made by LOVE Architecture

The Gerngross Facade
The facade of the new building forms the logical continuation of the interior: the ice-floe theme of the interior space continues on the new facade.
To this end, large-scale, amorphous colour fields were applied. Leaving some space in between, an ornamentally designed, semi-transparent white area was then attached.
Together, these layers form a conglomerate of light and colour. In the evening, this effect is reinforced by a lighting concept between the two layers of the facade.
A large-scale white frame also emphasises some areas of the facade (e.g. main entrance, bay), thereby showing
them off to their best possible advantage. Due to the large scale of the facade, the entire building is harmonized, and the true size of the building is
emphasised. Advertising media, such as logos and slide-in plates, have been aggregated and drastically reduced
as compared to their former state. The ornamental pattern was designed to ensure a continuous view from the building into the street space (50%
free cross-section). Furthermore, the entire facade was thermally reengineered and technically modernised, so the ornamental pattern functions simultaneously as sun protection.