Sky-Frame, Switzerland
Whereas the creators of Sky-Frame, the imaginative specialists from aspiring company R&G Metallbau, have been enjoying a considerable amount of success in Switzerland and its neighbouring countries, the little Swiss tiger is now ready to make a move. Sky-Frame is capturing new markets and is also making an international impression, as was evident at the company's most recent exhibition appearance in Great Britain. The Swiss window system was one of the attractions and the talk of the town in London.
Where indoors and outdoors used to be separated by a solid wall or wide mullions in the glass, now there is transparency, a seamless transition achieved with glass from floor to ceiling and wall to wall, either fixed or in the form of a sliding window. Thanks to Sky-Frame, Mies van der Rohe's flowing room has been redefined by creative architects and subjected to continuous further development. This has given the Bauhaus ideal new future opportunities, and is an aesthetic eye-catcher for any observer.
Architects, a thing for sliding windows
Part 1
What exactly are architects interested in when visiting the BAU trade fair in Munich? We decided to find out. Robert Volhard joined Amandus Sattler, founding partner of “Allmann, Sattler, Wappner Architekten”, as he made his way around the fair, and there were certainly a few surprises in store.
› To the articleThere is no standard solution for the future
As the “world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials, systems” BAU in Munich offers a wealth of information for architects, planners and anyone with an interest in today’s building solutions, or tomorrow’s. That said, this time round highly customizable standard solutions took center stage while true innovation remained scarce.
› To the articleEffortless moments of magic
This year’s Designers’ Saturday held in the Swiss town of Langenthal certainly confirmed the trade fair’s standing as one of the finest and most creative design events in the world.
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