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The new Sky-Frame window company headquarters building is
located the middle of the Thur plain, on the outskirts of
Frauenfeld. A brise soleil protects the south side of the building
from direct sunlight. Generous “slats”, or long trays, extend
across the entire façade and create a uniform horizontal image. The
south side is the arrival side of the building. The brise soleil
thus creates the main impression as one approaches the building.
From the inside, the view is framed; the planted trays form the
foreground of the view to the outside. The vegetation of the brise
soleil sets a lovely, flowe-ry accent. This stands in an exciting
contrast to the industrial and rather hard surroundings. Grasses,
perennials with structural outlines, and fine accent flowers
together form meadow-like greenery. Light enters the building
through the fine structure as through eyelashes, and the
backlighting of the vege-tation creates a charming picture.
For the 13 long trays, arranged horizontally one above the other
on the façade, two types of vegetation were developed. Four levels
with a high percentage of flowering perennials set accents and
divide the façade vertically. But the basic structure of the bands
of meadows is created by six species of grasses, which form a
finely varying curtain with their differing plant habits and leaf
colours. The firm, dry stalks and flower heads have high aesthetic
value also in the wintertime, and in interplay with fog and white
frost they create a charming picture. In addition, in each tray
there is a colourful mix of a variety of bulbs and tubers.
B R I S E S O L E I L , F R A U E N F E L D
Client Sky Frame, FrauenfeldProject planning 2013/14 Execution
2014Surface area ca. 900m2 Architecture Peter Kunz, Winterthur
