Erftstadt Music School

Client and builder: Klaus Geske Music and Cultural Foundation Erftstadt (D)
Architecture: Graf and Kellner Architects, Arge Brauhaus, Burgthann (D)
Completion: 2013

The curved radii of the construction run parallel at the top and bottom, but offset from each other to create an even drape with tension. The interplay of colours between the coloured facade membrane and the textile facade creates an interesting spatial depth effect. The simulation with the textile façade showed that direct shading reduces the heat input by 50 per cent. To avoid having to install additional shading elements on the glass facade, the textile facade also serves as solar shading.

• Textile facade 500 square metres, consisting of four elements
• Format of the front and rear sides 11 x 9 m each Format of the long sides 19 x 9 m each
• Facade membrane: Stamisol Colour in a strong green shade, used to seal the closed facade surfaces and for thermal insulation
• Textile facade: Stamisol FT 381(metal hammered)

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