Technology: Sweeping Facade Design – Rehabilitation of the Munich Re Building

By accentuating the offset planes of the fenestration with coloured aluminium sheeting, the appearance of the building changes from green to red or yellow or blue, depending on the angle of view.
In the 1980s, the Munich Reinsurance concern (Munich Re) acquired an office development originally erected for the Siemens Nixdorf enterprise for information systems. The Munich Re wished to use the complex as its head office. The existing building, with its high window balustrades and non-openable mirrored fenestration, represented neither a modern working environment nor a suitable corporate image. The use...
By accentuating the offset planes of the fenestration with coloured aluminium sheeting, the appearance of the building changes from green to red or yellow or blue, depending on the angle of view.