Gira, Radevormwald, Germany
Execution 2000–2003
Client Gira Giersiepen GmbH und Co. KG, Radevormwald
GFA 10,350 m²
Awards
Association of German Architects (BDA) award "Große Nike" 2008, nominated; Contract World Award 2007, recognition; BDA Architecture Prize North Rhine-Westphalia 2004; German Steel Construction Prize 2004, recognition; BDA Bergisch-Land award for good buildings
The Radevormwald facility is used by GIRA as its headquarters and production facility for electric installation systems. By purchasing an adjoining plot, the company had the opportunity to extend the works at the existing location in order to create new space for production. The project was based on a development study. In cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute, the design produced optimal utilization of the available site area, taking into account optimized production processes and also allowing for further extensions and modifications. A characteristic feature of the two about 70 meters long and fully glazed buildings is the equal quality of the workplaces in both Production and Administration. The plan layouts are free from columns so that it is possible to arrange production facilities and modern forms of office organization on both floor levels.
