Laser-guided precision. AJ 01.11.2007
Architects' Journal Technical and Practice
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Current
Supplement
Building Supplement
Series
Architects' Journal Technical and Practice
Abstract
Looks at Barkow Leibinger's Gatehouse for manufacturing company Trumpf, on the outskirts of Stuttgart, Germany. The building is 130m² in size and is composed of a bespoke glazed curtain wall which is filled with stacked plexiglass tubes and capped by a dramatic steel roof which cantilevers 22m over an adjacent road. The roof is supported by four internal columns and the cantilever is counterbalanced by a 20-tonne foundation under the rear wall. The Gatehouse is the fourth in a series of buildings by Barkow Leibinger on the Trumpf campus.
Subjects
- Building types
- Manufacturing/industrial facilities
Publisher History
First produced in 1895, the Architects' Journal features comprehensive building studies, and in-depth technical articles.
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