Wohnhaus bei Köln

Frechen, North Rhine-Westphalia

Information about the reference project

Type of building:	Living
Series:	FWS 50.SI, AWS 75.SI+, ASE 80.HI
Location:	Frechen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Completion:	2020
Architects:	Kröger-Daniels Architekten BDA
Specialist company:	budo Metallbau GmbH
Picture credits:	© Constantin Meyer

A house like a museum

In a newbuild in Frechen, the art world meets modern living comforts to create a unique home. The large paintings and sculptures belonging to this art-loving family are not just for decorative purposes – they were the focus of the building plans by Kröger-Daniels Architekten BDA right from the very start. They created a building whose architecture provides the perfect stage for the exhibits without losing its homely character.

From the outside, the house with its cubic shape and uniform façade appears simple and subtle. However, as soon as you step through the entrance door, a light-filled living space unfolds before you, with the artworks taking center stage. This is achieved using open-plan rooms, large windows and Design sliding doors made from aluminum, which not only feature impressively easy handling and a slimline appearance, they also count towards the sustainability of the building envelope thanks to their Cradle to Cradle certification.

Product information

FWS 50.SI

Passive house-certified mullion/transom façade for a variety of solutions

Based on pioneering isolator technology, the Schüco FWS 50.SI (Super Insulated) façade system offers highly thermally insulated solutions for designing diverse façades and skylights to passive house level, including optimised fabrication and installation processes.

With its high flexibility and broad system range, the system ensures mullion/transom constructions for the most varied functional and design requirements in high-end residential and commercial projects.

A transparent system solution integrated in the profile for spandrel safety barriers blends in seamlessly and elegantly into the external façade appearance.

Improved thermal insulation, security and fabrication

The optimised Schüco AWS 75.SI+ (Super Insulation) standard window system for the 75 mm basic depth is part of the Schüco AWS system platform and forms the basis for a range of applications in energy-efficient building envelopes. Depending on the architectural requirements, the highly thermally insulated aluminium system can be used as a punched opening, ribbon window, façade insert unit or in combination with Schüco door systems.

An additional benefit for architects and specifiers is the wide range of opening types such as tilt/slide vents, bottom-hung toplights or horizontal and vertical pivot vents.

The latest generation of highly thermally insulated sliding and lift-and-slide systems

Barrier-free, very easy to use and a slimline appearance – the high-insulation Schüco ASE 80.HI (High Insulated) sliding and lift-and-slide system offers elegant design solutions for sustainable, user-oriented architecture to passive house level.

The modular and scalable aluminium profile system captivates with the reduced DesignLine interlock section of the vents, which allows the frame units to visually recede into the background.

The level threshold allows the inside and outside areas to transition into one another harmoniously and without barriers.