Dear Sirs, Innovation is the driving force behind the development of FAKRO. By taking up the challenges set by architects, FAKRO realizes a wide range of special projects, thus encouraging clients to fulfil their visions. Complementing our individual orders and production, non-standard solutions are implemented on a daily basis. Interesting ideas inspire us to create new FAKRO products. We strive to meet the expectations of our clients and willing co-operate with architects. By presenting innovative applications of FAKRO products, designers of such projects help us to understand those needs and...

Buildings utilising FAKRO non-standard products are erected all over the world. We have decided to present a few examples of interesting projects. We do hope that the design solutions presented here will be an intriguing discovery for you. Perhaps, they will inspire you to create timeless realizations of your own. FAKRO inspires! FAKRO Team

VOSSEBORG APARTMENTS FAIRYTALE HOUSE IN GRONINGEN The vertically combined FAKRO roof windows ensured a remarkable appearance to the body of the building and provided abundant natural light, making the interiors bright and spacious. The house has one of the largest FAKRO roof windows at 66 cm x 290 cm. The landscape surrounding the building can be experienced throughout the interior.

HOTEL & GASTERIJ DE ROODESCHUUR UNIQUE, BLACK ROOF APARTMENTS INWINDOWS IN RESIDENTIAL “HET GROENE HART” HOUSE IN WEERT This charming house in Weert is very distinctive due to the series of special black frame FAKRO roof windows that have been installed. In the old cherry orchard in the village of Leidsche Rijn this complex of three buildings comprises 30 apartments with 282 FAKRO roof windows. The 4-star De Roode Schuur hotel attracts attention with its extraordinary design and a thatched roof. The hotel offers 38 rooms, each of which is equipped with at least one large FAKRO roof window.

Project: Multi-family residential building Location: Hillegom Design: Thijs Asselbergs The design of the Vosseborg Apartments is an exceptional one. It introduced unique elements into the body of the building which required special solutions for the roof structure. Two opposite facades were covered with ceramic tiles over their entire surface. FAKRO roof windows were installed on the facades and combined with each other vertically along the entire height of the building. This allowed the designer to provide an abundance of the natural light to the interior. The application of vertical glazing...

NETHERLANDS FAIRYTALE HOUSE IN GRONINGEN Project: Location: Design: Single-family residential building Groningen Edin Buitenhuis FAKRO manufactured one of the biggest roof windows at 66cm x 290cm for this unique country house located in picturesque scenery. With this solution the interior of the building became very vivid. The window combines the interior of the building with the external environment, thus revealing to residents stunning views of its location. As envisioned by the designer, the landscape surrounding the building is experienced throughout the interior. The FAKRO window is mounted...

Project: Single-family residential building Location: Weert This charming house in Weert is very distinctive due to the special series of FAKRO windows installed. The client requested all roof windows frames to be black from both inner and outer aspects. To meet the expectations of the client, FAKRO created ten unique high pivot windows all finished in black RAL 9005. Thanks to such solution, windows perfectly harmonized with the rest of the house. It was necessary to manufacture non-standard flashings because of the application of the thatched roofing. Special ETV-B flashings for the thatch...

NETHERLANDS APARTMENTS IN “HET GROENE HART” Project: Location: Design: Multi-family residential building Leidsche Rijn Lars Zwart In the old cherry orchard in the village of Leidsche Rijn a complex of three buildings comprising 30 apartments was constructed. The buildings are designed for residential purposes, however part of the complex is used as an exhibition space for artists. The buildings were designed by architect Lars Zwart of Op ten Noort Blijdenstein. The architecture of buildings references traditional, rural buildings. The interiors are spacious and bright with daylight introduced...

NETHERLANDS HOTEL & GASTERIJ DE ROODE SCHUUR Project: Location: Hotel Nijkerk The 4-star De Roode Schuur hotel attracts attention with its extraordinary design and a thatched roof. The hotel offers 38 rooms, each equipped with at least one large FAKRO roof window which have been designed in such a way that rooms are provided with optimum amount of natural light to create a pleasing climate for visiting guests. Due to the thatched roofing, specially designed flashings in appropriately selected RAL colours have been used to combine windows with the roof covering, thus ensuring a beautiful and aesthetic...

GERMANY JOSEPH PSCHORR HAUS This modern building was built on the site of a large beer-house and brewery whose façades were decorated with metal and glass, while the roof comprises an impressive 120 FAKRO roof windows.

Project: Residential & Commercial building Location: Munich Design: Kuehn Malvezzi The newly erected Joseph Pschorr Haus located in the centre of Munich between Neuhauser Strafe, EisemannstraRe and Altheimer Eck was designed by architect Kuehn Malvezzi of Berlin. The building is 50 metres high, has 5 floors and an underground garage with over 200 parking spaces. On the site of the present building there was formerly a large beer-house and brewery named “Pschorr”, from which the present building gets its name thus combining tradition and modernity. The clients opted for a high-quality finish of...

POLAND DESIGN STUDIO PL ARCHITECTS A contemporary style design studio is in the converted attic of an old tenement house in Poznan. This realization won the first prize in a contest organized by Foorni portal in the “attic” category