Wicona - Shaping the future
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Planning and building call for creativity and freedom of design. Ideas are turned into real buildings. With our knowhow, high-tech products and perfect service in aluminium profile systems, we support this process in collaboration with you from the first sketch to the final implementation. WICONA.

Ideas | Turned into reality 4 Bharati research station, Antarctic 6 M.-G.-Lichtwer High School, Wurzen (D) 10 Curtain wall systems | Expression of ideas 12 Stick curtain walling 14 Unitised curtain wall 20 Double skin fagades 22 Structural glazing curtain wall 24 Window systems | Conferring character 28 Punched hole windows | ribbon windows 30 Hybrid windows | coupled windows 32 Window options | fittings 36 Door systems | Meeting with style 40 Automatic sliding doors 48 Sliding systems | Opening spaces 50 Sliding system options 52 Solar shading systems | Controlling daylight 54 Safety...

Each and every day, architecture should enhance people’s lives

Ideas become built reality One of the most challenging tasks in shaping our future is the creation of buildings which comply at the same time with ambitious architectural design and environmental responsibility. This requires concepts which protect natural resources, offer a superior user comfort, and respect the living and working health and safety requirements. And on top of this they have to be economically attractive. Hydro Building Systems identified these needs many years ago and adjusted its product development and service offer accordingly. As an aluminium system supplier we can...

IDEAS | TURNED INTO REALITY BHARATI Bharati Research Station On Roald Amundsen’s traces NCAOR, Goa (India) IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft, Hamburg (D) bof Architekten, Hamburg (D) Käfer Construction, Bremen (D) Lenderoth GmbH, Bremen (D) The Indian government’s idea was to set up a research station in the Antarctic. The architect’s idea was to align the safety aspects and the extreme structural requirements given to the building envelope, with a panoramic view out onto the Polar region. The engineering firm’s idea was to build the station using over 130 prefabricated containers and add an extra...

IDEAS | TURNED INTO REALITY T E C H N I K doors (T30) and punched hole windows (F30) with turning sashes based on the WICLINE 75 and WICSTYLE 77 WICONA systems (fire-protected versions) provided the appropriate solution from the range’s portfolio. The Bharati Research Station demonstrates admirably how close team work among all those involved with construction ensures that ideas become reality – even under the most arduous conditions. The combination of standard systems, specifically modified applications and individually tested fire protection structures illustrates the flexibility and...

IDEAS | TURNED INTO REALITY Sauerbruch Hutton, Berlin (D) FKN, Neuenstein The best tall building in the world* The stunning new headquarters building for KfW Bank in Frankfurt, which features extensive use of Wicona unitised curtain walling, has won a major global architectural award. *The prestigious accolade for the World’s Best Tall Building has been awarded to the KfW project by the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) – the leading international authority on the design, construction and development of tall buildings. The KfW scheme was designed by architects Sauerbruch...

IDEAS | TURNED INTO REALITY T E C H N I K Wicona’s aluminium unitised curtain walling, comprising an innovative horizontal ring ventilation in the cavity between the two layers, by automatically opening exterior ventilation flaps. The envelope consists of an encircling ‘sawtooth-shaped cavity’ which encloses automated blinds to reduce solar gain and control glare. The exterior is defined by a skin of fixed tempered glass panels and colourful ventilation ‘flaps’ in red, blue and green, helping to create a striking aesthetic. The internal façade has alternating opening and fixed glazed units....

IDEAS | TURNED INTO REALITY High school Energetic renovation during school The idea: to reduce the heating cost by 60 % by exchanging the curtain wall under ongoing school operation. The technology: passive house level curtain wall and window systems from WICONA featuring an efficient assembly technology. The result: All expectations exceeded. In Summer 1996 the M.-G.-Lichtwer High School in Wurzen  /  Germany was inaugurated, receiving much acknowledgement for its concept and implementation. The concept of urban development received a counterpoint with floating boxes based on pillars, with...

IDEAS | TURNED INTO REALITY T E C H N I K renovation became apparent, causing the need for refurbishment. The first objective in this process was the reduction of heating cost. WICONA products offered the most convenient features: systems with performing thermal insulation, with a flexible design to suit the existing architecture. This was combined with an extended longevity and a virtual freedom of maintenance, due to the outstanding technical features of aluminium in high WICONA quality. This fact received a special attention after the experience with the wood-based products. The new...

CURTAIN WALLING Curtain walling | Expression of ideas

Stick curtain wall Safety systems Unitised curtain wall Double skin façades Structural glazing curtain wall Intelligent multifunctional façades WICTEC is an overall concept of modern-day architecture that reconciles the elements of heat storage, air conditioning, light provision and fire and noise protection within a single façade design. With the WICTEC curtain wall system, your creativity and ability to find the best solution are virtually limitless. You can select, design and produce all conceivable applications up to the highest quality standards and in line with your personal...

CURTAIN WALLING Dachser head office, Kempten (D) Passive house approved curtain wall with integrated ventilation sashes Dachser Immobilien, Kempten / DS-Plan, Stuttgart Dodel Metallbau, Ulm