concrete skin | Eurostars Book Hotel Munich

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Product: concrete skin

The glassfibre reinforced concrete facade at the Eurostars Book Hotel in Munich is part of a fabulous design idea. The architecture of the building is devoted to the most cultural object in history: the book. Each floor is dedicated to a literary genre; the corridors and guestrooms pay tribute to the great writings of world history and the façade is full of pages. The shaped facade elements from Rieder represent curved book pages that protect from direct sunlight.

In the design of cladding, there are hardly no limits for planners and architects with concrete skin. The selection of ten different colours in each of three surface forms the basis. In line with current trends and developments, concrete skin offers a range of additional procedures for the creation of individual building shells. With a speciallydeveloped method, it is possible, to make glassfibre reinforced concrete flow around corners, or produce formed elements. Extraordinary building envelopes such as the pages of the Eurostars Book Hotel are the result of this advanced handling wit concrete.

Architect:
Capella Garcia Arquitectura
SchmidArchitekten Alfred Julius Schmid

Product Information: 1.000 m2 concrete skin
Colour: ivory & liquid black
Surface: Ferro & Ferro light

Concept

The development of concrete skin was inspired by Rieder‘s vision of a concrete cladding panel that is both stable and lightweight. The large-format panels are 13 mm thin and give architects plenty of scope in the design of individual facades, with regard to colour, structure and form. Glassfibre reinforced concrete is in-combustible and made of mineral-based raw materials, giving the panels their unique characteristics. The authentic appearance creates a vivid facade. Concrete skin pulls smoothly over buildings, corners and edges like a skin and creates a unique material flow.

The material guarantees absolute safety and fire resistance due to its excellent thermal properties (fire protection class A1 "non-combustible" according to DIN 4102). With its ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, Rieder sets itself high standards for environmental protection. The environmental product declaration, EPD, gives precise indicators for the life cycle assessment.

Sizes:
Width: max. 1500 mm (max. width for surface matt: 1350)
Length: max. 5000 mm

concrete skin is available in all colour collections:
greyscale: polar white, off-white, ivory, silvergrey, chrome, anthracite, liquid black
bricky: terracotta, coralline, oxide red, burgundy, merlot
timber: terra, larch, oak, walnut, ebony
pietra: sahara, sandstone, cotton, vanilla, almond

Textures:
The new textures add liveliness and depth to any facade. The various structures create an exciting interplay of light and shadow that changes depending on the angle of view. The new textures open up additional freedom for architects and room for individual ideas. The different characteristics better emphasise the naturalness of the concrete material and the authentic appearance.

Surfaces:
FE | ferro: sandblasted, rough structure
FL | ferro light: finely sandblasted
MA | matt: brushed surface

More about this product

Part of the collection FACADE DESIGN.
Manufacturer Rieder
Family concrete skin
Architonic ID 1196045
Year of Launch 2013

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