Production Building in Radevormwald
As design-conscious manufacturers of electrical components, the Gira company sets special store by its architecture. The structural clarity of the two glazed extension tracts by Ingenhoven Overdiek Architects helps to establish a new order not only in the internal production processes, but in the heterogeneous surrounding fabric. Administration, development and production were stacked on top of each other, providing closely linked workplaces of equal quality in all departments. An ingenious concept for the mechanical services allows natural ventilation via the facades and exploits excess energy from the production process. A high degree of flexibility and scope for future extension were also foreseen. With their curved roofs, raking facades and rounded glazed eaves, the buildings have a distinctive form that makes its own contribution to the firm’s strongly advocated concept of corporate identity.
