The building is the prelude to the Airport Business Park. Users and neighborhood are unknown at the beginning. The path to form leads via sustainable footprints: ecological, economic, social and cultural. Relevant variables are urban planning contours, energy concepts, manufacturing processes, use of materials, financing strategies, etc.: “Sudoku strategy” (try & error). Basic geometries – cubes, cuboids, slices, lines, dots – are used for formfinding. They can be organized in a free order, vary in length, width and (storey) height and follow the specifications of the uses (which are found successively). The result is a building with the volumes and surfaces required at any given time.
The load-bearing system consists of prefabricated columns and ceiling panels. All floor plans are completely variable – the fit-out is temporary and can be adapted to requirements at any time. The basic geometries are given their actual appearance by a summarizing surface layer. The result is a systematic collection of coordinated shapes and surfaces that are clearly organized to create a configuration that is unambiguous at the end of the process. Process-oriented project planning requires an adaptable façade concept: an overall made of steel panels with a defined, summarizing color code. The system is modular and adaptable in planning + construction. Robustness and material properties allow large spans of the façade elements with minimal substructure and thermal bridges, simplified fire protection and sound insulation, protection against overheating in summer, 100% recyclability + permanently flat façade surfaces.