4a architects
| 4a Architects GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1990 |
| Seat | Stuttgart , Germany |
| management |
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| Number of employees | approx. 50 |
| Branch | architecture office |
| Website | 4a-architekten.de |
4a Architekten is an international architecture firm based in Stuttgart , founded in 1990 by the architects Matthias Burkart, Eberhard Pritzer (partner until 2001), Ernst Ulrich Tillmanns and Alexander von Salmuth. 4a Architekten have another office in Moscow, Russia. The range of topics includes the planning and execution of new buildings and renovations of public buildings such as leisure and thermal baths, sports and health facilities, cultural and educational institutions as well as hotels. One focus of the office is on pool construction.
Corporate structure
The activity includes the areas of architecture, design and construction management. The architects' office is owned by the founders Matthias Burkart and Ernst Ulrich Tillmanns and, since 2018, Andreas Ditschuneit. Another managing director of 4a Architekten GmbH Stuttgart is Martin Reimer. Alexander Schamne is the managing director and partner of 4a Architekten GmbH Moscow. Together, the companies currently employ around 45 people (2019).
architecture
Before starting their own business, the founders of the office at Behnisch & Partner, Stuttgart, looked after the new plenary hall of the Bundeshaus in Bonn (1992). In 1992, the office for the MBM System Pavilion, an exhibition stand based on the modular principle, received recognition at the Saxon State Prize for Design . The first thermal bath to be built , the TuWass thermal and leisure pool in Tuttlingen, received the BDA award Good Buildings Baden-Württemberg in 2002, as did the renovation of the Röchling lecture hall in Mannheim Castle. A large part of the swimming pool projects can be traced back to competitive successes, such as the Bodensee-Therme Konstanz (1st prize, 1998), the Spreewald Therme in Burg (1st prize, 2003), the Syrdall Schwemm school and leisure pool in Luxembourg (1st prize , 2005) and the Therme Wien with health center (1st prize, 2006).
The first international project is the Else Club wellness park in Moscow. The Therme Wien from 2010 is the most comprehensive project with a total area of approx. 75,000 m². At the International Hotel Application Award 2011, the Spreewald Thermenhotel was honored in the “Best Hotel Concept” category. In 2014, 4a Architekten on the Côte d'Azur renovated and rebuilt the listed Villa Le Trident by the American modernist architect Barry Dierks .
4a Architects are founding members of the German Sustainable Building Council - DGNB e. V. and with the primary school in Frankfurt-Riedberg (1st prize, 2001) together with the Passive House Institute Darmstadt in 2004 planned and implemented one of the first passive house schools in Germany.
Projects (selection)
- 2020 Renovation of the bathing and leisure park, Kusel
- 2020 Renovation of the outdoor swimming pool, Sigmaringen
- 2019 indoor swimming pool, Riedlingen
- 2018 indoor swimming pool, Stutensee
- 2018 Multifunctional training center, Calw
- 2018 Panorama outdoor pool, Freudenstadt
- 2018 New office building and renovation of the Bürgschaftsbank Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
- 2017 Sport and leisure pool Wasserwelt Langenhagen
- 2017 Stegermatt leisure pool, Offenburg
- 2014 Renovation of Villa Le Trident by Barry Dierks , Côte d'Azur
- 2014 Renovation of the sports center, Leonberg
- 2013 F.3 Fellbach family and leisure pool
- 2012 Spreewald Thermenhotel, Burg
- 2012 Emser Therme , Bad Ems
- 2010 Therme Wien
- 2010 Syrdall Schwemm sports and leisure pool, Luxembourg
- 2010 Extension of the town hall, Balingen
- 2009 renovation of VitaSol Therme, Bad Salzuflen
- 2009 Refurbishment of the Schillerhöhe City Hall, Marbach
- 2008 Nature Theater , Reutlingen
- 2008 indoor sports pool, Biberach
- 2007 Wilhelm Maybach School, Stuttgart
- 2007 Evangelisches Gymnasium, Bad Marienberg
- 2007 Else Club, Moscow
- 2007 Bodensee-Therme, Constance
- 2005 Spreewald Therme, Burg
- 2004 elementary school, Frankfurt-Riedberg
- 2001 TuWass leisure and thermal baths, Tuttlingen
literature
- Wolfgang Bachmann (Ed.): 4a Architects. Set places, create spaces, give light, show your colors. Park Books, Zurich 2015, ISBN 978-3-906027-93-7 .
- The World of Spa Design II. Artpower International, Shenzhen 2014, ISBN 978-988-16-6882-0 .
- Iris Meder: Bathing joy. Metroverlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-99300-051-6 .
- Contemporary Architecture in Eurasia. DOM Publishers, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-938666-35-7 .
- Emilio Faroldi: Terme e architettura. Maggioli Editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna 2008, ISBN 978-88-387-4070-1 .
- 4a architects. Water worlds. Exhibition catalog. Aedes Galerie, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-937093-78-9 .
Web links
- baunetz architect profile: 4a architects
- german-architects profile: 4a architects
- competitionline office profile: 4a Architects
Individual evidence
- ↑ Modular Pavilion System. In: Detail. 8/1996, pp. 1217-1220.
- ^ Katrin Voermanek: Tuttlingen thermal and leisure baths. In: Bauwelt. 23/2001, p. 2.
- ↑ Competitive success on competitionline.com
- ↑ Simone Voigt: Bathprom. In: Builder. 01/2008, pp. 72-79.
- ↑ Bathing in the stream. In: DBZ. 03/2011, pp. 30-38.
- ↑ Florian Maier: Spreewald Thermenhotel in Burg on detail.de
- ↑ Timpani in the passive house. In: Immobilien Zeitung. August 14, 2008, p. 20.
- ↑ Iris Darstein-Ebner: / Stutenseebad In: Bauwelt. 5/2019, pp. 48-53.
- ↑ Uwe Guntern: Generous Wave In: Architecture + Technology. 09/2018, pp. 14-33.
- ^ Christian Schönwetter: Fresh Cell Treatment In: DBZ. 03/2017, pp. 26–31.