The master plan for the primary locations of SMA Solar Technology AG is now complete with this new structure. With a new central access, what was once the back of the property is now the main address.
Studio Name: HHS Planer + Architekten AG, Kassel
Design Team: HHS Planer + Architekten AG, Kassel
Area: Bundesrepublik Deutschland / Germany
Year: 2008
Location: 34266 Niestetal
Client: SMA Solar Technology AG, Niestetal, Germany
Consultants:
Structural engineering: Ingenieurbüro Goldmann, Habichtswald-Ehlen
HVAC: Ingenieurbüro Dürrbaum, Kassel
Acoustic design: ita Ingenieurgesellschaft für technische Akustik mbH, Wiesbaden
Photography credits: Constantin Meyer Fotografie, Köln
The five-story structure houses SMA Solar Technology AG’s boardrooms, offices, works restaurant, electronics laboratories, and new multi-story main entrance hall. It also creates a new, distinguished address that looks out into the Fulda valley’s open area.
The façade and roof of the building have incorporated photovoltaic (PV) modules, giving it a practical, modern appearance that reflects the company’s concept.
Flexible office walls make it possible to modify the interior to suit shifting needs.
The ceilings are made of thermally-activated hollow concrete slabs that are heated by geothermal energy and heat pumps in addition to the PV system integrated into the building’s structure.
In comparison to typical structures, these create a comfortable interior environment and, when combined with PV, cut the primary energy needed for cooling and heating by about 50%.
