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Table Manufactory and Showroom Adam Wieland

Daniel Vieser . Architectural Photography, Karlsruhe
Daniel Vieser . Architectural Photography, Karlsruhe
City
Karlsruhe
Building type
business enterprises, production building, stores
building project
new building
completion
2018
material façade
plaster
architect award
Exemplary Building Karlsruhe (Chamber of Architects)
in collaboration with ARCHIS and THINKBUILD

(ARCHIS Architekten + Ingenieure GmbH, Karlsruhe
KNOWSPACE architecture + cities BDA, Berlin
THINKBUILD architecture BDA, Berlin)

Exhibition Design: zwo/elf, Karlsruhe

Client: Wieland Grundbesitz GmbH und Co. KG
Foto: Daniel Vieser . Architectural Photography, Karlsruhe
Awards: Exemplary Building Karlsruhe (Chamber of Architects)


The company Adam Wieland Metallwerkstatt manufactures table frames in Karlsruhe in the second generation. Their design classics, amongst others the world famous table frame, which were designed by Egon Eiermann are produced, stored and sold now in an improved version as "E2" at the new headquarter location in Egon-Eiermann-Allee. The formerly separate locations for the metal workshop, warehouse and accounting are now united in a new building.

The building impresses with its striking structure, which consolidates the different programs under one unifying roof. The continuously ascending building volume addresses the merging of different functions. The sequence of delivery, metal workshop, warehouse leads to the highest point of the building, where the office space is located. There, the figure meets the street again. At street level, this creates a void, which presents a large storefront enclosed by glass walls – the new showroom.

Through a variety of visual connections, the transparent manufactory helps making the production from the round tube to the finished table tangible for the customer. The new showroom provides insights into the company's history and supports customers in their product configuration. With a small budget, a refined shell and core building was created that perfectly fits the product. Many elaborate details give the building the desired elegance despite its rough shell.