership 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-09.jpg Motorized exterior blinds will protect the first floor until trees grow in. Image courtesy Lord Aeck Sargent, The Miller Hull Partnership, and PAE Engineers 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-10.jpg Motorized exterior blinds will protect the first floor until trees grow in. Image courtesy Lord Aeck Sargent, The Miller Hull Partnership, and PAE Engineers 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-11.jpg Motorized exterior blinds will protect the first floor until trees grow in. Image courtesy Lord Aeck Sargent, The Miller Hull Partnership, and PAE Engineers A longer school day prompted the client and architects to rethink the way education is delivered in Germany and how it is housed.

]]> 1501-ergolding-secondary-school-behnisch-architekten-and-leinhaupl-neuber.asp Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7296-ergolding-secondary-school-by-behnisch-architekten-and-leinh%C3%A4upl-neuber Ergolding Secondary School Extensive glazing lets people see inside the 147,000-square-foot school, so the local community feels connected to it. The building's central atrium, which serves as a hub for student activities and can be used for public meetings, is expressed on the exterior as a projecting volume with a double-height entry. A sense of transparency both inside and out is important to the school's identity.   Photo © David Matthiessen Ergolding Secondary School Much of the school was designed to encourage students and staff to interact on an informal basis in spaces such as the central atrium.   Photo © David Matthiessen Ergolding Secondary School Decentralized learning spaces encourage students and staff to interact on an informal basis.   Photo © David Matthiessen Ergolding Secondary School Skylights and color make even circulation spaces attractive, while aiding wayfinding as well.   Photo © David Matthiessen Ergolding Secondary School Many of the school's facilities, including the gymnasium are available at certain times to the local community and can work indepen'dently of the rest of the building.   Photo © David Matthiessen Ergolding Secondary School Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten Ergolding Secondary School Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten Ergolding Secondary School Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten To win the commission for the recently completed John and Frances Angelos Law Center at the University of Baltimore, Behnisch Architekten, Boston'in partnership with architect of record Ayers Saint Gross'gave daylight a starring role.

]]> 1308-john-and-frances-angelos-law-center-behnisch-architekten.asp Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7685-john-and-frances-angelos-law-center The new law center consists of three interlocking L-shaped volumes that articulate the building programs: classrooms, offices, and a library. John and Frances Angelos Law CenterBehnisch Architekten / MCLA Architectural Lighting DesignUniversity of BaltimoreThe new law center consists of three interlocking L-shaped volumes that articulate the building programs: classrooms, offices, and a library.Photo © Brad Feinknopf To connect these spaces, the architects created a central atrium with glazing on the north-south axis and fixed louvers on the south side (shown) to minimize heat gain. John and Frances Angelos Law CenterBehnisch Architekten / MCLA Architectural Lighting DesignUniversity of BaltimoreTo connect these spaces, the architects created a central atrium with glazing on the north-south axis and fixed louvers on the south side (shown) to minimize heat gain.Photo © Brad Feinknopf The atrium receives daylight through its glazed exterior walls and a modest skylight. John and Frances Angelos Law CenterBehnisch Architekten / MCLA Architectural Lighting DesignUniversity of BaltimoreThe atrium receives daylight through its glazed exterior walls and a modest skylight.Photo © Brad Feinknopf Abundant glazing, such as for classroom walls, carries daylight into the interior. Still, the lighting designers created LED ceiling fixtures and chandeliers for evening hours and to illuminate darker John and Frances Angelos Law CenterBehnisch Architekten / MCLA Architectural Lighting DesignUniversity of BaltimoreAbundant glazing, such as for classroom walls, carries daylight into the interior. Still, the lighting designers created LED ceiling fixtures and chandeliers for evening hours and to illuminate darker areas at the core.Photo © Brad Feinknopf John and Frances Angelos Law Center John and Frances Angelos Law CenterBehnisch Architekten / MCLA Architectural Lighting DesignUniversity of BaltimoreDrawing courtesy Behnisch Architekten / MCLA Architectural Lighting Design In a sunlit lab filled with genotyping equipment, Dr. Christof von Kalle and colleagues at the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) plumb the secrets of cellular mechanisms that create cancers.

]]> national-center-for-tumor-diseases.asp Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7464-national-center-for-tumor-diseases The green plinth and white key-shaped form of the NCT nestles on the edge of the Neuenheimer Feld campus. Skylight openings in the folded-construction roof over the building's atrium bring in fresh ai National Center for Tumor DiseasesBehnisch ArchitektenHeidelberg, GermanyThe green plinth and white key-shaped form of the NCT nestles on the edge of the Neuenheimer Feld campus. Skylight openings in the folded-construction roof over the building's atrium bring in fresh air as part of the circulation system.Photo © Frank Ockert The day clinics on the two green levels have outdoor access, either to the balcony or the wooden terrace. Behnisch Architekten also designed the surrounding garden landscape. National Center for Tumor DiseasesBehnisch ArchitektenHeidelberg, GermanyThe day clinics on the two green levels have outdoor access, either to the balcony or the wooden terrace. Behnisch Architekten also designed the surrounding garden landscape.Photo © Frank Ockert The sheltered front entrance to the NCT is not intended to be a barrier. Patients can take beepers with them and leave the building for the campus grounds to remain remotely available as needed. A bot National Center for Tumor DiseasesBehnisch ArchitektenHeidelberg, GermanyThe sheltered front entrance to the NCT is not intended to be a barrier. Patients can take beepers with them and leave the building for the campus grounds to remain remotely available as needed. A botanical garden and zoo are a short stroll away.Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten The aluminum-sheathed 'Raum der Stille,' a place of contemplation, quiet, and shelter, is a feature that David Cook sees as 'hanging' within the atrium. 'It is light: It articulates the natural or art National Center for Tumor DiseasesBehnisch ArchitektenHeidelberg, GermanyThe aluminum-sheathed 'Raum der Stille,' a place of contemplation, quiet, and shelter, is a feature that David Cook sees as 'hanging' within the atrium. 'It is light: It articulates the natural or artificial light falling on its surfaces,' he says. The basket-weave stainless steel cladding comes custom-made from KLASS Metall of Offenburg. Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten Waiting areas are not small rooms tucked away in the building's far reaches ' chairs and benches are found throughout the NCT. National Center for Tumor DiseasesBehnisch ArchitektenHeidelberg, GermanyWaiting areas are not small rooms tucked away in the building's far reaches ' chairs and benches are found throughout the NCT. Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten Deep window reveals 'express the thickness of the facades,' Cook explains. 'In combining boards, reveals, shelving, and alternative seating, we tried to create simple elements that lend character.' Th National Center for Tumor DiseasesBehnisch ArchitektenHeidelberg, GermanyDeep window reveals 'express the thickness of the facades,' Cook explains. 'In combining boards, reveals, shelving, and alternative seating, we tried to create simple elements that lend character.' The view is of the sunken garden.Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten Workspaces have a direct visible connection to the outside, and a minimum of suspended ceilings create a feeling of space. Lab equipment is shared to encourage researchers to collaborate and to spark National Center for Tumor DiseasesBehnisch ArchitektenHeidelberg, GermanyWorkspaces have a direct visible connection to the outside, and a minimum of suspended ceilings create a feeling of space. Lab equipment is shared to encourage researchers to collaborate and to spark informal conversations that nurture new ideas.Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten National Center for Tumor Diseases National Center for Tumor DiseasesBehnisch ArchitektenHeidelberg, GermanyImage courtesy Behnisch Architekten