SHADES OF WHITE Inspirations from Europe’s leading architects. DEAR BAUMIT FRIENDS AND PARTNERS, It has been almost 10 years since However, white on a facade not only has an aesthetic reason, We were inspired Baumit created Europe’s largest but also a very tangible one: climate change. Temperatures facade colour system, Baumit Life, are rising, our cities are getting hotter and hotter. The albedo by the idea with 888 unique colour shades. effect or the reflective power of the colour white can effectively Even though the trend-barometer counteract overheating in certain regions. We want to make has taken a turn in a more purist more use of this effect. of richness and variety direction, there remain a multitu- de of possibilities. In this book, renowned architects from our 25 Baumit countries of one colour tone answer questions such as “Why do architects wear black and In this book, and with our latest build white?” Their surprising answers and many insights into Baumit colour-coup, we take a the international world of architecture can be found on the when we created look at the colour that is the sum following pages. of all colours of the rainbow: the colour white. The Inuit tribe uses the Baumit colour series a variety of different names for white, depending on the colour Enjoy browsing and perusing! and texture. We were inspired by this idea of richness and variety “12 Shades of White”. of one colour tone when we created the Baumit colour series Sincerely, “Shades of White”. It is dedicated above all to our design specia- lists, the architects, for whom white has always been a popular colour choice. White is the colour that can be combined perfectly with other materials, be it metal, concrete or wood. White loves purity — but it also allows the creation of individual structures and designs. Your Robert Schmid For example, we have updated the formula of our popular design plaster Baumit CreativTop for imaginative facade design. Due to its hydrophobic/hydrophilic texture, Baumit CreativTop remains clean and beautiful for a particularly long time. 3 THE EFFECT OF WHITE UTOE KWAHTA HIQO ITLEY PN ST U EO 2 N 1 E SHADESSELF S H Colour trends come and go, but classic white will always remain a popular choice – especially on a facade! H CLEANING O OF H E G In combination with black it is often the only thing you need to create the perfect harmony. R EFFECTWHITE N S U NC Z HE T VU U ET EM RZ CYHL VOOURT OVEFR SST THE EFFECT OF WHITE a timeless appearance – as always in the well-known high White is the sum of all the colours of the light and in its pur- Baumit quality. With the moodboards on the next pages you est form it is also their absence. White looks clean and clear, will experience a first impression of the exceptional but also cool and businesslike. The effect of white facades “12 Shades of White” by Baumit. is at least as stunning as that of their colourful colleagues. Choosing the right white tone for a facade is often anything but an easy decision. No wonder, because in white colour is COOL DOWN rarely just white. Pure white? Off-white? Warm white? Cold Besides the clean and timeless appearance of white facades white? Even small variations can make huge differences – they also have a functional side as well. They reflect a large in the appearance of a building. Warm white colours have amount of white solar radiation, which helps to reduce the undertones of red, orange and yellow, resulting in a soft glow temperature of overheated cities during the hot summer and welcoming vibe. Cooler whites have hints of green, blue months. and violet, contributing to a clean and fresh look. WHY DO ARCHITECTS DRESS IN BLACK 12 SHADES OF WHITE BUT BUILD WHITE? To limit the almost boundless possibilities, Baumit took the Have you ever thought about it? We did – and wanted to 12 most beautiful white tones and bundled them up within know the reason why. Therefore we have interviewed 50 ar- an unique colour collection – from Star to Ivory, from Opal chitects from all over Europe – always asking this and various to Ice: The Baumit “12 Shades of White” palette. Feel free other interesting questions when it comes to Architecture & to choose from the new selected tones to give your project Design. Simple questions with surprising answers. W1200 StarWhite W1201 MineralWhite W1202 CottonWhite W1203 ChampagneWhite W1204 LaceWhite W1205 IvoryWhite W1206 OpalWhite W1207 AntiqueWhite W1208 CeramicWhite W1209 MagnoliaWhite W1210 ShadowWhite W1211 IceWhite ABOUT THE SHADES OF WHITE 5 WHITE WHITE & NATURE WHITE & MIXED MATERIALS SLOVAKIA 38 LUBOMÍR ZÁVODNÝ 190 CROATIA 01 DEAN PETEH & LINA STEPANČIĆ 10 AUSTRIA 14 GÜNTER KATHERL – CARAMEL 72 AUSTRIA 25 CHRISTOPH MOERKL 130 SLOVENIA 39 DAVID MIŠIČ 194 INDIGO ARHITEKTONSKI STUDIO SUPERBLOCK STYRIA ARHITEKTURA 02 ANDRIJA RUSAN 16 BOSNIA 15 VEDINA BABAHMETOVIĆ 76 BULGARIA 26UM SERGEEVKR 134 TURKEY 40 CEM SORGUÇ 198 STUDIO CREATIV FRANCE 03 CHRISTELLE AVENIER 20 BULGARIA 16 MILITSA PETROVA 80 41 DÜRRİN SÜER 202 AND MIGUEL CORNEJO SPACEMODE STUDIO CROATIA 27 BRUNO RECHNER 138 UKRAINE 42 BILOTSKIY & KUTSALO 206 GERMANY 04 HEIKE HANADA 24 CROATIA 17 SINIŠA BJELICA 86 KYB ARCHITECTS CZECH 28ÁN MALÝŠTĚP 142 REPUBLIC 43 ALEKSANDR POPOV 210 GREECE 05 STEPHAN BUERGER 28 CZECH 18 RICHARD ČERNÝ – SIADESIGN 90 29 LUDĚK PODLIPNÝ 148 BUERGER KATSOTA REPUBLIC 44 NOSKOV SERHIY 216 GERMANY 19 MARKUS BASTAM 94 GERMANY 30 REINER NAGEL 152 HUNGARY 06 ZOLTÁN PÁRICSY 32 VITAMINOFFICE BUNDESSTIFTUNG BAUKULTUR UNITED 45 ASHLEY WAITT 220 PÁRICSY AND PARTNERS KINGDOM ON ARCHITECTURE POLAND 20 DANIEL CIEŚLIK 100 HUNGARY 31 ATTILA BORSAY 156 46AN MANSBRIDGEAL 226 LETTLAND 07A EZERGAILE MAIJ 36 ANTA ARCHITEKCI PIPER WHITLOCK 32 RÓBERT GEISZTER 160 INGURDS LAZDINS 40 SERBIA 21 ZORAN NIKOLIĆ & MIROLJUB 104 STANKOVIĆ – KONTRASTUDIO ITALY 33 ACERBIS MARCO 164 LITHUANIA 08 BALČIŪNAS TADAS 44 22A SRECO MIN 110 POLAND 34 LUKASZ STERZYNSKI 168 RUSSIA 10 TIMUR BASHKAEV – ABTB 48 EASST ARCHITECTS SLOVAKIA 23 MATEJ GRÉBERT – COMPASS 116 11 ARSENY BORISENKO 52 35 MAREK SZPINDA & 174 ZA BOR ARCHITECTS PIOTR UHEREK – UCEES SLOVENIA 24 ALEŠ ŽNIDARŠIČ 122 SPAIN 12 ANTONIO RUIZ BARBARÍN 58 MULTIPLAN ARHITEKTI ROMANIA 36 RADU TEACA 180 TURKEY 13AN AKSUADN 64 37 ADRIAN EMILIAN ZERVA 186 AZAKSU ARCHITECTS CONTENT 7 CATEGORY WHITE 9 42 Dean Peteh was born in Pula, Croatia. In 2005 he founded his own office Indigo. Dean graduated from the Faculty of Architecture FACTS in Zagreb in 1993. Lina Stepančić comes from Pula as well, in 2005 she joined the architectural office Indigo. Lina graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana in 2005. ARCHITECTS LINA STEPANČIĆ & DEAN PETEH IN THE INTERVIEW WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON YOU BECAME AN ARCHITECT? Dean: Every job is a new adventure. New people, new spaces, Lina: I started designing because I like to create new spaces. new challenges. I like to move through spaces and feel them. Lina: In the design phase we often find that the client needs to be Dean: The job of an architect involves an entertaining mix of instructed and informed because he is afraid of something new art and technology. This job is very useful to everyone involved. that is invisible to him. But over time they accept new ideas Lina: And it is creative, because something new is achieved and get used to something different, something better. every time. Dean: We are happy every time we achieve the maximum in a pro- ject in terms of quality and design. Ultimately, every project is very important to us because we know that we have to get the most out THREE ATTRIBUTES THAT BEST DESCRIBE YOUR OWN ARCHITECTURE? of a specific task, location and budget for a specific client. Lina: I am inspired by the functionality and the experience Lina: We move our own and their personal boundaries. one makes in a room and also by the context of a place, Dean: We are aware that investors are the drivers and the most its orientation and views. important part of the whole process. We try to answer the defined Dean: Every time we try to find an original and innovative task as well as possible. Sometimes investors want a house solution that will inspire the investor. We are there for them with a Mediterranean ambience by the sea or a stone villa in a and we want to make the most of the possibilities of each rural setting. Therefore we try to make the house as suitable as location within the respective programme. possible. The beauty of architecture lies in its diversity. And it is human to want to be different. In principle we satisfy the human ego through architecture and try to bring it into acceptable design and financial conditions. WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? WHAT IS YOUR SPECIAL Lina: When we mention contemporary architecture, people PROFESSIONAL FOCUS? often think it is cold, so we try to introduce elements to soften INDIGO ARHITEKTONSKI STUDIO Lina: Creativity and creating something new is my guideline. this impression. #1 PROJECT Family house Jasne Crnobori 101, 52100 Pula, Croatia 11 ABOUT THE PERSON Sveti Lovreč Labinski, Croatia +38 552 880 768 01 ARCHITECTS DEAN PETEH & LINA STEPANČIĆ_INDIGO ARHITEKTONSKI STUDIO #2 PROJECT Family house CROATIA Kanfanar, Croatia Today's construction printing WHAT SHOULD ARCHITECTURE ALWAYS STRIVE TO ACHIEVE AND WHAT SHOULD NEVER BE DONE? technologies are still too Dean: We should always be able to respond well to a task. Both by cost optimisation to achieve the function with maximum quality as well as achieving high aesthetics. We strive to contribute complicated and too to the lives of our clients, but also to the wider community.