Featured CompetenceINTEGRA GPU electric windows by VELUX11/25/2020When choosing windows, the interaction of how it opens and the spatial situation play a key role. This is also true of center-pivot and top-hung windows for which free access is especially important. ...
FEATURED A rooftop view of Munich12/4/2019With its sophisticated construction and well-thought-out distribution of light, a roof extension in Maxvorstadt, Munich impressed the jury of the Velux Architects' Competition.
FEATURED Forest light in the recess hall11/21/2019Daylight has a fundamental role to play at the new “Hessenwaldschule” (Forest School of Hessen) in Weiterstadt. Its building has now been honored with 3rd prize at the 2019 Velux architecture competition.
FEATURED Seen in the right light10/22/2019An old lean-to on the outskirts of Berlin has morphed into an attention-grabbing house for artists. A jury of experts has voted it the winner of the Velux Architecture Competition 2019.
FEATURED Under a single roof3/6/2019Light.Space.Human. (Licht.Raum.Mensch.) – Under this name the window manufacturer VELUX is launching its eleventh architectural competition this year. Apply now through 31 March!
BAU 2017 Top novelties at the BAU 20171/21/2017Every two years come January, the halls at the Munich trade fair ground fill to bursting: Because that is when the BAU opens its doors, again – the world’s largest construction trade fair. We checked everything out and have selected the most important novelties for you here.
MAGAZINE Synthetic flooring goes green with castor oil Part 33/5/2013He’s not really interested in skylights. But in the third part of our tour of the “BAU” trade fair in Munich, Amandus Sattler discovers that there are in fact some well-executed specimens out there, such as those developed in collaboration with Foster+Partners. He also finds out that you can’t tar all drainage systems with the same brush either, that no two types of paint are the same, and that “green PVC” is really quite an attractive option.
MAGAZINE There is no standard solution for the future1/31/2013As the “world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials, systems” BAU in Munich offers a wealth of information for architects, planners and anyone with an interest in today’s building solutions, or tomorrow’s. That said, this time round highly customizable standard solutions took center stage while true innovation remained scarce.