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Pommernstraße, Tornesch

Dark color shades and ceramic coverings on a residential complex from the 1970s.

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Location Pommernstraße 75/79, 25436 Tornesch

Builder Wohnungsbaugesellschaft m.b.H. Th. Semmelhaack Elmshorn

Color concept Brillux color studio Hamburg

Execution Hans-Jürgen Rath GmbH Schenefeld

  • After the renovation, the energy-related modernization has a bold new colorful look.

    After the renovation, the energy-related modernization has a bold new colorful look.
  • Color design, Brillux color studio Hamburg: The central idea behind the color concept is a modern colorfulness consisting of intense red shades.

    Color design, Brillux color studio Hamburg: The central idea behind the color concept is a modern colorfulness consisting of intense red shades.
  • The concept lives from the tension between the colorfulness of the dark gloss ceramics and the bold colored rendered surfaces in red, combined with neutral shades like gray and white.

    The concept lives from the tension between the colorfulness of the dark gloss ceramics and the bold colored rendered surfaces in red, combined with neutral shades like gray and white.
  • With the SolReflex system, it was possible to implement the dark intense color shades efficiently on an ETIC system.

    With the SolReflex system, it was possible to implement the dark intense color shades efficiently on an ETIC system.
  • The concept lives from the tension between the natural colorfulness of the black-blue gloss ceramics and the intense render surface colors.

    The concept lives from the tension between the natural colorfulness of the black-blue gloss ceramics and the intense render surface colors.
  • The assignment of the different color shades resulted from the architecture of the building, that suggested structuring the surfaces into vertical rectangles of different heights.

    The assignment of the different color shades resulted from the architecture of the building, that suggested structuring the surfaces into vertical rectangles of different heights.
  • A color composition of powerful color shades, dark accents and ceramic coverings on a thermally insulated facade.

    A color composition of powerful color shades, dark accents and ceramic coverings on a thermally insulated facade.
  • The modernization of the energy system was used as an opportunity to accentuate the extremely plain building structure with color.

    The modernization of the energy system was used as an opportunity to accentuate the extremely plain building structure with color.
  • Balconies in bold color shades, in an interplay with ceramic coverings, set accents.

    Balconies in bold color shades, in an interplay with ceramic coverings, set accents.
  • Due to the higher weight per unit area as a result of the ceramic coverings, the technical challenge was that the ETIC System had to fulfill higher requirements.

    Due to the higher weight per unit area as a result of the ceramic coverings, the technical challenge was that the ETIC System had to fulfill higher requirements.

Modern colorfulness with intense, dark red shades, white, light gray, anthracite and ceramic coverings on a thermally insulated facade? The residential complex in Pommernstraße in Tornesch proves effectively how these two technical challenges can be met. The 40 year old high-rise buildings were not only fitted with an efficient thermal insulation, but were also given a completely new, highly attractive look. High-quality residential complex and a value-preserving object management are the focus on Elmshorner Wohnungs­baugesellschaft m.b.H. Th. Semmelhaack. But how can the 17,000 square meter facade be fitted with high-quality thermal protection and also be given an attractive design? The key idea behind the color concept from the Brillux color studio Hamburg is a modern colorfulness with intense red shades, white, light gray and anthracite. The assignment of the different color shades resulted from the architecture of the building, that suggested structuring the surfaces into vertical rectangles of different heights. The combination of render and clinker brick creates a link with the surrounding architecture. Intense, dark color shades like red and anthracite on a thermally insulated facade and the material combination with ceramic coverings on ETICS – that was two technical challenges at once. To apply a dark color on a rendered and thermally-insulated substrate, an extremely high reflection behavior in the infrared range is required. With SolReflex, Brillux developed special infrared-reflecting color formulas that reduce the “heat build-up” of the ETICS surfaces and enable even thermally-insulated facades to be coated in dark, intense color shades. A single coating with the facade paint equipped with the SolReflex system was sufficient to reduce the surface heat build-up. This meant that even the darker color shades in the design could be applied on the thermally insulated facade with no problems. The use of ceramic coverings on ETICS was another technical challenge. Due to the higher weight per unit area as a result of the ceramic coverings, the thermal insulating composite system also had to fulfill higher requirements. For this durable, yet demanding material, gluing, reinforcement, anchoring and all expansion joints had to be planned precisely. The measures were implemented successfully and a high-rise building with efficient thermal insulation and a highly attractive appearance was created in Pommernstraße in Tornesch. 

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