From power plant to furniture company

Housed in the new hotspot is a 5-story branch of the furniture company Kare at the base of the building. In the tower, several agencies and loft offices for advertising, fashion, and development also have space. On a total of almost 10,000 m² of space, the furniture company presents modern living environments. In addition, there is a restaurant, a rooftop terrace, and an underground garage. Art exhibitions, seminars, and events also take place in the premises. During the renovation and refurbishment of the industrial monument, the owner "Kerscher Immobilien Holding GmbH" and the Munich architectural firm "Stenger2 Architects and Partners" took care to preserve the industrial charm.

Following this principle, the furniture store Kare also designed its interiors. For this purpose, it retained numerous "heirlooms" such as old ceramic insulators, thick cables, cranes, and grates where outside air was previously drawn in for cooling. The memory of the times when the power plant was operational was skillfully combined by the furniture store with modernization measures as well as exhibited living and design trends.

Owner:

Kerscher Holding Real Estate GmbH, Gräfelfing

Architect / Planner:

Stenger2 Architects and Partners, Munich

Structural Planning:

Hans-Jürgen Aster, Engineering Office for Structural Engineering, Munich

Contractor Company Facade:

Roof + Wall Systems Installation GmbH, Lichtenau

Structural Analysis:

Suess-Staller-Schmitt Engineers GmbH, Gräfelfing

UK facade:

Systea Pohl GmbH, Henstedt-Ulzburg

Industrial chic and modernity at the same time also describe the new facade with panels made of expanded metal, which shimmer in a copper color. The large-format plates were attached to the substructure "Alkapo" from the profile system expert Systea. This construction was securely and firmly attached to the existing brick masonry with fischer heavy-duty anchors. "For bridging the plaster and due to the unknown masonry, numerous pull tests on the construction site were necessary – also accompanying the construction process," recalls Michael Stuis – technical field service employee at fischer. The engineer significantly supervised the facade installation. "This fast and comprehensive service as well as the good price-performance ratio, including approvals up to the regulation of the plaster bridging, were what convinced the client of the fischer solutions," adds Stuis.

At a total of 5,000 fastening points, the facade builders fixed the substructure with fischer heavy-duty anchors to the brick masonry. This involved the high-performance mortar FIS V 300 T with numerous system approvals for cracked concrete, masonry, and many other applications. When pressing out the 2-component injection mortar, the separately stored components resin and hardener mix in the static mixer.

At the same time, the operating principle is activated: brief curing after injection for secure hold and rapid construction progress. The FIS H K anchor sleeves in the dimensions 16 x 130 K and the FIS A anchor rods in A4 and size M 10 x 150 were used as accessories optimally matched to the FIS V and the application. The advantages of the FIS H K lie in the additional safety with unknown substrate conditions. Thanks to the sieve sleeve, the mortar remains in the intended location within the building material.

For installation, the facade builders placed the FIS H K into the drilled hole and filled it from the bottom with the FIS V. When setting the FIS A anchor rods, the mortar was pressed through the mesh structure of the sleeve and adapted perfectly to the anchoring substrate. Thus, the load of the facade construction is securely transferred by form-fitting connection. This adds an architectural highlight to Drygalski-Allee. Skillfully, the architecture combines an elegant external appearance with ensuring the safety of pedestrians and traffic as well as the environmentally friendly construction of the ventilated curtain facade.

fischer heavy-duty anchors give the power plant a new look

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