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Entwurf • Design Auer Weber Architekten, Stuttgart
Bauherr • Client Sparkasse Allgäu, Kempten
Standort • Location Residenzplatz 23, Kempten
Nutzfläche • Floor space 5.680 m 2
Fotos • Photos Roland Halbe, Stuttgart
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More infos on page 146

SPARKASSE ALLGÄU

IN KEMPTEN

The new Sparkasse building by Auer Weber Architekten
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makes a valuable contribution to the reorganization of
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7 Kempten's central square Residenzplatz. Replacing a pre-
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decessor building from the 1970s, it combines two listed
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buildings and offers employees and customers pleasantly
open, bright rooms - ranging between subtlety and functio-
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9 9 nality - on a floor space of about 6,000 square metres.
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7 he four-and-a-half storey new building integrates into the overall
2 ensemble in an almost reassuring manner and forms a strong back
to the existing buildings "Weidlehaus" and "Lange Stände". The historic
1 Weidlehaus • Weidlehaus 6 Innenhof• Inner courtyard
2 Lange Stände • Lange Stände 7 Beratung • Consultation façades of these buildings were freed up as part of the overall concept
3 Haupteingang • Main entrance 8 Funktionskern • Service core
4 Filiale • Branch bank 9 Arbeitsplätze • Open-space workplaces and now serve as a flanking entrance to the ground-level, single-storey
5 Schalterhalle • Counter hall 10 Immobilien • Real estate branch bank and the counter hall, which is oriented towards the inner
courtyard. On the ground floor, the bank customer is king, because this
Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Ground floor plan Grundriss 1. Obergeschoss • Floor plan Level +1 is where the self-service area and the rental compartment facility, each
with 24-hour access, discreet cash point, information pool and waiting
area, four consultation areas and 17 consultation rooms are located. The
10 façade structure of the "Lange Stände" is subtly continued from the out-
side into the interior, while the valuables compartments exude a cosy liv-
ing room atmosphere. The upper three floors are reserved for workplaces
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plan cell offices here, but a visit to our savings bank branch in Tübingen
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Managing Director of Auer Weber. The architects have provided 210 work-
places in open-space areas, 30 workstations in offices, six internal meet-
ing rooms and 12 areas for informal sessions. What they all have in com-
mon is a pleasant, transparent atmosphere with a high design quality.
The materials wood and glass, terrazzo and light carpeted areas interact
with smooth white walls and ceilings. The Allgäu local touch is ensured
by walls planked with old wood and designed by artist Konrad Winter,
Grundriss 2. Obergeschoss • Floor plan Level +2 Grundriss 3. Obergeschoss • Floor plan Level +3 large-format photographs of landscapes and buildings that establish a
regional reference to the location, as well as sound-absorbing glass sys-
tem partitions designed by artist Brigitte Waldach from Berlin. In alterna-
tion with sideboards and floor-to-ceiling cabinets, these ensure acoustic
separation and visual openness. Great importance was attached to the
perceptibility of exterior spaces: the vertically structured façade with
varying depths and the post-and-beam façade facing the inner courtyard
literally bring the greenery of the surrounding nature into the interior. The
sophisticated lighting system supports the successful interplay of artificial
Schnitt • Section Lageplan • Site plan and natural light - to the delight of all employees and bank customers.

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