The iridescent aluminum façade in Permagreen 1 shows how material, light and surroundings merge into a calm, high-quality structure.
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New appearance of the BWB-Altenrhein AG production hall
New anodization instead of replacement: renovating aluminium façades in a resource-saving way, saving CO₂ and gaining architectural precision - a best practice from Altenrhein.
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Transformation SIA high-rise building
Transformation SIA high-rise building, Zurich - An elegant aluminium façade, anodized by BWB, has shaped the architectural expression of the main building since 2008.
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Fribourg Cantonal and University Library
Library extension in Freiburg: wood and aluminum in the Permalux process characterize a clear, contemporary architecture.
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Thermoplan – unique
The façade of the new Thermoplan building "unique" made of recycled aluminum impresses with its timeless elegance. The Permalux process gives it a particularly resistant, durable coating that combines optimum protection and sustainability.
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Company headquarters Werkhalle Merkle Metallbau AG
The new Merkle AG building impresses with a polygonal façade, whose dynamic play of light and timeless elegance are emphasized by the exclusive, resistant Permalux coating.
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Boathouse door
An elegant combination of geometric design and natural stone, created from clear anodized aluminium, which is not only aesthetically pleasing but also offers long-term protection.
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Triangle apartment building
By using BWB Permagreen, the new replacement building on Aegerisaumweg in Zug blends seamlessly into the surrounding garden landscape.
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ETH Zurich, HIF building
The renovation of the HIF building at ETH Zurich emphasizes the importance of renewing the façade. The new façade in the exclusive Permalux process impresses with its aesthetic harmony and sustainable protection.
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Commercial building Pilatusstrasse 38
The striking commercial building, which forms the gateway between Pilatusplatz and Hirschengraben, has been given a new look. The façade from 1972 was replaced by a timeless aluminum façade in the BWB color Permagrey 2.
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SICPA – Unlimitrust Campus
The Unlimitrust Campus of Sicpa, a renowned manufacturer of printing inks for banknotes, covers an impressive 77,000 square meters and offers space for several thousand workstations.
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Workshop Office Dorn AG
Dorn AG's workshop office showcases the company's craftsmanship on its own premises - with a Permalux anodized interior façade.
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Cubo Nobile
In Küsnacht, on the Gold Coast of Lake Zurich, the Cubo Nobile rises with six unique apartments with the highest standard of finish. Meanwhile, an aluminum façade in the warm color Colinal 3115 ensures a harmonious floor division with timeless charm and high durability.
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SRF Media Center
The façade of the SRF Media Center is characterized by a strict choice of materials: exposed concrete, glass and anodized aluminum.
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Lokstadt Elefant (construction site 2)
Where the Lokstadt now stands, there were once the workshops of the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Factory. It was the most important locomotive forge in the country and its locomotives made railroad history.
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Semidetached house Bonaduz
The municipality of Bonaduz is situated on a plateau above the confluence of the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein rivers. The new double family house offers views of the spectacular alpine panorama that surrounds the valley floor.
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Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
After ten years of planning and construction, the new building of Winterthur Cantonal Hospital was completed at the beginning of 2022. The new building will ensure the long-term provision of healthcare in the region.
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Switzerland Innovation Park in Biel
The Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne, SIPBB for short, is just a few minutes' walk from Biel/Bienne train station in the direction of the lake. The strikingly dark façade in BWB-Colinal 3180 sets the building apart from the surrounding buildings.
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Schoolhouse Acher Center
The aluminum façade in the timeless anodized shades Colinal and Permalux provides the wooden structure with lasting protection against the elements.
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Foundry Tower Dübendorf
New residential and commercial space is being built directly at Giessenpark between Glattufer and Überlandstrasse. The bronze colored building is part of the project.
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Office building Poststrasse South
The bronze-colored façade elements take their cue from the former industrial site and the nearby railroad tracks.
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Apartment house Schulstrasse
The quality of this architectural design was appropriately recognized with the "best architects 22 Gold" award.
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Neumarkt Castle Bath
In addition to the two established processes Permalux and Permabronze, BWB has also been offering the innovative Permacolor process for a good two years.
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Parish center Sursee
The new construction of the parish center is part of an urban redevelopment of the Vierherrenplatz in Sursee. The façade elements anodized in BWB Gold 1 meet aesthetic and functional requirements in equal measure.
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BäreTower Ostermundigen
The Zentrum Bären, in the immediate vicinity of Ostermundigen train station, aims at a spatially qualitative densification of the building structure combined with the creation of added value at the level of public space.
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Campus Village Hertenstein, Weggis
The delicate, high-quality facade made of anodized aluminum in the color BWB-Colinal 3165 borrows its color from the wood structure of the old hamlet.
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Geistlich area – residential development 24 mila baci
The façade is a play on the anodized colors Bausilber and Sandalor Blau from BWB Surface Technology.
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Leisure pool Opfikon
Both functional and aesthetic aspects were taken into account in the selection of materials for the Opfikon leisure pool.
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Replacement of Martinsheim Visp
With its cleverly used aluminum accents, the five-story replacement Martinsheim building appears elegant and lively in equal measure.
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Quadrolith commercial building in Baar
Both the windows and the aluminum sheet cladding were anodized in the BWB color brass 1, which gives the building a noble shine. Depending on the position of the sun, the building appears in bronze, brass or gold.
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Civic Hospital Solothurn
Exciting reading for the weekend - The hot off the press annual issue "Facades 2019" of Architektur + Technik is here! We are happy about the professional article presence for the next 12 months and wish interesting reading moments.
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Educational Center XUND Lucerne
The facade of the XUND Educational Center consists of 400 aluminum window elements with vertical aluminum louvers in front of the ventilation sashes. All aluminum parts were anodised colorless by BWB.
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Commercial building Helix Cham
In addition to the horizontally clad ceiling made of colorless anodized aluminum, the outer shell is characterized by floor-to-ceiling windows with pilaster strips staggered floor by floor.
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FHNW Campus in Muttenz
The aluminum elements of the FHNW campus in Muttenz are anodized in the BWB bronze color, giving the building a timeless and grounded appearance.
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School Pfingstweid Zurich
The Pfingstweidschulhaus is double-thought in materialization and urban orientation.
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Campus Suurstoffi
The 60-meter-high wood-concrete hybrid building on the Suurstoffi site in Rotkreuz is largely used by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
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Apartment houses Goldern
The material and color scheme of the apartment buildings is based on the surroundings, with color-anodized aluminum parapets in Sandalor Olive Yellow S100-2 enclosing the light-colored wooden facade.
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Headquarters Scott Sports SA
Steel and metal facade builder Sottas SA developed and designed the high-tech facade, and BWB subsequently anodized the components in the BWB-Colinal 3115 color.
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Town House Kriens
The 6-story building appears uniformly tidy; the facade in a warm bronze tone nevertheless lively. Half of it will be used as an office wing for over a hundred employees and the other half as a residential building for 30 apartments.
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Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen and Children’s Hospital
The new replacement building House 10 of the Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen (KSSG) is part of the generation building project "come together". The aluminum shell of the bronze-colored six-story building is anodized using the BWB-Colinal 3165 process.
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Commercial building at Schiffbauplatz
The five-story office building with natural stone facade in light Ceppo di Gré is accented in secondary structures with polished Belgian bluestone.
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Rhodonia residential development in Basel
The superstructure in BWB-Bausilber 1 impresses with optimally utilized living space, high living quality and low energy values.
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Merian Iselin Clinic Basel
The Merian Iselin Clinic was calculated with a sharp pencil by all suppliers. What does this mean for renovation and reconstruction?
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Schoolhouse Grounds Muttenz
The new three-story primary school building with finely tuned materialization: the walls are made of exposed concrete, the windows are framed with anodized aluminum in a light colinal color.
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Migros St. Gallen-Bruggen
Careful plumbing work enabled the implementation of the overarching color concept for window parapets, soffits and wall cladding in the anodized BWB bronze color.
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Parish hall Unterengstringen
Architect Tilla Theus opted for color-anodized aluminum, a lightweight, durable and maintenance-free material, since punched wooden formwork, as used in the old hay barns, is not durable enough.
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Eye Clinic Lucerne
Permalux integral colouring process meets the requirements of aesthetics and long-term value retention and weather protection.
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Office building FAMBAU Bern
The FAMBAU cooperative is committed to providing attractive and affordable housing for families. When the office building was replaced, the needs of the employees were at the forefront.
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The Diamond – University of Sheffield
The six-story building with a diamond-shaped facade of anodized aluminum was designed by Twelve Architects and appropriately christened "The Diamond" during its execution.
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School and sports complex “Cossy
Three golden pavilions are architecturally united by their facade of aluminum slats and interact directly with the surrounding green spaces.
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Musée d’ethnographie de Genève – MEG
The Musée d'ethnographie in Geneva, or MEG for short, attracts not only art lovers but also photographers and tourists from all over the world.
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Eiffel Tower Visitor Pavilion
BWB anodises the visitor pavilion on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. The special, lasting red coloration of the aluminum facade sheets was achieved by the three-stage Sandalor process.
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Anton Graff House Winterthur
The Permalux-coated building envelope of the Anton Graff House has an elegant appearance, is extremely durable and highly resistant to corrosion.
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School Vines in Arbon
Four different coloring processes characterize the facade of the Reben school building in Arbon.
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Basel fair
Whether City Lounge or window to the sky, the atrium of Messe Basel has become a landmark in the city center. Its colorless anodized wave-shaped aluminum shell surrounds the entire building.
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Leutschentower Zurich
Different processes and colors characterize the facade of the Leutschen Tower in Zurich. Anodizing protects aluminum against weathering for decades and makes it a visually outstanding material for facades and windows.
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Romanshorn School of Speech and Language
Anodizing protects aluminum against weathering for decades and makes it a visually outstanding material for facades and windows.
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Pathology in St. Gallen
The spectacular architecture of the building is enhanced by BWB staining techniques. In BWB dyeing processes, the dye is located in the pores of the anodizing layer.
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Euro Airport Hotel Basel
The gold-anodized Euro Airport Hotel in Basel stands out from other buildings with its shimmering parapet cladding.
