headquarters

logistics

Villeroy & Boch

Germany, Merzig, execution 1997 – 1998

concept

automatic high-bay storage for tableware as part of a plant extension
disguise as well as clarification of the tasks essence by nuanced facade statements 

structure

glazed to the plant side, glimpse of pallets and conveyor technology.
cladded with large-sized Kerto panels to the street side with illuminated showcases among them.
silo structure, utilisation of the steel racks as supporting structures for roof and walls

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facts

1,300 t galvanized steel structure
23,000 pallets
33,000 small containers
120,000 m³ gross volume

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literature

DBZ 2/99, p. 38 - 40
Bauwelt 16/99, p. 858 - 861

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photographer: Klaus Ravenstein

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