Workshop Siegen's distinctive form references the classic garage format with forecourt.
The design comprises a simple steel frame structure fitted with fibre glass translucent panels. These were specified not only for high thermal insulation but also for their ability to deliver soft diffused light, so facilitating productivity by creating a calm and relaxed environment in which to work. In addition, the panel's sub-structural configuration, comprising a series of horizontal seams, animates the design's grid like composition, as articulated by the mainframe and mullions, which in turn accentuates the dramatic cantilevered canopy.
In addition to the panelling's insulation, light diffusing and signage properties, its sub-structural configuration, comprising as it does a series of delicate horizontal seams, animates the grid like composition, as articulated by the mainframe and mullions. Collectively, these details accentuate the building’s dramatic cantilevered canopy.
Internally, a concrete box, housing the office and washroom facilities, stabilizes the main structure via a series of horizontal and vertical steel struts. These eliminate the need for external cross bracing, so preserving the aesthetic clarity of the architecture and its impact as a light beacon. Only standard industrial products were used in the making of Workshop Siegen.