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BÜRO UND VERWALTUNG • OFFICE BUILDINGS INNERE WERTE • INNER VALUES

Im Obergeschoss dominieren die jetzt zweigeschossige Pausenlounge und der Besprechungsraum mit historischen Wand- als Deckenpaneelen. •The upper floor is dominated by the two-storey break lounge and meeting room.

T he small village of Schönbach is nestled in the beautiful natural scenery of the subsequently added structural elements and reduced to its clean cubature and suppor-
Upper Lusatian Mountains nature preserve. In addition to the idyllic landscape,
ting structure. Existing historical structures are brought to the fore. New elements are
it is not least the numerous Upper Lusatian Houses that have made Upper Lusatia fa- deliberately integrated as such. In the interior, the timber framework and beams were
mous beyond the region. In this special type of construction, the main living room on largely exposed and made tangible. On the one hand, to bring more natural daylight
the ground floor is built in a separate log cabin construction and surrounded by an into the interior of the building and, on the other hand, to create a spatial experience
all-round support system that carries the load of the upper floor and the roof. Oppo- that cannot be imagined from the outside. This is because the exposure and dismantling
site the so-called Blockstube, the living area, is the working and utility area, which is of ceiling and wall areas has created large volumes of air and light along with galleries
of solid construction — usually fieldstone masonry. Stables, storage and vault rooms that visually connect the different levels of the offices with each other. A new staircase
were once located here. The Faktorenhaus in Schönbach was built around 1785 as a on the north side provides access to the upper administrative offices. This provides a
prestigious residential and farm building in the Upper Lusatian style. At that time, direct emergency exit to the outside as the necessary primary escape route. The used
Faktoren were linen traders who supplied cloth processors with yarns and equip- materials and surfaces follow the principle: "What you see is what you get". History and
ment. Currently, a trading company is once again attending to its business in the Fak- zeitgeist go hand in hand. Quarry stone, slaked lime and charred wood in combination
torenhaus. Instead of linen and yarns, the medium-sized company Möbelstarke trades with hand-carved white ornamental frames characterise the outer appearance.
in contemporary furniture, kitchens and all the corresponding accessories. Offices for
the company's administrative departments are situated on the two upper levels. The The Upper Lusatian House has arrived in the here and now
ground floor is used as a semi-public area and accommodates the foyer, a cloakroom,
toilets and seminar rooms under the historical cross and barrel vaults. As before, ho- In the interior, natural clay plasters and light casein paints contrast with dark raw steel
wever, the heart of the entire building is the Blockstube. While retaining its historical or reflective chrome steel surfaces, for example as counters in the break lounge. Sound-
structure, it was transformed into a room for guests that is full of atmosphere and has absorbing, anthracite-coloured carpeting was selected for the floors of the offices and
an open-plan kitchen and a fireplace. meeting rooms. All other surfaces are finished with large-format, oiled oak floorboards.
For the Blockstube, historical floorboards found in the building were reconditioned and
What you see is what you get! reused. The floors of all other public areas are covered with cement tiles. A common
feature of all three main levels are sanitary rooms finished in different bold colours. In
The entire Faktorenhaus is a cultural monument and was put under a preservation contrast to the reduced colour scheme of the primary building substance, more vibrant
order. Against this background, the overriding objective was to preserve the original ap- colours such as violet, purple and turquoise were chosen for these subordinate rooms.
pearance of the Faktorenhaus, but to maintain it in a contemporary way with a design The existing and the new complement each other to form a coherent whole. It remains
tailored to the new uses. On this basis, the building was freed from all extensions and an Upper Lusatian half-timbered house, but one that is in the here and now.

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