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Leica administration building

Project

Position

Wetzlar

Country

DE

Architect

Gruber + Kleine-Kraneburg Architekten

Fabricator

Hunsrücker Glasveredelung Wagener GmbH & Co. KG, Kirchberg

Area of curtain wall

Gross site area: 30.000 m² | gross floor area (over two to four stories): 35.580 m² | Façade panes on ground floor: 2,5 x 4,75 m

Builder

Leitz-Park GmbH, Wetzlar

Construction time

April 2012 – March 2014

RAICO systems

THERM+ A-I – Aluminium façade, THERM+ S-I – Steel façade

Building activity

New construction

Category

Office and administration

Detailed information

Leica Camera AG has returned to its roots - to the place where the 35 mm camera was developed 100 years ago. The striking, curved buildings that make up the new company headquarters in Wetzlar draw their inspiration from the world of photography. The RAICO THERM+ S-I und A-I systems were used for the glass façades and glass roofs.

THERM+ S-I with flat press strips for 1,018 m2 of curved and 875 m2 of straight panes, THERM+ A-I for 450 m2 of glass roof with two-degree angle of inclination, 240 straight panes and 52 custom panes.

Photos: Leica Camera AG