SWR broadcasting centre

Product
concrete skin
Area
5.500 m²
Color
ivory, silvergrey, anthracite, special
Texture
standard
Surface
ferro, ferro light
Mounting
Rivets
Architect
Struhk Architects
Builder
Südwestrundfunk
Host
Bösecke Fassadenbau
Year
2008
Location
Stuttgart
The different shades of grey add liveliness and depth to the facade.

Individual facade solutions

The design for the building comes from the office of Braunschweig architect, Hans Struhk. The planners of the new SWR building first needed to understand the production processes of a radio and television station. In the tender, it soon became clear that this was not conventional planning. Photos: Ditz Fejer

The grey tones emphasise the naturalness of the concrete material.
Different panel sizes create an exciting appearance.
The glassfibre reinforced concrete elements give the material a honest character.