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Façade with a load-bearing function

Photo: Yasar, Ed. Züblin AG

The new Ohligsmühle building merges aesthetics with functionality

Photo: Yasar, Ed. Züblin AG

Photo: Rößner, Ed. Züblin AG

Ground-floor corner column with match-cast head beam section

Photo: Rößner, Ed. Züblin AG

Photo: Rößner, Ed. Züblin AG

Formwork stripping from a cast corner column element

Photo: Rößner, Ed. Züblin AG

Photo: Franke, Ed. Züblin AG

First-floor cantilevered element during assembly

Photo: Franke, Ed. Züblin AG

Franke, Ed. Züblin AG

Arrangement of joints in the panoramic window area

Franke, Ed. Züblin AG

Yasar, Ed. Züblin AG

Facade view with panoramic windows

Yasar, Ed. Züblin AG

Previously, any attempt at merging the design aspect of a façade with a load-bearing function was subject to tight constraints but state-of-the-art precast technologies enable new options in this regard. One example of these new opportunities is the Ohligsmühle project in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany, which will be completed in spring 2013. One of the prominent features of the building envelope are its sculptural architectural concrete components with windows extending over the full story height. Yet the true highlight of this project is its ground-breaking technical approach: this five- to...

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