VBH Magazin 1/2012

IN FOKUSCreative enterprise: Formed in a loft in Munich Peter Haimerl's architecture firm'sfuturistic designs"The technical realisation of the designis a challenge – but doable. Lookingbeyond the four walls of the doorindustry, for example in the automotiveindustry, has shown us that initialsolutions in the area of gaskets andfasteners are already available. We willtherefore continue to pursue the designand in any case present a functioningmodel no later than 2014 at the nextfensterbau/frontale."The jury of the contest was alsoimpressed by the innovative openingmechanism: "Although the technicalsolution for this mechanism andmany other aspects are not presentedin detail, the design has merit basedon its unique organic opening methodand the attention paid to the suggestivepower of the images."According to Peter Haimerl the trendin architecture is geared more andmore in the direction of organic ororganic. "Today's technologies allow forthat too, as our tests on theoretical andpractical models of our door show." Helooks at the VBH Innovation Competitionin terms of opportunities for completelynew buildings: "New, modified input conditionsare good starting points for brandnew house designs in the future."Bottom: with the winner's certificate on the VBH stand at fensterbau/frontale 2012From left to right: Ulrich Pape, Peter Haimerl, Steffi Zizlsperger (Z-Fenster-Technik),and Susanne Julinek.Magazin 01/2012 04/2011 VBH 11