ksg plans a new institute building for the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft of
Applied Research serving the development and research in the field of
high temperature light weight constructions (HTL). The building will
enable application-orientated work with materials that are used or
fabricated at high temperatures: Ceramic Matrix Composites, ceramic
fibres and high performance ceramics.
The façade design stems from the unique, traditional craquelé glaze
technique and will be designed as a reoccurring reticulated pattern. The
façade panels consist of glass fibre reinforced materials with ceramic
compound. That way, they symbolically transport the inner research
activities onto the outer façade. The tectonic of the particular joint
division of the craquelé technique mirrors the ´firing and sintering´;
it can be understood as an interpretation of a ´high temperature´
façade.