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Entwurf • Design LRO Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei, Stuttgart
„Der Grundriss bietet durch seine klar strukturierte
Form maximale Flexibilität. Durch den Einsatz von
vorgespannten Betondecken konnte auf innenliegende
Stützen und Wände weitgehend verzichtet werden.“
Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei
Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Ground floor plan Grundrisse 1., 2. Obergeschoss • Floor plans level +1, +2 with office furniture. In the spirit of New Work, communicative open-
Schnitt • Section Lageplan • Site view
Bauherr • Client Sparkasse Markgräflerland, Weil am Rhein
Standort • Location Marktplatz 1, Weil am Rhein
Nutzfläche • Floor space 9300 m 2
Fotos • Photos Roland Halbe, Stuttgart
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SPARKASSE
WEIL AM RHEIN
Only a few weeks ago, the service centre of the Sparkas-
se Markgräflerland in Weil am Rhein was inaugurated.
180 employees moved into their new workplaces. This
office environment, which was designed by Stuttgart-ba-
sed architecture firm LRO in its well-known timeless
style and with high-quality materials, proves to be fasci-
natingly stringent in its structure, but extremely flexible.
T he awnings of the administration building at Messeplatz 1 in Weil
am Rhein shine in red, Sparkasse red. Like long “eyelashes”, they
protect the “eyes”, the cassette-style windows, of the structured faça-
des made of light-coloured brick against the sunlight. Situated as a
solitary structure in a highly heterogeneous urban context, Lederer
Ragnarsdóttir Oei designed the Sparkasse Central Office in the tri-
border city. The colourful sun protection devices playfully contrast
with the strict orthogonal grid. The ground floor is set back by two
axes and takes up the alignment of the residential buildings to the
east, creating a new “Sparkasse Square”. The three upper floors make
maximum use of the number of storeys permitted on site. Internally,
this office building is strikingly simple and clear in structure. Only the
elliptical main staircase adds an almost baroque counterpoint within
the clear matrix. The floor plans are primarily organised symmetrically
along the longitudinal axis. At the centre of the ground floor, there is a
hall illuminated from above by a skylight situated on the floor above.
On the upper floors, this atrium ensures that open-plan offices are
provided with daylight from two sides through almost floor-to-ceiling
windows. Cross-ventilation is easily possible. Thanks to the column-
free layout all “around” the atrium, the levels can be flexibly furnished
space working environment can be divided as needed by light grey
wool felt curtains. At the front sides, there are individual offices for
meetings and focused work. The specific user needs were identified
through workshops held before the project. The chosen structure even
allows for specific sub-areas to be rented out. Fair-faced concrete cei-
lings, exposed cast asphalt screed on the ground floor, green carpe-
ting in the offices, oak wall claddings and built-in furniture and white
system partitions characterise the LRO-typical, limited, timeless and
high-quality material composition. The architects from Stuttgart refer
to it as a “construction kit” that can be “easily adapted to changing
work situations and company structures”.
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