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Zaha Hadid opera house Spectacular building on the banks of the Pearl River in Guangzhou

A new museum in Great Britain The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery by David Chipperfield Water is our source of inspiration.

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“The outstanding quality and functional- ity of our products has made it possible to complete major building projects all over the world. ‘View’ features examples of our broad involvement in the inter­ national architecture field and gives you a deeper insight into our philosophy.”

Strong companies make advances during times of crisis. This is also true of Geberit. In recent years, we were able to steadily strengthen our position as market leader on an international scale. Major construction projects are being realized all over the world with our products. We are now also focusing on other target groups – end customers, architects and interior designers. This new reference magazine “View” is a result of this development and is intended to serve as a beacon in this domain. “View” features a wide range of topics showing our broad involvement in international architectural projects and design, giving you a deeper insight into our philosophy.

Our clear commitment to innovation is part of our corporate identity and is a central element of the Geberit brand. For this reason, we invest considerable resources in new and further development of our products and technology. Our mission is to improve the quality of people’s lives. Sustainability plays a central role in our considerations, and the global trend towards sustainable construction means that investors, contractors and the sanitary industry are constantly having to face new challenges. We already today supply water- saving and energy-saving, low-noise and durable products that meet sustain- able construction standards, such as those used in the green building “Le Monolithe” in Lyon (page 32), the new opera house in Guangzhou (page 26) and the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery in the North of England (page 20).

I am pleased to be able to present to you outstanding international buildings designed by renowned architects such as Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield and Gigon/Guyer on the following pages, and hope you find the articles exciting, informative and enjoyable.

Albert M. Baehny, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors

3 ↓ The Prime Tower stands 126 meters high. The building by Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer, currently the tallest high-rise in Switzerland, dominates the Zurich skyline.

1 ↑ In Hamburg, the mammoth project HafenCity is giving rise to an immense, new residential and business center. Flood protection is one of the project’s major planning issues.

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2 ↑ The Indian real estate company Panchshil Realty chooses Western top design and innovative tech­ nology in its projects.

→ English architecture star David Chipperfield has built another new museum – the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery. The angular building consists of ten concrete cubes, all of different heights and widths.

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4 View – Reference magazine 2011 Content

1 Hamburg, building on the water. Trend 6

2 India, exclusive architecture project. Portrait 10

3 Prime Tower – Zurich’s 5 skyscraper. Panorama 14

4 Hepworth Wakefield Gallery. Focus: Museum 20

5 Zaha Hadid in Guangzhou. Focus: Opera house 26

6 Le Monolithe. Focus: Lyon 32

Content Panorama, Vitarium, Luxembourg 15

Panorama, Concert Hall, Hungary 16 6 ↑ New major urban construction projects are currently underway in Lyon’s Panorama, New Sports and Town Hall, Slovenia 17 Confluence quarter, such as the green building Le Monolithe designed by five Panorama, Aqua Tower, USA 18 architecture firms. Panorama, Contiweg Grammar School, Austria 19

Focus: Museum, Celtic Museum, Germany 24

Focus: Lyon, Oxygen Tower, France 34

Concept Cars 36

Spectrum Technology 38

Spectrum Design 40

Spectrum Environment 42

Waterways 44

Index architects/plumbers/Geberit 46

5 Trend The Hamburg solution HafenCity, Übersee quarter, Germany

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↑ The Übersee quarter is being built across from the old Speicherstadt district (upper right). Already completed buildings include the Java office complex (1) and residential buildings Arabica (2) and Ceylon (3).

Java, Arabica, Ceylon, HafenCity, Übersee quarter, Hamburg (DE) Central development manager: HafenCity Hamburg GmbH Investors: ING Real Estate, SNS Property Finance Gross & Partner Grundstückentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, “Waterfront” projects that Hamburg (DE) transform shorelines into resi- Architects: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Q2 Kaffeelager im Überseequartier Trojan Trojan + Partner Architekten und dential areas are commonplace Städtebauer BDA, Darmstadt (DE) around the world today. The Dietz Joppien Architekten AG, Frankfurt a.M. (DE) Project management: Andreas Schuldes, Mathias Schönau mammoth HafenCity project Year of construction: 4/2011 TBE Planning: RMN Ingenieure, Norderstedt (DE) in Hamburg is creating a huge, Plumber (Arabica, Ceylon): SMI Bausanierung GmbH (DE) new residential and business Plumber (Java): A.C. Vorwald & Sohn GmbH Sanitary Installations (DE) center on 157 hectares in Geberit Know-how Hamburg. The area’s potential PE-HD piping system Silent-db20 piping system flooding problem is being Duofix installation system Mepla piping systems handled through an unusual dwelling mound concept and spectacular constructions.

6 View – Reference magazine 2011 ↑ Like the other buildings in the Übersee quarter, the residential Repurposing former industrial districts is construction Elbphilharmonie designed by building Ceylon (center right) is constructed on a plinth zone that currently one of the most common urban Herzog & de Meuron as well as the Unilever protects against flooding. development tasks in the world. “Water- headquarters and the Marco Polo Tower front” projects, which transform one-time designed by Behnisch Architekten. Hafen­ harbor districts into attractive shore areas, City’s urban development and architectural pose a particular challenge for developers mixed-use concept provides for about and architects. They redefine the interface 33 percent residential and 50 percent office between water and land and reclaim new space. The remainder is reserved for cul- urban spaces. tural and commercial uses such as restau- rants, hotels and retail businesses. The HafenCity is a massive new neighborhood heart of HafenCity is the Übersee quarter, rising up on approximately 157 hectares of an urban space of just under eight hectares the old harbor district of Hamburg, adjacent in which approximately 1,000 people will live to historic Speicherstadt district. The proj- and up to 7,000 jobs will be created. In addi- ect is scheduled to be completed by 2025. tion, authorities reckon with around 40,000 Architectural landmarks that are already to 50,000 visitors and tourists annually. The attracting visitors include the still-under- northern section of the Übersee quarter is

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↑ Generous public spaces break up the dense construction of the new quarter, such as here in the Java office complex.

already mostly finished. It is the densest water as well as the stunning views. More- The Übersee quarter, located across from urban space to be created in HafenCity to over, building the dam would have neces­ the Speicherstadt district, was construct- date. sitated an extensive infrastructure and ex- ed on such plinths. The dense mixed use in pensive flood barriers. A unique solution for the new quarter is punctuated by ample Dwelling mound system for protection protecting against storm tides had to be de- boulevards and squares built at different against flooding veloped and was found in the form of dwell- heights, similarly also for flood protection. Hamburg has forever been a harbor that ing mounds or plinths, which are artificially The various levels are connected with is influenced by tides. The city has always constructed hills. With the exception of the ramps, stairs and terraces. Unlike the build- had to prepare for and adapt to high waters, quayside promenades and those at water’s ings along the harbor basin that employ particularly during storm tides. However, edge, buildings are constructed on plinths varying building styles and materials, red HafenCity, like the old Speicherstadt dis- 7.5 to 8.3 meters above mean sea level, put- tile is the dominant feature of the Übersee trict, lies south of Hamburg’s main line of ting them out of the reach of flood waters. quarter buildings. This material picks up on dikes, meaning the existing dikes offer no Only construction plans for streets directly the brick facades of the old Speicherstadt protection whatsoever to the new quarter. adjacent to the Speicherstadt district did district opposite, lending the buildings Building a new system of dikes would have away with additional elevation so as not to depth, sensuousness and stability. been a definite disadvantage. They would infringe upon the identity and functionality have blocked the direct connection to the of the neighboring historic streetscape.

8 View – Reference magazine 2011 Geberit drainage system Years of experience, research and practical development have made Geberit the most important know-how provider in matters of water drainage. Flexibility, unsurpassed tightness and durability are the corner- stones of the long service life of Geberit drainage systems. With their exceptional properties, Geberit PE-HD pipes and fittings are suitable for the full range of drainage applications: from branch discharge pipes to stacks, from collector pipes to buried pipes. Because strict flood protection standards were also in effect for installations, Geberit PE-HD pipes and Silent-db20 pipes were chosen to be installed in the under- ground garage and approximately 200 apartments. To prevent water from entering the underground garage during storm tides, the entrance was moved to an elevated location 7.5 meters above sea level. However, the entire underground parking area is lower and is therefore susceptible to flooding since it is connected to the flood area via the tide gate connections. This is especially challenging for the drainage systems in use there. In accordance with the requirements of the Hamburg Office of Urban Drainage, in the event of flood conditions and possible pipe breakage inside the garage (e.g. from the approach of a car being parked), water must not be able to enter the building via the piping system. For this reason, the PE-HD pipes in the exterior walls of the garage have been fitted with closable sliders. The pipes have also been secured with heavy-weight fastening material, since during a flood they can be full of standing water and must be able to bear heavy weights.

6 floors 6 floors + 2 underground + 2 underground parking levels parking levels approx. 8–8.5 m approx. 8–8.5 m above sea level approx. 8–8.5 m above sea level (flood-safe level) above sea level Ground floor Ground floor 1st underground parking level 2nd underground parking level

Clay layer

Sand layer

↑ Cross section of a quay showing flood-secure location of the buildings and margins of the elevated mounds.

Protective plinth zone and opened them to the boulevard using in- protection. The entrance area to the Über- Three complexes number among the Über- terstices and cutouts. The three buildings see quarter is only 6.5 to 7 meters above see quarter’s completed projects: the resi- owe their overall effect to their horizontal sea level, positioning it within the flood dential buildings Arabica and Ceylon and arrangement as well as their sculpture-like zone. Thus, the plinth zone protects the the Java office complex, which houses moldings with three-dimensional recesses buildings from being immersed under water. retail and restaurant space on the ground and strong light-and-shadow effects. Using It also provides space for retail, services floor and offices on the upper floors. The a combination of layering and overlaying and restaurants, sort of like a “city plat- apartments in the Arabica and Ceylon various structural elements, the architects form”. Moreover, the buildings are con­ buildings are primarily south-facing and have achieved diversity in the facades nected via an underground garage with have balconies and loges with views over across all three buildings. 3,000 parking spaces. It is currently the the Elbe and harbor landscapes. The three largest underground parking facility in striking buildings were designed by Ar­ The red-brick buildings have been built Europe and also required special precau- beitsgemeinschaft Trojan Trojan + Partner on one common elevated plinth zone that tions against flooding (see infobox). ← and Dietz Joppien Architekten. The archi- also bears semipublic and private terrace tects took their inspiration for the prismatic courtyards belonging to the mixed-use structures from the proportions of the his- office and residential construction. But the toric warehouses and the expanses of water primary purpose of the plinth zone is flood → www.hafencity.com

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↑ Jewel of the “IT Corridor” in Pune, the state capital of Maharashtra: the Eon Free Zone. “India is no longer the slow runner” Eon Free Zone and ICC Marriot in Pune, India

Abhay Chordia, Jt. Managing Director of Panchshil Realty, is making Western top design and innovative technologies accessible to an increasingly affluent clientele.

10 View – Reference magazine 2011 “We were the first to engage international architects when local construction Eon Free Zone, Pune (IN) Project owner: Panchshil Realty, companies were still Pune (IN) Architect: Niteen Parulekar, Pune (IN) skeptical of foreign Year of construction: 2010 Plumber: Patra Plumbing Works, involvement.” Pune (IN) Geberit Know-how Geberit Pluvia roof drainage system

To what extent is that growth propelled Interview with Abhay Chordia, Jt. Managing by the ubiquitous IT sector? Director of Panchshil Realty It is of course an important fac- tor. In India, we have the second largest group of software devel- opers behind the US, and India Mr. Chordia, India was regarded for a is one of only three countries long time as a secluded economy with that make their own supercom- major potential lying idle. Is that an image puters. But we also have the of the past? Look at the statistical reports world’s second largest market today and you will realize that for small cars. India is growing the Indian market, with its one in breadth just as much as in billion plus population, presents depth and there are the widest lucrative opportunities for indus- opportunities to be explored. tries and workers from across And the growth is manifesting itself in the the globe. India is no longer the building segment? slow runner in the big league. We Very much so. We have seen a have the second-fastest-growing drastic improvement in terms of economy in Asia and one of the architecture and construction in fastest overall globally. India in the last few years. Indus-

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↑ The International Convention Center in Pune is the largest business and congress center in South Asia.

ICC Marriott, Pune (IN) tries and ideas from all nooks and leadership of our chairman Project owner: Panchshil Realty, Pune (IN) and corners around the globe Atul Chordia. Panchshil delivers Architects: SAA (Singapur), RKA (Delhi), have led to a change in the mind- world-class properties for resi- P.G. Patki (Mumbai) Year of construction: 2009 set of the overall audiences. dential, commercial and hospi­ Plumber: Prabhakar Bishwal, Pune (IN) tality purposes. We are spanning Panchshil Realty, which was initiated in Geberit know-how the real estate processes from Sovent fittings 1996, has made a name for itself through- PE-HD piping system out India with projects as diverse as con­ design and planning to ultimate Silent-db20 piping system, dominiums, IT parks, hotels and shopping construction, resulting in clever Mepla piping system malls. What is your secret? and innovative solutions. At the Pluvia roof drainage system Concealed cisterns Today, quality, delivery and com- same time, implementing ideas Sigma50 actuator plate mitment have become synony- and leading technology from all Bathtub drains mous with Panchshil. This has over the world has enabled us been due to the dynamic vision to grow and to earn a reputation

12 View – Reference magazine 2011 “The Indian property buyer in the premium segment is a globetrotter.”

for class. The rest, I guess, is a chanced upon two iconic, cylin- the micro aspects of the project team effort that has been well drical structures. He found out and the international designers rewarded. that they were designed by do the macro planning. This Philippe Starck. Truly everything blend is perfect for our market. What distinguishes Panchshil Realty from its competitors in the Indian real estate from the design concepts and business? the materials to the finish were In the long-run, what kind of potential Basically, we have created our unbelievable. He approached the for urban development do you see in the own ideas to be launched on yoo office in London for a tie-up. growing metropolitan regions of India? spaces – ideas that catch the in- One of the main reasons why India is now a billion people terest of people. Homes are we decided to choose Philippe strong. The demographic profile more than four-wall structures. Starck was because he is a de- is in favor of India. More and We were the first to launch signa- signer in every sense. He has de- more young people are joining ture homes with top-of-the-line signed everything from a tooth- the workforce and the demand amenities provided in every brush to a bicycle and therefore for housing and infrastructure is house. And we also started to the way he understands design growing. The large metropolitan appoint international architects is incomparable. areas will see continued high- when the local developers end residential construction. In were not yet open to the idea “The blend of its wake, the Tier II cities of India of foreign ventures. international and will also see growth in residential development. ← Panchshil Realty is responsible for a Indian designers number of landmark buildings in the city → www.panchshil.com of Pune. Why is the eighth largest city is perfect for our in India so attractive for both commercial market.” and private real estate customers? Pune has been better known as the engineering and automobile What is the status of Western designers hub of Western India and is a in India today in general? major IT hub, with sprawling soft- We consult international de­ ware parks coming up all over the signers for the concept of the city and especially in its eastern projects. The detailing is done corridor. With a huge cosmo­ by our in-house local team. The politan market within reach, Indian property buyer in the pre- every developer eventually has mium segment is a globetrotter. a target audience to cater for. His approach is to have an inter- national feel for his local prop- You are currently realizing the prestigious “yoopune” project with French designer erty. We also have many multi­ Geberit in India Philippe Starck. How did this collaboration national companies setting up Since the acquisition of its former sales partner come about? their facilities in India. These in early 2010, Geberit now has a headquarters The yoopune story began with companies like to have the same in Bangalore and branches in Mumbai and Delhi. All major cities in the country are handled a business trip to Tel Aviv, where international flair around them. directly by Geberit. The other areas are served our Director Sagar Chordia The Indian designers work on by a network of more than 100 partners.

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↑ Green crystal: The Prime Tower grows wider toward the top, like a stalactite.

Roger Bosshard, Technical Adviser, Geberit Switzerland “The enormous height of Glass the 126-meter building required special installation, in particular regarding high standards on waste water, stalactite acoustic insulation and the Prime Tower, Zurich, Switzerland hydraulics of roof drainage.”

The Prime Tower in Zurich, currently Swit- Seen from a distance, the high-rise building Prime Tower, Zurich (CH) zerland’s tallest high-rise building, will be appears as an elegant, abstract structure completed in the fall of 2011. The Prime made of green-shimmering glass. Instead Building owner: Swiss Prime Site AG (CH) Tower forms an urban ensemble together of typically tapering upwards, the building Architect: Annette Gigon/Mike Guyer Architekten Zurich (CH) with its two lower annex buildings “Cubus” gets wider toward the top and takes on the Year of construction: 10/2011 and “Diagonal” as well as the office building shape of a “glass stalactite”, say the archi- Plumber: Benz, Zurich (CH) “Platform”. The building, designed by An- tects. The building’s cantilevered floors Geberit know-how nette Gigon and Mike Guyer, is 126 meters create additional office space in the higher, GIS installation system high, with 36 stories and 74,500 square more attractive locations. The facades fea- Electronic urinal flush controls meters of floor space. The two Zurich archi- ture triple glazing without external frames, and lavatory taps Pluvia roof drainage system tects have made a name for themselves lending the polygonal building the ap­ PE piping system through numerous, highly regarded proj- pearance of a green crystal. The crystalline Silent-db20 piping system ects at home and abroad and are among exterior distinguishes the tower from the the most renowned architects in the world. surrounding buildings and makes it a strik- During their search for a form which cre- ing urban landmark in the up-and-coming ates both a maximum number of optimally area of Zurich West. ← lit workplaces and also a distinctive build- ing shape, Gigon/Guyer developed a build- ing structure with an irregular octagon as floor-plan that goes against the usual expectations and expands upward. → www.primetower.ch

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Vitarium, visitor center (LU) Building owner: Luxlait Association Agricole, An active parti­ci- Luxembourg (LU) Architect: studio klv, Berlin (DE) Opening: 1/2011 Plumber: Elco, Luxembourg (LU) pation museum Geberit know-how PE-HD for buried drainage pipes PE-HD for valley drainage pipes Vitarium, visitor center, Duofix WC elements Duofix installation element for urinals Luxlait dairy, Roost, Luxembourg Mepla piping system Mapress stainless steel piping system Mapress carbon steel piping system

At the beginning of this year, the traditional dairy company Luxlait opened an unusual visitor center in Roost, in the north of Lux- embourg, called the Vitarium. The Grand Duchy’s first interactive participation mu- seum combines a teaching-oriented sci- ence center and innovative brand com­ munication. The building was designed by studio klv. The Berlin architecture company has been developing theme-related experi- ence, visitor and brand worlds, showrooms as well as exhibition spaces since 2002. The Vitarium is over 2000 square meters and its exhibition deals with the themes of nutrition, health, exercise, well-being and agriculture. At the same time, visitors are given a clear picture of the manufacture of dairy products. Visitors can test and ↑ Eye-catching: A golden facade expand their knowledge of milk and related envelopes the Vitarium. fields in a playful, challenging manner on ← The interactive participation around 50 interactive exhibits. The building museum is all about health, nutri- which includes a bar, cafeteria, lounge, con- tion, exercise and agriculture. ference room and workshop area is part of the new production site and is connected to the dairy via a tunnel.

Studio klv covered the two-story building with a golden, matt-shiny shell. In their building design, the architects picked up on the rural environment’s gable-roof con- struction and gave it a contemporary inter- pretation. studio klv intends the construc- tion to be a bridge between traditional and modern, between rural products and mod- Patrick Schintgen, Sales Manager/Product Manager SAS, Geberit Luxembourg ern manufacturing. On the other hand, the glazed facades and the golden shingles are “For quality reasons, only Geberit products were used for a counterpoint to the adjacent, gray pro- duction halls. ← the supply and drainage pipes. In the sanitary technology area, Mepla piping systems were used for the drinking water supply. The Mapress stainless steel piping system and Mapress carbon steel piping systems were used for → www.vitarium.lu the distribution of heating and cooling energy.”

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Kodály Center, concert hall, Pécs (HU) Building owner: Town Council Pécs (HU) Architect: Építész Stúdió, Budapest (HU) Year of construction: 12/2010 Plumber: Várszegi Kft., Pécs (HU) Geberit know-how DuofixBasic WC elements Duofix installation element for urinals Electronic urinal flush control PE-HD drainage system PE for roof drainage system Silent-db20 piping system

↑ The wood-paneled concert hall offers an intimate atmosphere.

Snail made of stone Kodály Center, concert hall, Pécs, Hungary

Inside the concert hall in the Hungarian Orchestra and a conference room. There Sandor Meszaros, Technical Advisor, town of Pécs you feel as if you are in a are also additional rooms for the orchestra Geberit Hungary giant wooden instrument, say the architects and storage areas for instruments and from the Építész Stúdió in describing their music. Visitors can spend their time in the “The plumber had to provide building. The architecture firm, based in café, in the shop and in a lounge. In 2007, a five-year warranty period Budapest since 1990, was inspired in its Építész Stúdió won the competition for the design work by the principles of music. Thus, new concert hall, the Kodály Center, in and therefore decided to use the architecture of the concert building is downtown Pécs. After compulsory archeo- exclusively Geberit prod- based on the principle of dynamics and logical excavations were completed, con- ucts. To accommodate the balance, cold and warmth, consistency and struction was finally started on the building intimacy. The architects also liken the outer in 2009. Pécs, the 2010 “European Capital high standards on acoustics cover of the building to a white, stone snail of Culture”, had been dreaming of a concert in the concert area and to winding its way slowly around the wooden hall for some 200 years. Through the new achieve the maximum pos- concert area. To ensure the best possible building, which staged its first concert in acoustics in the concert hall, the architects December, the town wants to become a sible acoustic insulation, separated it from the other areas, in partic- regional center and the musical center for Geberit Duofix was installed ular from the service areas, giving it the southern Hungary. ← feeling of a house within a house. in the sanitary area and PE- HD pipes were used in the The new building also includes facilities building drainage system.” such as a large rehearsal room, the offices of the locally based Pannon Philharmonic → www.pecs.hu

16 View – Reference magazine 2011 Panorama On the “red carpet” New sports and town hall, Podčetrtek, Slovenia Sports and town hall, Podčetrtek (SI) Building owner: Town of Podčetrtek (SI) Architect: Enota, Ljubljana (SI) Year of construction: 2/2011 Plumber: Stavbar Gradnje d.o.o., Maribor (SI) Geberit know-how Duofix washbasin elements Duofix WC elements Duofix installation element for urinals Pluvia roof drainage system

Arnold Mažgon, Technical Adviser, Geberit Slovenia “Two aspects were of particular importance for the building owners: water- saving installations and regular WC flushing, even when not in use so as to

↑ The bright red entrance area leads visitors into the hall that hosts both sports and cultural events. prevent the traps from drying out. For these rea- sons, Geberit products were The decisive factor in the design of the two completely different aspects. On the sports and town hall was the dual usage street side, the building welcomes visitors used. Given the unusual the building had to accommodate. Enota with an inviting “red carpet” that also shape of the roof, Geberit architecture firm from Ljubljana was brightly shows the way into the building. Pluvia was also installed awarded the 3.5 million euro project. The On the opposite side, the expressionist- company, founded in 1998 by Aljoša shaped facade of the building shows a in order to ensure drainage Dekleva, Dean Lah and Milan Tomac, won different side of its character, especially of the entire roof area via the competition organized by the town of at night. Here, the architects spread large one single stack.” Podčetrtek in southern Slovenia four years perforated flower patterns over black metal ago. panel cladding. The result is that the build- ing’s interior light shimmers to the outside In addition to numerous sporting events, at night. During the daytime, the ornamen- the building also hosts important regional tal facade also acts as sun protection. ← cultural functions that welcome a large numbers of visitors. The joint use of the hall for sporting and cultural events also inspired the architects to give the complex → www.podcetrtek.si

17 Panorama Strong identity Aqua Tower, high-rise residential building, Chicago, USA

Aqua Tower, Chicago (USA) Building owners: Magellan Development Group (USA) Architect: Studio Gang Architects, Chicago (USA) Year of construction: spring 2010 Prizes: The International Highrise Award 2010 Plumber (Radisson Blu): R. Carrozza Plumbing (USA) Geberit know-how Duofix installation system

↑ Unconventional high-rise with a wavy facade: the Aqua Tower in Chicago.

At 262 meters, the Aqua Tower near Millen- The building, winner of the International John Fitzgerald, Vice President Marketing, nium Park in Chicago may not be the city’s Highrise Award, was erected on a two-story Geberit USA highest building, but it still stands out in the pedestal on which the “vertical topogra- urban skyline. The unusual sculptural form phy” arises, explain the architects. The “Geberit Duofix has been gives the high-rise residential building a extraordinary building, whose solar panels installed in the hotel area of strong identity and has long since turned on the facade also make it green-building- the building into an attraction for architec- compliant, has a total of 82 stories. The the Aqua Tower. This is the ture tourists. Just the name Aqua Tower is a curved balcony design gives each floor first time that the Geberit hint that the architects from Studio Gang a different shape. The organically shaped installation system has been were inspired by the wave shapes of the outside terraces vary in width between water in nearby Lake Michigan when de- 60 centimeters and almost four meters. used in a newly built US hotel.” signing the building. They wrapped the The lower 18 stories of the building house a conventional high-rise box with an unusual, hotel, the first Radisson Blu in the USA. The flowing balcony design that simultaneously 60 upper stories house private apartments. provides shade to the building. The basement levels are reserved as park- ing lots for residents and guests. ←

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↑ Various stages and terrace elements enliven the inner courtyard of the Contiweg Grammar School.

Mario Rosensteiner, Technical Advisor, Geberit Austria “For safety reasons, Geberit PE piping systems were installed in the building as welded systems. They fulfill all requirements in Clearly in sight terms of quality.” New school on Contiweg, Vienna, Austria

Each day, the Contiweg Grammar School yard is organized around stage and terrace Contiweg School, Hirschstetten, Vienna (AT) welcomes around 1,000 pupils with big eyes. elements and leads to the external sports Building owner: Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (AT) The building’s large lens-shaped windows facilities via outdoor stairs that double as Architect: Atelier Heiss Architekten, Vienna (AT) are cut like ornaments into the facade and a seating area. The school library stands Year of construction: 9/2010 the wide, cantilevered roof. The new school proudly over the foyer’s three-story atrium Plumber: Caliqua Anlagentechnik, Wiener Neustadt (AT) in the Hirschstetten district of Vienna like a tree house. In this quiet place, pupils Geberit know-how was designed by Atelier Heiss Architects. gaze at the surrounding areas through the PE piping system The company, founded in 1997, has 30 em- lens-shaped window openings. The lenses ployees and is active in architecture and run throughout the entire construction as a interior design projects in Austria. decorative leitmotif. In the outdoor spaces, they are used to create islands of green. The 11,000 square meter complex was In the break hall, they become furnishings designed as a facility with two horizontal in the form of three-meter-long, wooden, building structures. The glass entrance lens-shaped benches. The interplay of light atrium on the southern side with the library and shadow created in the hallways by the in the pronounced roof extension en­hances window eyes underscores the lively atmo- the otherwise architecturally unattractive sphere in the school building. ← Contiweg street. The class and administra- tion areas are in the side wings, connected via bridges in the atrium. The inner court- → www.contiweg.at

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Angular grouping of buildings The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery in West Yorkshire County, Great Britain

English architecture star David Chipperfield has come up with a new museum building in West Yorkshire County in the north of England. The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery is a monolithic building made up of ten abstract blocks. The museum exhibits paintings and sculptures of well-known contemporary artists.

20 View – Reference magazine 2011 ↑ The new Hepworth Wakefield Gallery sits on a promontory along the bank of the River Calder. ↓ The ensemble consists of blocks of varying sizes: the museum floor plan.

David Chipperfield is currently defining the The new addition covers 2,500 square discipline of museum construction as no meters and is dedicated to Wakefield-born other contemporary architect. Following sculptor Barbara Hepworth and her work the British architect’s recent completion but also contains works of Henry Moore, of three important buildings – the Museum another native of Wakefield. The museum Folkwang in Essen, the Museum of Modern was constructed on a tongue of land ex- Literature in Marbach and the Neues Mu- tending into the River Calder in the middle seum in Berlin – his focus in 2011 is on new of the historic harbor district and marks projects in the United Kingdom, including the entrance to the new urban quarter of the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery in West Wakefield. The urban development area Yorkshire County. In 2003, Chipperfield – was formerly a production location for the

Hepworth Wakefield Gallery (UK) the recipient of numerous awards, includ- clothing industry and grain processing. A ing the Royal Gold Medal and the Mies van bridge connects the museum building with Building owner: Wakefield Council (UK) Architects: David Chipperfield Architects, der Rohe Award – won the international the opposite river bank. London (UK) competition to find an architect to design Landscaping: Gross.Max., London (UK) the new museum. The motivation for the Monolithic effect Opening: 5/2011 project was a large donation from the Hep- David Chipperfield Architects designed Plumber: Crown House Engineering (UK) worth family to the Wakefield Art Gallery, the angular building as an ensemble made Geberit know-how making it necessary for the museum to up of ten large puristic cubes that formally Mapress carbon steel piping system Mapress gas piping system expand. The museum’s collection focuses refer to the small-scale industrial buildings PE-HD piping system primarily on British and European artists. in the vicinity. Together, the ten blocks form

21 Focus: Museum ← Sculptures by the Wakefield-born artist Barbara Hepworth are on display in the museum.

Mapress: reliable piping systems for the right indoor climate in museums Mapress carbon steel is the piping system especially suited to closed circuits. The reli- able pressing technology enables systems to be installed quickly without complex welding and soldering. The material quality, the high-quality production process, the reliability of the pressed joints, the wide range of applications and the fast installa- tion make the system an attractive solution for the installation of closed heating and cooling circuits and sprinkler systems. For museum buildings such as the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery in particular, the Mapress piping system therefore provides the ↑ The low-key designed exhibition spaces provide the right backdrop to the works of art. greatest possible safety in terms of art conservation requirements. In exhibitions of valuable artwork, it is important to be able to maintain a constant room temperature in museum spaces and regulate humidity a family of buildings whose individual ele- The unusual design of the museum as a accordingly. The quality and reliability of ments vary in height and width. The British building landscape can also be felt in the Mapress carbon steel allow for perfect architecture artist selected a uniform qual- interior. The ceilings mimic the slopes of supply to the air conditioning and heating ity of concrete for the facades and roof sur- the roofs and the walls meet at various systems, thus protecting the artwork. faces, underscoring the building’s mono- angles, creating different moods in the indi- lithic effect. Since the building is visible vidual galleries. from all sides and is bordered by water on two sides, it has no front or back. Instead, As in any museum that must comply with all its structures are equally weighted. conservation standards, the lighting plan and how to deal with natural light were The cubes house the individual museum central concerns in the Hepworth Wake- spaces, which are divided on two levels field Gallery. “Slot lights” in the ceilings al- horizontally. The reception area, museum low diffused daylight into the rooms. Only a store, cafeteria, auditorium, studios, offices, few windows interrupt the facades as care- teaching workrooms and storage areas fully staged views out onto the grounds. are on the ground floor. The upper level, This interplay of various light sources cre- accessible via a central staircase, accom- ates a variety of atmospheres, lending the modates the simply designed exhibition exhibition spaces a special mood and pro- spaces. The interconnected rooms were viding the right low-key context in which to designed as a flowing circuit that links the exhibit art. ← ten different large rooms to one another.

23 Focus: Museum

↑ The panorama window gives a sweeping view of the graves of Celtic prince. Mysterious building in the landscape The Celtic Museum in Glauburg, Germany

The Celtic Museum was constructed on a unique “Design a museum for Celtic art in the Keltenwelt archaeological park,” read the location and today numbers among the most impor- competition announced in 2006, which the tant Celtic finds and research facilities in Europe. team from the architecture firm kadawitt- The monolithic building recedes into the back- feldarchitektur in Aachen went on to win. “The monolithic structure of the museum ground in deference to the historic landscape and will protrude into the landscape like an lets the burial mound take the leading role. The excavated archaeological find and form exhibits visually portray the history and culture of a counterpart to the mound of the Celtic burial site,” was how the architects de- the Celts. scribed their design. The discovery of the graves of Celtic princes with elaborate, perfectly preserved burial objects, togeth- er with the cult area and its settlement are today considered to be among the most important Celtic finds and research facili- ties in Europe.

24 View – Reference magazine 2011 Celtic Museum, Glauburg (DE) Building owner: State of Hessen represented by HMWK and HBM (DE) Architects: kadawittfeldarchitektur, Aachen (DE) Opening: 5/2011 Prizes: Award for Exemplary Buildings in Hessen 2011 Plumber: Hoier GmbH, Mömbris (DE) Geberit know-how Mapress stainless steel piping system Duofix installation system

↑ The many aspects of Celtic life are presented in the exhibition circuit.

Perception enhancer of the landscape leads them to the exhibits. The architecture Homage to the Celts In tribute to this unique location, the archi- of the exhibits lays bare the history and Among the highlights of the exhibit is the tecture shuns extravagant gestures. The culture of the Celts in individual layers – be- giant panoramic window offering an im- clean lines of the structure of the Celtic mu- ginning with the sequence of events in an pressive view of the burial mound and seum harmoniously fit into the sweeping archaeological dig. A versatile corpus of through which the architects have made landscape. Thrust halfway into the hillside, exhibits has been assembled with variously the mound a part of the museum’s exhi­ it focuses attention on the Celtic mound shaped, horizontally running and vertically bition. The rooftop observation deck also as a “perception enhancer”, in the words of layered ledges that project and recede. The provides a panoramic view of the country- the architects, consciously ceding the prin- exhibit concept does not follow a strictly side. The compact form of the building cipal role to the burial site. prescribed route, but rather openly and structure is further underscored by the flowingly brings together the many facets large-scale, weather-proof Corten steel The protected open area under the mas- of the Celtic world. In this way, visitors can plates cladding the building. The material sive outcropping serves as the starting and continually discover something new and is intended to symbolize a connection with ending points of the walking tour on the become “research partners”. the earth and weightiness but also serve archeological nature trail and of the explo- as a reference to the advanced and tech­ ration of the museum. Inside the building, a nically artistic metalworking skills of the wide flight of stairs welcomes visitors and Celts. ←

25 Focus: Opera house Polished pebbles The opera house by Zaha Hadid in Guangzhou, China

Opera house, Guangzhou (CN) Building owners: The Guangzhou Municipal Office (CN) Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects, London (UK) Opening: 2/2011 Wholesaler and plumber: Shenzhen Z.H.C. Technology Co., Ltd. (CN) Geberit know-how Pluvia roof drainage system PE-HD piping system Pluvia roof outlets for 20,000 m2 of roof surface

← Zaha Hadid selected a light granite for the facade, a material that suits the building’s organic shape.

27 Focus: Opera house

→ A look at the entrance foyer: The spaces inside the opera house feel like they never follow a straight line. ↓ The triangular glass panels in the facade make the building’s interior transparent to the outside.

The new opera house by Zaha Hadid in Guangzhou is situated on the banks of the Pearl River. The spectacular building comprises a large concert hall for 1,800 spec­tators and a smaller multifunctional theater, both erected on a pedestal. Hadid’s design work was inspired by river pebbles made smooth by flowing water.

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Focus: Opera house

↑ The colors used in the large auditorium shimmer between gold and champagne, giving the room an aura-like appearance.

Until fairly recently, Guangzhou, situated Architecture that develops opera house. A brighter, white granite was close to Hong Kong, was known as an indus- like landscape used in the smaller multifunctional theater. trial city with a rapidly growing population. The new, approximately 70,000 square “These textured finishes reinforce the over Now, the southern Chinese town on the meters opera house in Guangzhou com- design concept of the project as boulders, banks of the Pearl River has developed into prises two buildings, the somewhat larger eroded by water, on the banks of a stream – a mega polis and is reinventing itself: The opera house and an adjoining, smaller a continuation of our architectural language city is undergoing construction on a grand multifunctional theater, both of which are of landscape formations and natural sys- scale. In addition to anonymous office positioned on a pedestal. Numerous, com- tems,” comments Zaha Hadid. Hadid also towers, sophisticated architectural projects pleted and under-construction office sky- continues the river theme in the interior of are also being erected. Among them is the scrapers tower over the new area in which the building. Walls and pillars look as if they opera house by Zaha Hadid, opened in the Hadid’s charismatic building stands out for have been pushed out of line. Ramps and spring in the new culture zone of Zhujiang its almost intimate feeling. stairs wind like large rivers. Structures and New Town – what public officials also call spaces meander like streams. Triangular the Mall of the World. Zaha Hadid, a building Both buildings recall smooth gravel pebbles glass panels in the facade underline the artist who received the 2004 Pritzker Prize that have been washed and polished by organic form of the complex and open the – the “Oscar of architecture” – is currently water. Zaha Hadid looked to the nearby public areas of the opera house to the out- being inundated with international con- Pearl River for her inspiration. The architect side. The sun refracts onto them as if onto struction projects. Together with around chose a granite for the facade design that a lake in the evening light. 300 em­ployees, the London-based native of fits in with building’s organic structure and Iraq is involved in building projects all over is divided into triangular sections. A darker, the world, including in Poland, Hungary, Rus- charcoal-colored granite with a rougher sia, Egypt, Abu Dhabi, Australia and the USA. surface was used for the facade of the

30 View – Reference magazine 2011 Geberit Pluvia roof drainage system The Pluvia roof drainage system from Geberit is an intelligent negative pressure suction system. Pluvia requires smaller pipe dimensions and less discharge stacks than conventional roof drainage systems in order to collect and drain off roof water. The collector pipes can be brought together into a few downpipes directly under the roof construction. This is particularly advantageous with large and complex roof surfaces such as that of the opera house in Guangzhou. The roof water need only be fed through the building structure or out of the building at a few points. The correct dimension- ing of the pipes and arrangement of the roof outlets results in rapid filling of the pipe system and thus negative pressure in the pipes. This negative pressure in the pipe quickly sucks up the rain water instead of merely allowing it to flow off. This also ensures improved self- cleaning. Conventional roof drainage systems presup- pose large discharge stacks. These pipes must be fed through the entire building structure at identical intervals. In contrast, Pluvia is an ideal solution above all for modern architectural concepts because the efficient roof outlets can be brought together directly under the roof ↑ Hadid also consistently uses the organic architectural language in the interior spaces. with one collector pipe without slope. This enables drainage of even large roof surfaces via a single discharge stack. This facilitates planning and reduces construction times. There is likewise no need for cost-intensive discharge and it greatly increases architects’ Concert hall with aura- In this space too, the water also appears to options for underground pipes, planning like atmosphere have shaped the curved seating areas and choices and building usage. As additional sup- The opera house’s large auditorium with balconies – like cliffs in a wild stream that port, Geberit offers full service on-site, from a seating capacity of 1,800 is done in a have been washed gently over the course technical service and installation service to shiny gold-champagne tone. “A similar of time. The architect also consistently after sales service. appearance of luxurious silk,” is how Zaha continues the water theme in the multi- Hadid describes the design of the room functional theater with its 400 seats, the that harmoniously continues in the copper- walls of which are covered with traces of colored seats. The aura-like atmosphere is water. “So when designing the building, we further enhanced by the countless small were not thinking so much of metaphor, but LED lights that shine out of the glass-fiber- more in terms of analogy – the landscape reinforced gypsum mass. “As with all our analogy – where features of natural land- work over the past ten years, we wanted to scape are expressed within the architec- achieve the ultimate fluid space to deal with ture. For example, the smooth transitions the complexities of the demanding acous- between territories and zones, and smooth tic engineering, and also the complicated transitions between levels,” explains Hadid. programming requirements that allow for a With the opera house in Guangzhou, Zaha variety of events and performances in the Hadid has taken a major step towards building. Therefore, we have continued the achieving her long-standing desire to 1 2 seamless, organic architectural language develop buildings like landscape, with in the asymmetrical auditorium space,” structures and spaces that meander like 1 Geberit Pluvia roof drainage system says Hadid about her concept. a river. ← 2 Conventional roof drainage system

31 Focus: Lyon

Le Monolithe, Lyon (FR) Building owner: ING Real Estate Development; Atemi Architects: Winy Maas, MVRDV (NL), Pierre Green Gautier, PGA (FR), Manuelle Gautrand, MAG (FR), Erick van Egeraat, EEA (NL) and ECDM (FR) Year of construction: 12/2010 Plumber: Billon S.A., Saint-Priest (FR) Geberit know-how superblock Mapress carbon steel piping system Le Monolithe, France

↑ The long, end-to-end interior courtyard is the central element of the superblock that houses living quarters, offices and retail space.

32 View – Reference magazine 2011 ↑ Five different architecture firms provided the designs for the five building components built in a row.

The Confluence quarter Le Monolithe consists of five building courtyard with a raised, publicly accessible sections arranged in a row, each designed space affording a panoramic view of the in the heart of Lyon is cur- by one of five architecture firms. Dutch city, the new harbor and the park. rently one of the most im­ architects Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and pressive urban development Nathalie de Vries of the MVRDV firm pro- In addition to its extraordinary architecture, vided the design for the distinctive top con- Le Monolithe is also noteworthy for its sus- projects in Europe. The struction of the impressive building. They tainable planning. Up to 80 percent of the development of the city site are the same firm that devised the master energy consumed in the complex comes will last more than ten years. plan for the entire development zone in from renewable energy sources, and only 2004. The other sections of the building environmentally friendly materials were Diverse large-scale projects were designed by the architecture firms used in its construction. The building has a designed by internationally Pierre Gautier, Manuelle Gautrand, ECDM rainwater management system, efficient known architects are cur- and Erick van Egeraat. The public squares space layout, heating comfort and acoustic and parks were laid out by the Rotterdam damping, and an energy concept that in- rently under construction. landscape planning firm West 8. Although cludes heat storage, solar cells, insulating The future city­scape is Le Monolithe is an entire complex, the glazing and natural ventilation. ← facades of the five segments each have already taking shape in a different surface and color. The group- gigantic, sustainable build- effort architecture incorporates larch wood ing complexes such as and grey-white enameled glass, brushed concrete glazed in gold, mirrored stainless Le Monolithe. steel, anthracite-colored concrete as well as grey aluminum panels with window shut- ters, each embossed with a letter. The development of the Confluence quarter in Lyon is running in high gear. Large-scale Le Monolithe – sustainable construction Mapress carbon steel piping system urban development projects are being built The mixed-use, urban superblock includes Le Monolithe meets all requirements for sus- on a 150-hectare tract on the Presqu’ile an unusual combination of owner-occupied tainability and has been designated as a “green building”. Up to 80 percent of the energy con- peninsula. The Place nautique alone is al- and rented apartments, council flats as well sumed in the building comes from renewable ready home to immense blocks of buildings, as holiday flats, offices and retail spaces. energy sources. Geberit Mapress carbon steel comprising a total of 660 flats and 15,000 The flats and offices have been designed pipes were used for the connections between square meters of office space. Several with extremely flexible floor plans, making the solar collectors on the roof and the water heating system. They guarantee long-term architecture firms designed each of these it possible for users to customize them resistance to corrosion, can be quickly and blocks. And one of them, Le Monolithe, par- to their personal requirements. One central safely connected to each other and are excep- ticularly stands out for its striking form. element is a long, end-to-end interior tionally well suited for closed hot-water circuits.

33 Focus: Lyon An airy high-rise The Oxygen Tower, France

Oxygen Tower, Lyon (FR) Architects: Arte Charpentier Architectes, Paris (FR) Year of construction: spring 2010 Plumber: Patricola, Montanay, Lyon (FR) Geberit know-how Duofix installation system

They’re building in Lyon. Impressive new construc- tion is under way not just in the Confluence quarter, but also in the La Part-Dieu business district down- town. The Oxygen Tower designed by the Paris archi- tecture firm Arte Char­ pentier Architectes is the second highest high-rise building in the city.

↑ Dizzying look down: the escalator system in the shopping center.

34 View – Reference magazine 2011 ↑ The 28 stories in the Oxygen Tower are accessible via elevator systems.

↑ The Oxygen tower is the second-tallest building in Lyon.

Lyon is expanding not only in the Con­ the Ala’er Museum in Xinjiang and General south facade is a convex bowed shape. fluence quarter. The skyline of the La Part- Motors Headquarters in Shanghai, both of However, aside from the unusual shape, the Dieu business district downtown is also which were completed in 2010. tower’s most notable detail is the trans­ being reshaped by spectacular buildings parency it gets from the glass facades. The such as the Oxygen Tower. The building, Like a big mirror building’s theme of transparency and its clad completely in green glass, is the The Oxygen Tower, also completed in 2010, openness to the outside have been carried second highest high-rise building in Lyon. is part of the project, which also includes through in the interior of the building, as At 115 meters, the Oxygen Tower visibly a large shopping center in addition to the in the ten-meter-high entrance hall that looms over all the surrounding buildings. office high-rise. The glass tower comprises welcomes visitors with an airy atmosphere. The building was designed by the Paris 28,000 square meters of office space dis- City life and daylight are reflected in their architecture firm Arte Charpentier Archi- tributed over 28 floors. The biggest tenant different moods in the shimmering green tectes. The firm, founded in 1969 by Jean- is the SNCF (the French federal railway) with glass facades. The Oxygen Tower should Marie Charpentier, has branch offices in around 16,000 square meters on 17 floors. be like a giant mirror in the city, the archi- France and China and is active in the areas The Cours Oxygen, the shopping center tects say in explanation of their design. ← of architecture, planning and urban devel- located on the ground floor, comprises opment, hence its name Arte, an acronym around 15,000 square meters in commer- for architecture, research, technology and cial space. The imposing high-rise consists environment. The Paris firm’s projects of two different facades. The north facade include the Coquelles passenger terminal features an angular recess which breaks in Calais (1995) and the DaimlerChrysler up the entire height of the construction, office complex in Bailly (2000), as well as opening to the street side, whereas the

35 Concept Cars Clever solutions The prototypes of the Monolith family

The minimalist design of the Geberit Monolith is getting a new addition. The com- pany is presenting addi­ tional Monolith studies at the ISH in Frankfurt. The narrow version of Monolith for washbasins and wall- mounted taps will be avail- able on the market begin- ning in 2012 to supplement the Monolith line for WCs.

Concept Cars demonstrate what might be possible in the automobile industry through design studies that are not intended to be manufactured as production series. The prototypes of the Monolith family are the Concept Cars 2011 from Geberit. Monolith studies were presented for the first time at the ISH in Frankfurt, the world’s largest showplace for innovative bathroom design, energy-efficient heating and air-condition- ing technology and renewable energies, as part of the “Illumination, integration and individuality” theme. With Monolith for WCs, Geberit presented a product that is equipped with an orientation light and touchless actuation. In keeping with Mono- lith’s minimalist design, the light is only visible at night to show the bathroom’s basic outline. The Monolith for washbasins and wall-mounted taps combines the con- cealed mixer of the wall-mounted tap, trap and storage area with sideways opening draws in a single element. The glass sur- faces, printed on both sides in various colors and motifs, open up completely new ↑ A narrow version of the Monolith for washbasins and wall-mounted taps will be available starting in possibilities in bathroom design. spring 2012.

36 View – Reference magazine 2011 ↑ With its Monolith family of products, Geberit presented new design possibilities for the bathroom at the ISH in Frankfurt.

The wheel reinvented technology in a sophisticated manner be- lith for WCs and is an elegant solution for The purist Monolith for WCs, launched hind a glass surface and brushed alumi- tiled walls in the bathroom. A slightly dif­ last year, is a completely new element in num. The standards of superior design, ferentiated design distinguishes the two the bathroom and has already won the quality and the proven application technol- Monoliths from one another. renowned “iF product design award 2010”. ogy of Geberit can be seen in every detail. It is a cistern that is no longer a cistern – a Behind the elegant module are water The addition of one of the modules creates focal point and an attractive alternative to feed and discharge pipes, cistern, dual- many individual design options through exposed cisterns. Geberit commissioned flush actuation and the connection for the which the bathroom becomes a harmo­ the Tribecraft studio in Zurich to design the WC. Its installation provides an esthetic, niously designed room, structured by its product. The team of industrial designers stylish change in the bathroom without functional areas. Depending on the room around Daniel Irányi and Tom Stäubli suc- major costs and conversions, not only in concept, the Monolith’s clear and purist ceeded in reinventing the wheel with the new buildings but especially in renovation. stylistic elements let it play a supporting design of the Monolith. Simply developing role in a room’s design or be its starring one more cistern was not innovative A large number of individual focal point. ← enough for Tribecraft. They based their de- design options sign work on architectural, space-related Discussions on the topic “Monolith as low- considerations, the goal being to com- height furniture” ultimately led to the idea The narrow version of the new Monolith for pletely redesign the WC ceramic. The result of a Monolith family. The narrow version washbasins and wall-mounted taps will be available in Europe starting in spring 2012. is a sanitary module that defines the bath- of the Monolith for washbasins and wall- For further information visit: room as “low-height furniture” and, at the mounted taps will be launched in spring same time, conceals the complete sanitary 2012. The element complements the Mono- → www.geberit.com

37 Spectrum Technology Maximum flexibility The Geberit prefabricated module bathroom

the meet the customer’s own specifications Residential establishment of the National Police Security and prefabricated at the Geberit Huter plant. Academy, Graz (AT) Special changes for this order included in- Building owner: Bundesimmobilien­ creasing the normal dimensions of the pre- gesellschaft (BIG) fabricated bathrooms from 1.6 x 2.2 meters Construction management/archi- to 1.5 x 2.6 meters. The company’s own in- tect: Architect Zengerer, Weiz (AT) stallation team installed the in­dividual mod- Renovation: 3/2011 Plumber: Company Heiz-Hofstätter, ules at the Police Academy’s residential DI Anton Hofstätter GmbH, establishment. The local plumber then per- Graz (AT) formed the connection work on the existing Geberit know-how water supply, the ventilation system and Prefabricated module bathroom the drainage pipe.

Production using a modular system The Geberit subsidiary Huter based in Matrei am Brenner has 90 employees and produces prefabricated bathrooms in light- weight construction and modular design. The prefabricated bathroom installation kit consists of the following components: an absolutely tight floor construction; light- weight construction walls with internal pip- ing; a ceiling with lighting and prefabricated surfaces in glass or other materials for the wall coverings; a glass sliding door with fixed part and facilities such as WC ce­ ramics with or without AquaClean enhance- ment solution; washbasin; browser faucets; mirror and heating. The bathrooms are produced within two days using a modular system. The support plate, which already ↑ The prefabricated bathroom can be customized to plan. It is lightweight and based on a modular system. includes the shower drain, is fastened to the floor construction. The side walls are The residential establishment of the Na- to convince the landlord to decide for the then assembled from metal profiles and tional Police Security Academy in Graz is an Geberit subsidiary. The order for the resi- clad with gypsum fiber plates. Then, the old building that was in urgent need of reno- dential establishment totaled 28 prefabri- cistern, pipes and the floor heating are vation, including its bathrooms. The land- cated bathrooms. installed, if requested by the customer. lord, the Austrian Bundesimmobiliengesell- Finally, the bathroom is insulated against schaft (BIG), opted for the installation of Among the major advantages of Geberit moisture and clad with prefabricated sur- standardized prefabricated bathrooms with Huter prefabricated bathrooms is the fact faces that can be made of glass or other glass surface from Geberit Huter. Issues that the facilities can be designed com- materials. The prefabricated modular bath- such as the tightness of the bathrooms, pletely according to individual wishes. This rooms are especially used in hotels, hospi- specific design wishes, quick installation meant that the bathrooms for the residen- tals and in student and residential estab- and exact forecasted costs were enough tial establishment were carefully planned to lishments. ←

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St. Regis Hotel & Residences Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi (U.A.E.) Architect: Woods Bagot (U.A.E.) Construction management: Mirage Mille Leisure & Development Inc. (U.A.E.) General contractor: JV Al Habtoor Engineering Contracting and Mur- ray & Roberts Contractors (U.A.E.) Mechanical: Electrical & Plumbing Contractor (U.A.E.) Completion: fall 2011 Plumber: BK Gulf L.L.C., (U.A.E.) Geberit know-how Silent-db20 piping system PE-HD fittings Duofix UP320 installation system Bolero actuator plate UP320 concealed cistern Duofix bidet elements

↑ Disruptive noise not desired: At the St. Regis luxury hotel, acoustic insulation is particularly important. No extra noise Acoustic insulation is all about comfort

This coming fall, the St. Regis Hotel Saa­ not welcome. Acoustic insulation is a major ponents. In combination with the Duofix diyat Island (“Island of Bliss“) in Abu Dhabi factor in acoustic comfort, and the sound UP320 installation system, Geberit also will be opening its doors. Saadiyat Island is of running water in building technology in- guarantees optimum safety for the com­ one of the largest islands situated off Abu stallations and pipes can become the major ponent in the event of fire, in addition Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emir- source of noise. The noise of draining water to acoustic insulation. The system also in- ates (U.A.E.). It was connected to the main- is among loudest noise sources. Sanitary cludes all major components: concealed land through numerous bridges sometime technology noise can be reduced through flushing systems for the WC; fresh or in 2009–2010. By 2020, it will be graced by a the use of acoustically optimized materials. drinking water pipes with accompanying number of cultural buildings designed by Geberit has best possible solutions for this connections for bathroom, shower and internationally renowned architects. One of problem, which is why it was considered washbasin, drainage pipe installations, these is a new Guggenheim Museum de- in the hotel bid from the very outset. “Our ventilation pipes; and a support system signed by Frank Gehry, twelve times larger local team of technical advisors succeeded with paneling. The integral approach of the than the one in New York. Jean Nouvel is in anchoring Geberit Silent-db20 as an system as a unit not only reduces the level designing a branch of the Paris Louvre. essential element of the lavish hotel con- of noise but also especially optimizes Norman Foster is the architect of the cept,” says Vicente Raurich, Sales Manager acoustic comfort. ← Sheikh Zayed National Museum. Tadao U.A.E., about the Geberit acoustic insula- Ando is the creator of a maritime museum. tion solution. Drainage pipes positioned in And Zaha Hadid is doing a concert hall. In less acoustically sensitive locations were Building technology laboratory the immediate neighborhood of this sen­ also equipped with Geberit PE-HD. Geberit has a building technology laboratory sational architecture event is the St. Regis at the Jona site that is unique. 5,000 to 6,000 Hotel. The five-star hotel is built on spa- Complete acoustic insulation systems people visit the specially constructed labora- cious grounds and features 380 luxurious from Geberit tory where complete domestic installation rooms and suites as well as eight restau- The pipes, bends and branch fittings of systems can be tested for their acoustic rants, three lounges and a 2,800-square- the Geberit Silent-db20 drainage pipe sys- qualities. Important here is to examine not just any noise in an individual living unit but also meter conference area. An affiliate resi- tem are made of heavy, acoustically opti- especially the transmission noise to the rooms dence also offers 259 apartments and 33 mized plastic that considerably reduces of neighboring apartments. Complex noise exclusive villas. the transmission of noise. Nevertheless, transmission in a multi-story residential build- high acoustic insulation requirements are ing is simulated and analyzed in detail with the help of horizontal, vertical and diagonal Everything revolves around comfort in a only best met through use of a system, measurements. Geberit is continuously work- posh holiday resort. And comfort includes i.e. through the coordinated connection ing on the optimization of existing systems quiet and relaxation. Disturbing noises are of acoustically optimized individual com- and on new developments.

39 Spectrum Design

Single-family house, Oberdürnten (CH) Architect: Alois Bommer, AB Plan, Bichelsee (CH) Plumber: Claudio Meni, Rüti (CH) Geberit know-how Shower element Design awards: iF product design award 2010, Design Plus powered by ISH 2011 Design: Tribecraft, Zurich (CH)

↑ After the conversion of the old barn into a single-family house, the bath was equipped with the shower element. Wellness zone The Geberit shower element

The bathroom has long since ceased to Consistent to the last detail Shower with a system be a purely functional room and is increas- An old barn was being converted into a new The shower element was developed from ingly a zone of regeneration. Accordingly, single-family house. The architect retained system technology. The purist-designed plate the trend is towards larger and more open the simple character of the original agri­ can be incorporated into the well-proven Duofix rooms in which a floor-even shower is much culture buildings in both the facade design installation system or into the GIS installation more inviting than a narrow shower stall. and the interior. Alois Bommer also reduced system and adapts flexibly to every construc- But a drain in the floor is often perceived the bathroom design to clear, linear forms tion situation. As a result, the shower element combines the advantages of prewall technol- as a foreign body and is also difficult to in- and simple materials. Dark stoneware tiles ogy with the trend towards floor-even showers. stall. Geberit offers an ideal solution with were used for the floor, white tiles for the At the same time, the Geberit system shower the shower element. The new, innovative walls. The washbasin supports are made of element and prewall installation also cover fire product simply transfers the water outflow light-colored olive wood. With the Geberit prevention and acoustic insulation. It ensures a good workflow for plumbers during mainte- from the floor to the wall. It is a solution that shower element, the architect consistently nance work. For users, it is extremely easy to also convinced the architect Alois Bommer applied esthetic simplicity right down to clean, thanks to its simple and easy opening. and his building owners to choose the the smallest of details. ← The design covers are available in four different shower element for their conversion pro­ versions, bright chrome-plated, stainless ject in Oberdürnten. steel brushed, white alpine and tile bearing.

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“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to cut away,” once noted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. There is no bet- ter way to describe the minimalist design of the Sigma60 actuator plate. Installed flat and flush with the wall, the plate has been pared down to its essentials. The Sigma60 was designed by the internationally re- nowned watch and industrial designer Christoph Behling. For eight years running, the London-based German designer has been the one to give Geberit actuator ↑ The first plate for surface-even installation: Sigma60. plates their distinctive design. The Sigma60 is Geberit’s first plate that is installed sur- face-even into the wall. The idea that led to this design was very simple. Flushing the water does not necessarily require a frame, just buttons, which resulted in a design re- duced to only two buttons. The installation Clear and simple frame and the two actuator plates are made of high-quality die-cast zinc. The model is a stand-out not only for its timeless The new Geberit elegance, but also because it is well con- Sigma60 actuator plate ceived, right down to the final detail, and is compatible with existing Geberit systems. The two large buttons easily fold open, giving ample access to the cistern and enabling tool-free maintenance. However, installation of the Sigma60 requires very careful planning and coordination between all craftsmen involved. The clear and es- thetic stylistic elements of the plate only achieve their impact if it is installed per­ fectly and the surrounding materials are all carefully executed, especially ceramic tiles, grout, and marble. ←

41 Spectrum Environment The most sustain- able building is also the largest The high-rise building Uptown in Zug, Switzerland

ing, designed as a so-called sliced-based The new building complex Uptown, Zug (CH) high-rise, features a structure with only a Building owner: Credit Suisse Real Estate Fund Uptown was recently com- few static elements. In this way, the archi- Green Property (CH) pleted in Zug. The urban tects are able to guarantee that rental Architect: Scheitlin Syfrig AG, Lucerne (CH) residential and commercial space in particular can be customized as Year of construction: 6/2011 much as possible. Plumber: Tobias Hürlimann AG, Walchwil (CH) property fulfils the strict Geberit know-how sustainability criteria of The project building owner is the Credit Duofix washbasin elements Duofix WC elements Suisse Real Estate Fund Green Property, the real estate fund “Credit Duofix mounting plates which had the building constructed in Water meter sections Suisse Real Estate Fund accordance with the requirements of the Mapress stainless steel piping system Green Property”. Geberit greenproperty quality seal. The new sus- Silent-db20 outlet pipes NW 56-160 tainability label was developed in 2009 PE outlet pipes NW 50-200 products play a big role in Tango actuator plates, chrome-plated by the Real Estate Asset Management of Built-in traps for washing machines the construction. Credit Suisse together with the engineer- Bathtub drain assemblies including drain and ing and planning office Amstein + Walthert overflow valves in Zurich. In order to meet the demands of Tubular traps Two-piece kitchen-sink set Zug’s new high-rise building, the Uptown, is the new quality seal in all areas of sustain- part of a comprehensive urban develop- ability, the quality standards of the building ment plan that also includes the new Herti owners were accordingly high, including Ice Stadium as well as a public multi-story the installations used in the complex. For car park, a covered outdoor ice rink and a the sanitary area, Geberit products were generous town square. The 60-meter-high, almost exclusively chosen. The high acous- 18-story building with low energy con- tic insulation standards were partially met sumption was designed by the renowned through the laying of more than three and Lucerne architects office Scheitlin Syfrig a half kilometers of Geberit Silent-db20 AG. The trapeze-shaped design, the clear pipes. And, the Geberit Duofix prewall in- lines and the glass facade give the building stallation was suitable not only for acoustic an urban character and make it highly insulation but also for meeting the strict fire visible from afar. Space for a restaurant protection standards. More than five and a and shops has been created on the ground half kilometers of Geberit Mapress stain- floor. Situated above this is approx. 4,140 less steel pipelines were used for drinking square meters of office space. Floors 6 to water pipes wherever hygiene was a prior­ 18 feature apartments with between two ity. Two and a half kilometers of recyclable and a half and five and a half rooms. Situat- Geberit PE-HD outlet pipes completed the ↑ Primarily, Geberit products were used ed on the top floor is a sky lounge offering total of more than eleven kilometers of in the sanitary area, such as WC and washbasin an exceptional view of Lake Zug. The build- pipelines. ← elements.

42 View – Reference magazine 2011 What criteria are applied when deciding Highest whether a building can be awarded the greenproperty quality seal? standards The innovative evaluation system on which greenproperty is based Interview with Jean-Claude Maissen, Fund Manager of the CS Real Estate Fund Green takes account of ecological, Property, on aspects of sustainability and the economic and social aspects of greenproperty quality seal sustainability. A total of 35 crite- ria are evaluated; these repre- sent the decisive areas for the sustainability of the buildings. Why has Credit Suisse developed its own These are use, infrastructure, real estate fund for sustainable building with its own quality seal? energy, materials and lifecycle. We noticed that there was a Independent, accredited experts certain demand for sustainable are appointed for the certifica- investment opportunities among tion of the buildings. The evalua- our investors. Consequently, tion system is kept flexible to we developed a theme fund that enable us also to take account focuses on sustainable real es- of future social, technical and tate. The real estate fund Credit economic developments, mean- Suisse Real Estate Fund Green ing it is reviewed periodically Property caters precisely to this and adapted to new standards ↑ The 60-meter-tall Uptown meets the strict where necessary. requirements of the greenproperty quality seal. need. Since its launch in April 2009, seven construction pro­ Geberit was involved in the launch of the jects have been acquired with a WELL Label, a new quality seal for sustain- value of 425 million francs. Resi- able products. Could it be possible in the dential use accounts for a third future that sanitary products must have an A-Level in order to be used in green­ of this figure, the rest being property projects? commercial real estate. By the When awarding our quality seal, way, Uptown was the pioneer careful use of water resources is project. We also considered how also one of the essential aspects we could guarantee the quality of building sustainability. To keep standards in terms of sustain- water consumption as low as ability of the property in the real possible, we encourage practices estate fund. such as installation of water- How do you ensure this guarantee? saving faucets in our buildings We developed our own green- just as we only allow the use of property quality seal for this appliances with an A-Level rating. purpose. The declared goal is to If similar environmental labels establish greenproperty as the are also introduced in the sani- first integral quality seal for sus- tary area going forward, they will tainable real estate in Switzer- a big help to us in making the WELL Label land. This gives the Real Estate right choice. ← The new water-saving label Water Efficiency Asset Management of Credit Label (WELL) should make it easier for con­ Suisse a future-oriented, strate- sumers and operators to choose efficient, water-saving faucets and flushing systems. gic instrument for the sustain- The new classification system should also able further development of its encourage responsible use of the resource of water. Geberit played a decisive role in the real estate portfolio. We are development of the new environmental label convinced that a sustainable ap- that was launched at ISH in Frankfurt in April. WELL takes its direction from the well-known proach to buildings has become and well-established energy labels, such as indispensable. Consequently, those associated with electric household appliances, and fulfils a similar function. The the real estate fund invests in following Geberit products bear the WELL projects and objects which must Label: all model variants in the UP320 series, satisfy the requirements of Monolith, urinal flush controls and Hytronic lavatory faucets. greenproperty.

43 Waterways “Traces of Our Time” An interaction of architecture and water

What a fabulous view! Secured to the far end of a pier, the small viewing platform stretches like a diving board out over the sea and gives a sweeping view of the countless offshore islands and their small fishing villages. A small steel staircase leads to the glass-enclosed landing made out of in Visstallitt gneiss stone. The platform is situated on the Atlantic coast of Norway, near the small fishing village of Askvågen. It waits for any visitors to take them a little farther out onto the water. The sea has long since taken over the construction and lent it a salt-encrusted patina.

The viewing point was designed by the Oslo office 3RW Arkitekter as part of the National Tourist Route Project. Along the road to the North Cape, Europe’s farthest point north, unusual infrastructure projects designed by young architects are gradually springing up on 18 different highways. Their eye-catching designs leave traces in the Norwegian countryside – “Traces of Our Time” – as the project’s concept states. These are unusual objects that will be finished by 2012, genuine landmarks with an equally spectacular view. While the projects themselves are highly unusual, their economic background story is quite down-to-earth. Fishing and agriculture are facing an uncertain future in Norway, whereas tourism is becoming increasingly important. The project, designed by 3RW Arkitekter, is also to be understood as a reference to the transformation of coastal areas from self-sufficient fishing villages to service-oriented holiday locations. It is a development that also brings changes to architecture on the water. ←

→ www.nationaltouristroutes.com

Index architects/plumbers/Geberit

Plumber Trend, pages 6–9 Prabhakar Bishwal (ICC) Aqua Tower, hotel- Opera house Guangzhou Spectrum Technology, Survey No. 246/2B and high-rise residential Architects page 39 Kalwad, Lohegaon Road building HafenCity, Übersee quarter, Zaha Hadid Architects IND-Pune 411032 Java, Arabica, Ceylon Architects Studio 9 St. Regis Hotel & Residences T +91 98909 17329 Studio Gang Architects 10 Bowling Green Lane Architects Architects 1212 N Ashland Ave. UK-London EC 1R 0BQ Trojan Trojan + Partner Woods Bagot Suite 212 T +44 20 7253 5147 Heinrichstrasse 2 Panorama, pages 14–19 Büro Abu Dhabi USA-Chicago, IL 60622 → www.zaha-hadid.com D-64283 Darmstadt Level 3 T +1 773 384 1212 T +49 6151 17380 Wholesaler and Plumber Al Muhairy Centre Prime Tower, office building F +1 773 384 0231 F +49 6151 17 38 30 Shenzhen Z.H.C. Zayed The First Street → www.studiogang.net → www.trojan-architekten.de Architects Technology Co., Ltd. AD-Abu Dhabi Annette Gigon/Mike Guyer Plumber 1912, Block B Plumber P.O. Box 10710 Carmenstrasse 28 R. Carrozza Plumbing International Chamber of (Arabica, Ceylon) T +971 2412 1600 CH-8032 Zurich 9226 W. Chestnut Commerce Building SMI Bausanierung GmbH → www.woodsbagot.com T +41 44 257 11 11 USA-Franklin Park, IL 60131 No. 1 Futian District Hauptstrasse 4 Plumber F +41 44 257 11 10 T +1 847 451 7040 CN-Shenzhen D-19067 Leezen BK Gulf L.L.C. → www.gigon-guyer.ch F +1 847 451 7044 T +86 755 82 972 248 T +49 3866 80 740 P.O. Box 10079 → www.rcarrozza.com F +86 755 838 660 038 F + 49 3866 80 742 Plumber Dubai → www.smi-bausanierung.de Benz + Cie AG United Arab Emirates Universitätstrasse 69 Plumber School on Contiweg Le Monolithe T +971 4 8801606 CH-8033 Zurich (Java) Architects Architects F +971 4 8801603 T +41 44 368 31 91 A.C. Vorwald & Sohn GmbH Atelier Heiss Architekten MVRDV → www.bkgulf.com → www.benz-cie.ch Sanitäre Anlagen Schleifmühlgasse 1a/14 Dunantstraat 10 Brauhausstieg 21 A-1040 Vienna P.O. Box 63136 Spectrum Design, page 40 D-22041 Hamburg Vitarium, visitor center T +43 1 585 38 55-0 NL-3002 JC Rotterdam T +49 40 670 48 59-0 → www.atelier-heiss.at T +31 (0)104772860 Architects F +49 40 670 48 59-28 F +31 (0)104773627 Single-family house studio klv Plumber → www.vorwald-sohn.de → www.mvrdv.nl Crellestrasse 29–30 Caliqua Anlagentechnik Architects D-10827 Berlin GmbH Plumber Alois Bommer Planung und Architektur Portrait, pages 10–13 T +49 30 263965-18 IZ-NÖ-Süd Billon S.A. F +49 30 263965-29 Strasse 2d, Objekt 57 2, rue Maurice Audibert Im Höfli 8 → www.studioklv.de A-2355 Wiener Neudorf F-69800 Saint-Priest CH-8363 Bichelsee- Eon Free Zone, Pune T +43 2236 65920-0 T +33 4 72 76 78 20 Balterswil Plumber F +43 2236 65920-209 F +33 4 72 76 78 21 T +41 71 971 41 24 Architects Elco → www.caliqua.at F +41 71 971 41 25 Niteen Parulekar 7, rue Christophe Plantin Architects Pvt. Ltd. (Eon) Plumber L-2339 Luxembourg Oxygen Tower Gajanan Bungalow T +35 40 111-1 Claudio Meni Focus, pages 20–35 Architects Lane No. 3 F +35 40 111-499 Neuhofstrasse 6 Arte Charpentier Shikshak Nagar, Paud Road → www.elco.lu CH-8630 Rüti ZH Kothrud Hepworth Wakefield Gallery Architectes T +41 55 260 26 85 Maison Mozart IND-Pune 411 029 Architects Kodály Center, 8, rue du Sentier T +91 20 25390616 David Chipperfield concert hall F-75002 Paris Spectrum Environment, Plumber Architects T +33 1 555 041 300 pages 42–43 Patra Plumbing Works Architects 11 York Road F +33 1555 041 313 Flat No. 304, 4th floor Építész Stúdió UK-London SE1 7NX → www.arte-charpentier.com A-Building, Bhakti Plaza Krisztina körút 71 T +44 20 7620 4800 Uptown HU-1016 Budapest Plumber Gurav Pimple, Navi Sanghvi F +44 20 7620 4801 Architects T +36 1 2120125 Patricola Entreprise IND-Pune 411027 → www.davidchipperfield.co.uk Scheitlin Syfrig AG F +36 1 2126463 ZA La Croix des Ormes T +91 9423246227 Plumber Brünigstrasse 25 → www.epstudio.hu F-69250 Montanay Crown House Engineering CH-6005 Lucerne T +33 4 72 08 70 77 Plumber Rushwood T +41 41 367 79 00 ICC Marriott, Pune F +33 4 72 08 70 80 Várszegi Kft. Balliol Business Park → www.scheitlin-syfrig.ch Architects Madarász Viktor u. 4 UK-Newcastle upon Tyne Plumber SAA Architects HU-7630 Pécs NE12 8EW Spectrum Technology, Tobias Hürlimann AG Pte Ltd. (ICC) T +36 72 324 490 T +44 191 238 1430 page 38 Zugerstrasse 16 2 Bukit Merah Central F +36 67 251 3271 → www.crownhouse.com CH-6318 Walchwil #17-00 → www.várrszegi.hu T +41 41 759 85 85 SIN-Spring Residential establishment F +41 41 759 85 86 Singapore 159835 Celtic Museum of the National Police Sports and town hall, → www.tobias-huerlimann.ch T +65 6220 0411 Architects Security Academy Podčetrtek Rajinder Kumar kadawittfeldarchitektur Architects Associates (ICC) Architects Aureliusstrasse 2 Zengerer Planung GmbH B-6/17 Shopping Centre Enota D-52064 Aachen Birkfelderstrasse 56 Safdarjung Enclave Poljanska cesta 6 T +49 241 946 90 0 A-8160 Weiz IND-New Delhi 110029 SI-1000 Ljubljana → www.kwa.ac T +43 3172 67 191-0 T +386 1 438 67 40 T +91 11 26162930 Plumber F +43 3172 67 191-20 F +368 1 438 67 45 P. G. Patki Architects (ICC) Hoier Heizung-Lüftung- → www.zjp.at → www.enota.si 1st floor, Calcot House, Sanitär GmbH Plumber 8 Tamarind Lane, Fort Plumber Am Kreuz 1a Dipl. Ing. Anton Hofstätter IND-Mumbai 400001 Stavbar Gradnje d.o.o. D-63776 Mömbris Gesellschaft heiz-hofstätter T +91 22 61408888 Tržaška cesta 85 T +49 6029 97170 A-8074 Raaba/Graz SI-2000 Maribor → www.hoier-gmbh.de T +43 316 715656 0 T +386 2 620 6 320 F +43 316 715656 44 F +386 2 620 6 325 → www.heiz-hofstaetter.at → www.stavbar-gradnje.si

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Australia Dubai Italy Saudi Arabia Sweden Geberit Pty Ltd Geberit International Geberit Marketing e Geberit International Geberit AB Unit 8a Sales AG – Dubai Branch Distribuzione SA Sales AG – KSA Branch Kantyxegatan 25 6–8 Byfield Street 54715 Dubai Airport Free Zone Via Gerre 4 Al-Shahwan Commercial 213 76 Malmö North Ryde NSW 2113 United Arab Emirates CH-6928 Manno Center, Al-Hamra T +46 40 680 8930 T +61 2 9889 7866 T +971 4 204 54 77 T +41 91 611 92 92 21332 Jeddah F +46 40 185 439 F +61 2 9889 7855 F +971 4 204 54 97 F +41 91 611 93 93 T +966 2 668 30 68 / → www.geberit.se → www.geberit.com.au → www.geberit.ae → www.geberit.it +966 2 668 34 68 F +966 2 668 81 07 Switzerland → www.geberit.com.sa Austria Egypt Luxembourg Geberit Vertriebs AG Geberit Vertriebs Geberit International Geberit b.v. Luxembourg Neue Jonastrasse 59 GmbH & Co. KG Sales AG – Egypt Rep. Office 61, avenue de la Libération Serbia and Montenegro 8640 Rapperswil Gebertstrasse 1 4 Ghana Street 3850 Schifflange Geberit – Sanitarna tehnika T +41 55 221 61 11 3140 Pottenbrunn/St. Pölten Heliopolis – Cairo T +352 54 52 26 d.o.o., Predstavništvo SCG F +41 55 212 42 69 T +43 2742 4010 T +20 2 22 598 343 ext. 4 F +352 54 54 91 Dubrovaška 35 → www.geberit.ch F +43 2742 40150 → www.international. → www.geberit.lu 11000 Beograd → www.geberit.at geberit.com T +381 11 26 37 418 Turkey F +381 11 26 37 418 Netherlands Geberit Tesisat Sistemleri → www.geberit.rs Belgium Finland Geberit B.V. Ticaret Ltd. Geberit nv Geberit Oy Fultonbaan 15 Koşuyolu Cad. No. 33 Beaulieustraat 6 Ruukinkuja 4 3439 NE Nieuwegein Singapore/Thailand 34718 Kadıköy/Istanbul 1830 Machelen 02330 Espoo (Helsinki) T +31 3060 57700 Geberit South East Asia T +90 216 340 82 73 T +32 2 252 01 11 T +358 (0) 9 867 8450 F +31 3060 53392 Private Limited F +90 216 340 82 79 F +32 2 251 0867 F +358 (0) 9 8678 4577 → www.geberit.nl 59 Jalan Pemimpin → www.geberit.com.tr → www.geberit.be → www.geberit.fi # 01-01 L&Y Building 577218 Singapore Norway Ukraine T +65 6250 4011 Bosnia and Herzegovina France Geberit AS Geberit International F +65 6250 4211 Geberit – Sanitarna Geberit s.à.r.l. Luhrtoppen 2 Sales AG – Ukraine Branch → www.geberit.com.sg tehnika d.o.o. 23/25, rue de Villeneuve 1470 Lørenskog Moskovskiy av. 9, Bldg. 2 Tehnička kancelarija BIH B.P. 20432 T +47/67 97 82 00 04073 Kiev Aleja lipa br. 56 94583 Rungis Cedex F +47/67 97 82 01 Slovakia T +380 44 492 97 41 71000 Sarajevo T +33 825 801 603 → www.geberit.no Geberit Slovensko s.r.o. F +380 44 492 97 40 T +387 33 64 68 06 F +33 825 801 604 Karadžičova 10 → www.geberit.ua F +387 33 64 68 06 → www.geberit.fr 82108 Bratislava Poland → www.geberit.ba T +421 2 4920 3071 Geberit Sp.z o.o. USA F +421 2 4920 3072 Germany ul. Postępu 1 The Chicago Faucet Company → www.geberit.sk China Geberit Vertriebs GmbH 02-676 Warsaw 2100 S. Clearwater Drive Geberit Shanghai Theuerbachstrasse 1 T +48 22 843 0696 IL-60018 Des Plaines Trading Co., Ltd. 88630 Pfullendorf F +48 22 843 4765 Slovenia T +1 847 803 5000 No. 1515, Huiping Road T +49 7552 934-01 → www.geberit.com.pl Geberit prodaja d.o.o. F +1 847 803 4499 Nanxiang High Technology F: +49 7552 934-300 Smolnik 17 → www.chicagofaucets.com Development Zone → www.geberit.de 2342 Ruše Portugal 201802 Shanghai T +386 1 586 22 00 Geberit Tecnologia Sanitária, Other Geberit markets T +86 21 6185 3188 F +386 1 586 22 19 Great Britain/Ireland S.A. Geberit International F +86 21 69178235 → www.geberit.com Geberit Sales Ltd. Urb. Pólo Tecnológico Sales AG → www.geberit.com.cn Geberit House, Academy de Lisboa à Estr. do Paço Neue Jonastrasse 59 Drive do Lumiar, Lt. 6–2º A South Africa CH-8640 Rapperswil Croatia CV34 6QZ Warwick 1600-542 Lisboa Geberit Southern Africa T +41 55 221 63 67 Predstavništvo Geberit Warwickshire T +351 21 781 5100 (Pty.) Ltd. F +41 55 221 60 53 Kutnjački put 11 T +44 1926 516 800 F +351 21 793 0738 17–15th Street → www.international. 10110 Zagreb F +44 1926 516 809 → www.geberit.pt Eastgate Gardens geberit.com T +385 1 38 678 00 → www.geberit.co.uk Commercial Park F +385 1 38 678 01 Sandton Romania → www.geberit.hr T +27 11 444 5070 Hungary Geberit International F +27 11 444 5992 Geberit Kft Sales AG – Romania Branch → www.geberit.co.za Czech Republic Alíz u. 2 Splaiul Unirii 86, Et. 3 Geberit spol. s r.o. 1117 Budapest 040083 Bucharest Moravanská 85 T +36 1 204 41 87 T +40 21 330 30 80 South Korea 61900 Brno-Přízřenice F +36 1 204 41 90 F +40 21 330 31 61 Geberit Korea T +42054721 2335-7 → www.geberit.hu → www.geberit.ro #301 JS B/D 213-5 F +42054721 2340 Nonhyun-Dong, Gangnam-Gu → www.geberit.cz 135-010 Seoul India Russian Federation T +82 2 543 4166~7 Geberit Plumbing Technology Geberit International F +82 2 543 4123 Denmark India Private Limited Sales AG – Moscow Branch → www.geberit.co.kr Geberit A/S «Laxman Complex», No. 07 ul. Krasnoproletarskaya th th Lægårdsvej 26 6 A Main, 4 Block 16 bld. 3, entrance 8 8520 Lystrup Goraguntepalya Ring Road office 1– 5 Spain T +45 8674 1086 560 022 Bangalore 127473 Moscow Geberit S.A. F +45 8674 1098 T +91 80 2337 6127 T +7 495 783 83 30 La Selva, 10, Edificio In Blau → www.geberit.dk F +91 80 2337 5684 F +7 495 783 83 31 Parque de Negocios → www.international. → www.geberit.ru «Mas Blau» geberit.com 08820 El Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona) T +34 902 170 635 F +34 93 478 34 71 → www.geberit.es

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