Henning Larsen - Copper Concept

Architectural Copper Review | 2005 / 2
Also awarded a commendation in
the 2005 European category is the
impressive Service Centre Munich
designed by Staab Architekten.
Specialist contractor: Regensburger
Metallbau.
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Like a bar of copper, the building
crouches on a centrally located lot. Its
precise, simple shape and its copper
facade made it blend into the colours of
the Theresienwiese. The facade will over
time accumulate patina to match the
colour of the slope behind the building.
Areas used for movement are glazed,
and then protected from sunlight and
vandalism by a perforated metal facade.
The judges commented: ”This is a bold,
monolithic building, forged from a
perforated copper screen, which could
be considered as a bar of gold in the
landscape, intriguing to visitors. An
extreme solution that works well, the
service centre possesses a distinctive
calmness.”