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Furtwangen, 25/06/2014
Reference Joseph-Pschorr-Haus, Munich
The Joseph Pschorr Haus building is a hybrid – in terms of both its typology and its integration into its immediate urban environment. The building communication system corresponds to the different facade concepts and echoes the varying materials. Functional elements at different operating heights guarantee barrier-free operation.
The Joseph Pschorr Haus building occupies a number of historic plots in one of the Munich inner city's most sought-after commercial locations. The Berlin-based architectural bureau Kuehn Malvezzi planned to construct a building whose height levels, volumes and facades echo the very different urban construction situations surrounding it. The final result is a hybrid of residential and retail uses, a further development of the mixed-use town house and department store.
Unlike classical department stores constructed in the last century, the Joseph-Pschorr-Haus combines three independent units to create a cohesive display window frontage. Each of these stores has its own dedicated entrance area, as do the apartments on the top floor, the underground car park and the goods receiving area. The building communication system taken from the Siedle Classic design line individually addresses the different facade concepts and the specific demands made on the various entrances.
Materials
Siedle supplied systems from its Siedle Classic design line in solid burnished brass for communication at the frontal bronze and glass curtain wall facade. These are integrated flush into the bronze elements, which are made of brass sheet alloy CuZn37, and have been burnished and polished using a hand crafting technique. Siedle systems made of solid aluminium have been used at the steel reinforced concrete facades which surround the access areas for incoming goods and for the residential units. A natural coloured (EV1) anodized finish protects the light alloy from corrosion and lends it a silky shimmer with changing colour effects.
Functionality and barrier-free access
The functionality of the building communication system depends on the specific requirements of the entrance in question, some affording the full range of functions, others reduced to a minimum. Several systems were supplied by Siedle in a barrier-free design. The functional elements for this were installed twice at different operating heights. This allows them to be operated without problems from a standing or a sitting position.
Picture captions top to bottom:
Picture one: The Joseph Pschorr Haus building reflects the surrounding urban design situation with different heights, volumes and facade concepts.
Pictures two and three: Bespoke communication: The communication systems from the Classic design line in burnished brass fit flush into the facade of bronze elements.
Pictures four and five: Barrier-free: Wherever sensible, the communication systems follow a barrier-free design, here featuring a combination of door loudspeaker and call display at two different operating heights. The access control system below is positioned so that it can be operated from both a seated and a standing position.
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