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PORTAL 16 PORTAL 16 PORTAL 16 INFORMATION FOR ARCHITECTS JUNE 2009 FROM HÖRMANN Working Internationally Projects by Goetz Hootz Castorph; Bothe Richter Teherani; Jabornegg & Pálffy J. Mayer H. Architects PORTAL 16 INFORMATION FOR ARCHITECTS FROM HÖRMANN CONTENTS 3 EDITORIAL 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 ARCHITECTS ON THE MOVE How the construction crisis is turning architects into international nomads Written by: Sabine Schneider 8 / 9 PORTAL INTERVIEW Architect Andreas Wannenmacher talks to PORTAL about his experiences abroad constructing the production hall for Hörmann in Tianjin/China. 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 ADMINISTRATION AND RESEARCH BUILDING IN LÜBECK The glazed facade of the new administration building of Drägerwerk AG in Lübeck, which has been designed with ultimate flexibility, defies the northern German brick building tradition. Design by: Goetz Hootz Castorph Architekten und Stadtplaner, Munich 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 CRANE BUILDINGS IN COLOGNE Reminiscent of El Lissitzky‘s utopian Cloud Irons, the crane buildings in Cologne are a defining presence in the newly emerging city district in the Rheinau Docks area. Design: BRT Architekten, Bothe Richter Teherani, Hamburg 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 BANK BUILDING IN BRATISLAVA The new administration building of the traditional Slovakian SLSP banking institution, a simple, square building structure with an extensive atrium, now dominates the area near the main station. Design: Jabornegg & Pálffy, Vienna 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 OFFICE BUILDING IN HAMBURG The eye-catching 1960s retro-style of the new ADA1 office building on the south-eastern bank of the river Alster is consistently continued inside. Design: J. Mayer H. Architects, Berlin 30 / 31 HÖRMANN CORPORATE NEWS 32 / 33 ARCHITECTURE AND ART Esko Männikkö: Organized Freedom 34 / 35 PREVIEW / IMPRINT / HÖRMANN IN DIALOGUE Cover illustration: Meeting room in the ADA1 office building, Hamburg Photo: Christian Schaulin, Hamburg EDITORIAL Christoph Hörmann, Martin J. Hörmann and Thomas J. Hörmann Personally liable general partners Dear Readers, Working internationally can connote one of two things – Currently, his spectacular roofing of a courtyard in the either packing your things, selling your home and ancient district of Seville is under implementation. It is a belongings and setting up a new existence in a foreign wooden construction that provides shade and functions country because almost everything has been done at like large marketplace umbrellas, while defining the home. Or less elaborately by working internationally structure of the courtyard. The ADA1 office building in without having to give up one‘s office base altogether. Hamburg planned by J. Mayer is distinguished by an Many large architecture offices in Germany have ventured unusual sloping facade whose unique style is continued to participate in foreign architectural design competitions, inside. occasionally winning such a competition and thus But not all architects are able to be this successful. Solo establishing themselves internationally. One German fighters often have no recourse but to take the crucial company that certainly achieved this goal is the office of step abroad in pursuit of the construction cranes. Author Bothe Richter Teherani of Hamburg. While the buildings Sabine Schneider followed the path of architects that have designed by them are located in Cologne, tenants today, embarked on such a journey. They must be tough, patient however, are of international origin. and open to learning many new things. In comparison, The young architects Goetz Hootz Castorph of Munich architect Andreas Wannenmacher had a more comfortable have won the design competition for the research and assignment. He was asked to build a new production hall administration building of an internationally operating for Hörmann in Tianjin, China. pharmaceutical company. Even though the company is Backed by an internationally renowned builder, he was headquartered in Lübeck, its work structures must be certainly spared some painful experiences, but his task adjusted to the globally operating markets. The bank was nevertheless thrilling. Find out more in our interview building in Bratislava, planned by the Austrian architects with Andreas Wannenmacher. Mr. Wannenmacher and Jabornegg & Pállfy, was created across borders, precisely Hörmann are available as contact persons for any inquiries in line with the concept of international construction. concerning the construction activities in China. We hope Another young architect, J. Mayer H., is also currently you enjoy reading this issue of PORTAL. in great demand in the international construction scene. Martin J. Hörmann Thomas J. Hörmann Christoph Hörmann 3 ARCHITECTS ON THE MOVE: HOW THE CONSTRUCTION CRISIS IS TURNING ARCHITECTS INTO INTERNATIONAL NOMADS Young architects are finding out that the country in which they were trained is no longer able to provide them with guaranteed work for life. The interactions among international markets increasingly determine where work is available. For those who want to become or remain successful in their careers, the only option is to travel to where there is work to be done. This journey often takes them to adventurous locations and requires a great pioneering spirit, as can be seen, for example, in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. There are risk takers and adventurous individuals amongst The prices for homes skyrocketed, luring the risk-happy the group of young architects. Their motto is to follow the Irish to borrow large sums. They enjoyed living above their construction cranes. They migrated to England in the early means, preferably investing in real estate. As opposed to 1980s when there was work to be found. The attraction the grumpy Germans, they enjoyed life and celebrated, was the great building boom and famous names such as filling their pubs. This was an irresistibly attractive Richard Rogers, Norman Foster and Nicholas Grimshaw. atmosphere for freshly graduated architects. Until a dramatic economic recession hit the island in the Unfortunately, as we all know, the “Celtic tiger” as the late 1980s. Irish economic boom came to be known, has turned into No problem, the migrating birds moved on to Spain where a tame toothless kitten. Where to now? The “banking an exciting new architectural trend emerged and required crisis” seems to have put an end to the increasingly faster talented young designers. The Spanish boom even lasted spinning construction and real estate spiral. Have the until the middle of last year. Similarly in Ireland – the building cranes come to a stop worldwide? Meanwhile, emerald isle experienced unparalleled economic growth, some colleagues have fled all the way to Australia. They which turned this formerly least prosperous member of the are still praising the climate and the wonderfully efficient European Union into one of its wealthiest within a decade and relaxed working atmosphere. But how long will it be and a half. Suddenly, many German architects could until the crisis also becomes noticeable there? Perhaps be found in Ireland, along with architects from Poland, India is in need of architects? Or is the economic situation Australia and even India. in the USA beginning to recover? Of course, individual architects in search of a job are more In the West flexible than offices looking to establish new subsidiaries. At home in Germany, the construction sector was no This is because they must spend several months, or at longer booming. It was said that everything had already least the famous 100 days, in a country and attend many been built in the Federal Republic and only sanitation meetings to understand what is really going on. and expansion projects remained. In contrast, in Ireland The risk is somewhat similar to that of the stock market – there was great backlog need for residences, commercial when news reaches the floor that specific shares are on buildings and offices. The Docklands in Dublin evolved the rise, the professionals are already opting out. In terms from a dilapidated industrial and harbour area into a lively of architecture, this means that when everyone is talking and attractive residential and work district. about construction “booming” in some country or other, it 4 SABINE SCHNEIDER born 1960 in Schwäbisch Hall 1980–1986 Degree in architecture from the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart (Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts) 1986–1990 Intern/editor at the db deutsche bauzeitung magazine in Stuttgart with interruptions in London 1987 The Architects’ Journal, London 1988/89 Degree in architectural history and theory at the AA in London 1990–2008 Editor at baumeister magazine in Munich seit 2008 Freelance author in Bucharest, Romania is usually too late to get involved, at least for those aiming Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ – for quick success and high yields. This is because the German Technical Cooperation) assesses the situation costs of the land, materials and staff have long since risen, in Romania as follows: “... Notwithstanding the positive while the smart investors have already sold instead of overall economic development of the past few years, bought and quietly departed. there continues to be a substantial need for reform. The influx of foreign capital for the economic development of In the East the country is delayed due to cumbersome bureaucracy, Eastern Europe seems more promising, especially the lack of legal certainty, trade obstacles and the very slow new members of the European Union. Let‘s take Romania privatisation of

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