Case studies

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands, 2011

museum One of the most attractive museums in the Netherlands is the Kröller-Müller Museum near Otterlo. Situated in the center of the De Hoge Veluwe National Park, it exhibits the world’s second largest collection of Van Gogh paintings.

Rheinhallen (RTL Studios), Cologne, Germany, 2011

koeln3.jpgIt’s a building of superlatives: the biggest building site in Germany while under construction, one of the largest office complexes all over Europe and the biggest one in Germany, measured by its gross floor area of 160,000 square meters. And Europe’s biggest private TV station has moved in, the RTL media group....

School District of Decatur Township, Indianapolis, USA, 2011

decatur-intermediate-learning-cente_04.jpgThe Decatur Intermediate Learning Center and local district Sports Center, located in the Decatur Township, Indiana USA, faced a situation common to many modern schools with a building having multiple use requirements throughout the week for regular and extracurricular activities. To maximize energy savings on equipment usage the ability to schedule occupancy properly has become a must.

ThyssenKrupp Quarter, Essen, Germany, 2011

thyssen It was Europe’s biggest house moving when ThyssenKrupp relocated its headquarters to Essen (Germany) last summer. Dominant centre of the new headoffice is the Q1 building, forming an impressive landmark in its distinctive shape of a cube. All the buildings on the campus are based on an overriding design framework, the shell-core principle.

R+V Insurance, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2010

rv_insurance_150x100.jpgR+V insurance is one of the largest insurance groups in Germany. 2010, at the companies site in Wiesbaden (Germany) the room automation of the representation floor and the company canteen as well as the control technology for central ventilation and refrigerating systems were renewed.