Schüco Corporate Services

Deconstruction, recycling and modernization

Die alten Aluminiumbauteile der Fassade konnten hier recycelt und durch moderne, energieeffiziente cradle-to-cradle zertifizierte Fassadenelemente ersetzt werden.

Die Verwendung von LIGNO® Akustik Light aus Eiche sorgt in den offenen Büroräumen nicht nur für einen warmen Kontrast zu dem Weiß der Möbel und Wände, sondern garantiert eine optimale Raumakustik, welche konzentriertes Arbeiten ermöglicht.

In diesem Lounge-Bereich sorgt die fein profilierte LIGNO® Holzwand aus Eiche, durch ihren hohen Absorberanteil für eine angenehme Ruhequalität.

Dismantling, recycling and modernisation: the Schüco company shows how this is done, taking as an example the Corporate Services building on the company‘s campus in Bielefeld. Instead of demolishing the old building, which had been built in stages since 1960, it was completely renovated. On the outside, the complex presents itself in a new guise: The old aluminium components of the façade were recycled and replaced by modern, energy-efficient cradle-to-cradle certified façade elements. Design quality in wood dominates in the interior: the office levels, which have been completely redesigned according to the New Work principle, are designed for around 160 Schüco employees, open areas alternating with desk-sharing options, individual offices for quiet working, classic meeting rooms and zones for informal communication. To ensure that concentrated work is also possible in large contiguous areas, LIGNO® Acoustic light elements in oak were used for room acoustic compensation on ceilings and walls.

Configuration overview

Components used

LIGNO® Akustik light | Wall cladding
Product code: LIGNO® Akustik light 3S_33_a70g_625-12-4_EI_gb_b0
To configurator To product page
Wood type

Various wood species are available for the visible layer. For quality reasons, individual wood species cannot be configured for all profiles; for technical reasons, surface treatments are excluded for some wood species.
Wood type
_EI Oak knotless
Profile

The visible layer is profiled with joints. The code for profiling indicates in millimetres: Element width, strip width (rounded, from/to if applicable) and joint width (rounded) as well as a letter identification for variants, e.g. with chamfered strip edges or with additional height gradation.

Note: Some profiles indirectly cause exclusions for other configuration options.
Profile
_625-12-4 Slat profile
Structure

The face is subjected to a brushing _gb as standard, which produces a stronger or weaker structure depending on the type of wood and makes the surface less sensitive to scratches. Alternatively, a smooth sanding _gs can be carried out, or on request a bandsaw cut _grimitated.
Structure
_gb Brushed
Treatment

Depending on the type of wood, the optional application of a surface treatment is possible ex works. Individual colour finishes are always sampled for coordination. For elements in individual lengths, colour treatment is limited to max. 5 m length.
Treatment
_b0 Untreated
Room acoustics

If the soffit of the element is to have a good sound-absorbing effect, the penultimate layer is configured as absorber _a50g. Otherwise, this layer is configured as a solid wood layer _a0.
Room acoustics
_a70g 70 % Absorber