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“IT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF A FORM, BUT ABOUT THE DESIRE IT CREATES”
SERGIO SCAGLIETTI
tecGROUP - USA/CH
Introduction Firm Profile the tecGROUP with offices in switzerland and los angeles is one of the leading and most innovative architecture and design firms. throughout the last 15 years tec has designed and executed a multitude of international award winning projects totaling more than U$ 2.5 bill. ranging from high profile masterplans to global office headquarter buildings for leading hi- tech companies , large scale industrial to designer hotels and villas that redefine the idea of luxury. all projects attempt to combine luxury and world class design with an emphasis on the use of sustainable technologies. tec’s expertise and experience, having researched and practiced sustainable design since the early 1990’s connects the various projects and recently led to “ECO-CITY” commissions in Europe and Asia, with a special emphasis on climate neutrality. sebastian knorr as the head of design together with heiko ostmann as the chief managing partner, and their team of award winning designers ensure the specific design spirit, - a fusion of west coast creativity and european functionality.
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Firm Philosophy tecGROUP combines the hi-tech ambience of Europeʼs architectural landscape with the creativity of Californiaʼs innovative design culture. tec pursues a type of architecture that is inspired by the structures and processes of nature, shaping tomorrowʼs environment into an informal coexistence of people, technology and nature. tec merges the knowledge of the information age and all aspects of sustainability with creativity and new ideas, towards creating a spirited ambience.
currently tec is working on a variety of high end designer hotels and luxury residential projects in europe, the united states and asia, including the new 5star KAMEHA grand hotel in zurich , the iconic CLOUD7 tower in stuttgart, germany, as well as a 14th century doge palazzo on the canale grande in venice. Credit: Photographer
tec has won various awards like the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles, Honor Design Award 2006, the “NEXT” L. A. AIA Award 2007, and international high stakes competitions in cities like new york, singapore, munich. tec projects and designs are being published in newspapers and magazines all over the world, like the “NEW YORK TIMES”, “ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, italy”, “LE FIGARO”, “WALLPAPER” etc. , and are a fixture of countless architecture and design blogs from all around the world . tec’s work has been described as “icons of modernity” and as works that reveal “a craftsmanship of the third millennium”
RECENT PROJECTS
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LAKE CONSTANCE, SWITZERLAND
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RESIDENTIAL
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“LIVING ON THE INFINITE PLANE BETWEEN A VIRTUAL AND ACTUAL LAKE�
Above: Entry to courtyard. Opposite page: Entry to house and glass-encased steel stair.
HOUSE ROCKENFELLER
Completed 2014 General Contractor: Oliver Lussi;; Interior Decoration: tecDESIGN
Lake Constance , Switzerland
Area
Located on the shores of Lake Constance, on the swiss side, this home was created for a young race car driver and his wife. The home was designed with the idea of living on the infinite plane between a virtual and actual lake. This was accomplished by the using of travertine flooring inside and out, and a large mirrored wall on the opposite side of the lake that reflects the image of the house and the lake beyond it. The open floor plan and slim mullioned sliding glass doors create the perfect atmosphere for outdoor living and social gathers.
Status
GFA: ca 350 SM Bedrooms: 3 main house, 1 guest house Garage: 4 car
LAKE CONSTANCE, SWITZERLAND
RESIDENTIAL
“. . .THE PERFECT SETTING FOR A SUMMER EVENING SOIREE!”
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Credit: Allgaier View to the lake.
Careful detailing of the living floor, the roof edge and sliding glass facade were paramount in creating a successful relationship between the inside and outside. The interior conversation pit features a pop-up tv and is custom designed for the space.
LAKE CONSTANCE, SWITZERLAND
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RESIDENTIAL
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OPEN-AIR LIVING BREATHS LIVE INTO THE HOME
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LAKE CONSTANCE, SWITZERLAND
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RESIDENTIAL
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REFLECTIONS CREATE A VIRTUAL SCENE WITHIN THE COURTYARD. Credit: Allgaier
LAKE CONSTANCE, SWITZERLAND
RESIDENTIAL
“A STYLISH AND EXUBERANT RESIDENCE CAREFULLY CRAFTED ALONG A PEACEFUL SHORELINE ”
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LAKE CONSTANCE, SWITZERLAND
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This residence is located on the southern shore of Lake Constance, in Switzerland. Contact: Withheld at client’s request.
RESIDENTIAL
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MALLORCA, SPAIN
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VILLA
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“RHYTHMIC CURVES AND SUN BATHED POOLS�
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CASA SON VIDA Mallorca, Spain
Located approximately 15 minutes outside of Palma de Mallorca in an exclusive community called Son Vida, the eponymously named Casa is an example of design poetry in motion. The completion of this remarkable home marks the arrival of third millennia architecture on the island of Mallorca. The task at hand was straightforward: take a very un-extraordinary existing Mediterranean villa constructed in the 60s and transform it into something extraordinary. The 800 SM luxury villa transgresses the constraints of site and context, redefining luxury architecture as it is typified by the prolific faux tuscan styles otherwise found on the island.
Status Completed 2008
Area
8,608 SF, 800 SM
MALLORCA, SPAIN
VILLA
A WORLD-RENOWNED VILLA REDEFINING MODERN LUXURY.
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MALLORCA, SPAIN
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VILLA
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MALLORCA, SPAIN
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VILLA
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ERMATINGEN, switzerlans
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VILLA
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“POETIC AND SIMPLE, YET NETZERO SUSTAINABLE. LOW ENERGY , HIGH AESTHETICS�
20mm thick steel stair.
VILLA LANKENBERG Ermatingen, Switzerland
This project is a compound of spaces on Lake Constance, finished by tecARCHITECTURE Switzerland and tecDESIGN Los Angeles. The structure is basically a terrace house with 4 levels overlooking lake Constance. We decided to come up with a steel/ concrete construction to maximize thermal storage, and guarantee large spans, in order to pull the outside and the breathtaking views into the building. All units share that view. Our office on the lowest level is a simple exposed concrete loft. The building faces north, so the solar impact on the glass is negligible. The Ermatingen building features state of the art sustainable technologies. Energy is being generated geothermally (we drilled 800 ft down), and solar. Heating and cooling works through activated masses - hence the concrete, open floors etc.
Status Completed 2007
Area
9.700 SF, 900 SM
ERMATINGEN, SWITZERLAND
VILLA
“FLYING OVER THE EXPANSE O
OF LAKE CONSTANCE”
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ERMATINGEN, SWITZERLAND
VILLA
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ERMATINGEN, SWITZERLAND
VILLA
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PHOTOS: PETER ALLGAIER
Ermatingen, Switzerland
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Residences
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“AN EXUBERANT FACADE DOES DOUBLE-DUTY AS SUNSCREEN.”
Perforated Pattern Concept
SEELOFTS ERMATINGEN Ermatingen, Switzerland
Residential Condominium Development with offices and underground parking. Built to strict Swiss energie consumption standards, these apartment homes and offices act a daylight machines. The facades are carefully tailored with a mix of overhanging projections, perforated screens, and operable louvers. Two, 2-story office buildings located along the main street provide a “green” screen protecting the site from noise and light pollution. Utilization of parking beneath the offices increases site area and allow for ample greenspace.
Status Completed 2014 Key Consultants: MLR-Kreuzlingen
Area
Gross Floor Area: 4,400SM
ERMATINGEN, SWITZERLAND
Residences
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ECO CREDENTIALS: • • • •
Passive Daylighting Strategies Landscape planting utilizing native plant species. High-grade window and shading system. Extensive green-roofs.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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Dร SSELDORF, GERMANY
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HISTORIC / RESIDENTIAL
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“A CAREFULLY PRESERVED HISTORIC TREASURE... REAWAKES AS WORLD CLASS LUXURY RESIDENCES”
Above: Showroom bathroom.
KAMEHA RESIDENCES
DÜSSELDORF
Düsseldorf, Germany
Located on the shores of the Rhine River in the illustrious and historic Altstadt district, this former hospital has been transformed into a luxury HISTORIC / RESIDENTIAL complex. The grounds include 100 car underground automated parking, playground, private spa and private cinema. The roof, which had been replaced after damage in WWII, was completely removed and rebuilt to include two habitable floors. The arched ceilings in the penthouse create a modern space-shuttle-like feel with curved windows overlooking the river. Below, great care was taken to preserve import historic building elements such as the wood entry doors, and certain birck walls and stone architectural elements.
Status Completed 2014 General Contractor: Züblin; Landscape: GTL
Area
GFA: ca 6000 SM Units: 54 Luxury Apartments Roof: New two story roof structure. Garage: Automated Subterranean
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
HISTORIC / RESIDENTIAL
“A NEW VAULTED DOUBLE STORY ROOF CONSTRUCTION GENERATES
DRAMATIC PENTHOUSES WITH A VIEW OF THE ICONIC RHINE RIVER”
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WĂśhr PENTHOUSE view to the river
Around-the-clock concierge service is available to the owners for anything from private errands to planning of business dinners, chauffeur’s and limousine service, house-keeping, booking spa treatments and global room reservations. Enjoy work and life in this relaxed ambience with its exclusive spa area, a private movie theatre for the owners and a meeting room for conferences and meetings.
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
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HISTORIC / RESIDENTIAL
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PROMINENT LUXURY WITHIN THE HISTORIC CORE OF DÜSSELDORF.
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DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
HISTORIC / RESIDENTIAL
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CARS ARE NEATLY AND EFFICIENTLY STORED. GO AHEAD, LEAVE THE TOP DOWN!
DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
HISTORIC / RESIDENTIAL
“A BLENDING OF MODERN AND
HISTORIC, THE PROJECT EXEMPLIFIES
HOW ARCHITECTURE OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE CAN COMMUNICATE”
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DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
These residences are located in the Altstadt district of Düsseldorf.
HISTORIC / RESIDENTIAL
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HOSPITALITY PROJECTS
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HOSPITALITY
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
HOSPITALITY
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“THE FACADE IS LIKE AN ELEGANT DRESS FLOWING ALONG A RED CARPET.”
Above: Rendering of front facade. Opposite page: Completed facade.
KAMEHA GRAND HOTEL Zurich, Switzerland
Located between the Airport and the heart of Zürich in the rapidly growing community of Opfikon, this will be the second Grand Hotel in the Kameha line-up. At 260 rooms, this Grand Hotel features an event space for 1000 people, two top-tier restaurants, including a sushi bar, open kitchen designs and a mini-forest situated above the underground parking, located in a sub-basement level. The architecture displays a unique and highly energy efficient double-facade. The facade embraces the streetscape with a gently curving pattern made posissible by custom horizontal mullion. The facade is like an elegant dress flowing down the red carpet.
Status
Completed Developer: Mettler2Invest; General Contractor: HRS; Landscape: Nipkow Landschaftsarchitektur AG; Interior Decoration: Marcel Wanders Studio
Area
GFA: 25,000 SM Rooms: 260 Parking: 66 Restaurants: 2 Event & Conference: 1250 SM including event hall for 960 people.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
HOSPITALITY
“CAREFULLY DETAILED TO THE MOST STRINGENT OF SWISS BUILDING AND SUSTAINABILITY CODES, FEATURING A HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED DOUBLE FACADE, AUTOMATIC SHADING - ALL INTEGRATED INTO THE ARCHITECTURE.”
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Technically, the architecture of the hotel is executed in a very precise fashion. All areas of the building are carefully detailed to the most stringent of Swiss building codes and Minergie standards. The facade utilizes two layers of glass, interstitial sunshading and interior curtains and blinds to allow the building to be finely tuned to any daylighting and/or passive heating & cooling situations.
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
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HOSPITALITY
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THE GLASS DOUBLE FACADE WITH TRIPLE PANE WINDOWS ALLOWS THE HOTEL TO BE FINELY TUNED.
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
HOSPITALITY
““. . .THE PERFECT SETTING FOR CREATIVE IDEAS,
IMPRESSIVE PRESENTATIONS, DREAMLIKE EVENTS . . .”
One of the most important features of the hotel is its conference and event center. These elements were carefully considered for appropriate adjacencies and ease of use. At 1,250 m2, the conference and event spaces were also designed for maximum flexibility. The main bannquet rooms can be combined into a larger conference space. There are rooms for small groups and large. The main event space is located on the second floor and has vehicle access via a specialized exterior elevator. The event space also has a separate entry area for bus-drop off. The conference area also has direct access to the exterior garden area, where full grown trees will be planted in an intensive green roof setup.
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
The Kameha Grand Zurich is located in Glattpark, one of the most interesting business districts in Central Europe. The hotel has excellent transportation connections, the city of Zurich is not far and it is close to the International Airport Zurich and to the motorway.
Contact: Kameha Grand Zurich Defaux-Strasse 1 Corner Thurgauerstrasse Glattpark/Zurich, Schweiz +41 44 525 5000
HOSPITALITY
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STUTTGART, GERMANY
TO SMALL
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HOSPITALITY
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“ENERGETIC BANDS WEAVE ALONG DIAGONAL PATHS.”
Above: Rendering from SE corner. Opposite page: Rendering from SW Corner
CLOUD NO. 7 Stuttgart, Germany
When famous car designer Sergio Scaglietti was designing his legendary racing cars in the 1950s and 60s, he coined a phrase that also applies to architecture – an approach that we have adopted as our basic philosophy at our design studio in Los Angeles: It’s not only about the function of the form , but about the desire it creates. Cloud No 7 is a project whose design was developed with passion, whose shape was drawn with the heart and soul of our designers and architects, with functionality meeting the highest standards – representing the state of the art in technology in building services and sustainability.
Status Completion Schedule Spring 2016 Developer: SWG; General Contractor: Leonhard-Weiss; Landscape: GTL Landschaftsarchitekten; Interior Decoration Hotel: Geplan Design Interiors Residences: tec
Area GFA: 28,000 m2 Rooms: ca. 175 Parking: 100 (Automated) Restaurants: 1 Conference Area
STUTTGART, GERMANY
HOSPITALITY
“A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL
AS WELL AS BUSINESS AND
PANORAMA APPARTMENTS COMBINE STATE- OF- THE- ART HIGH RISE
ARCHITECTURE WITH INTERIOR DESIGN AS WELL AS OUTSIDE LOGGIAS THAT
CREATE THE IMPRESSION OF LUXURY VILLA LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY CENTER.”
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Credit: tecDESIGN
Top: Car Plaza and pedestrian street. Bottom: Valet dropoff and guest entry.
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Located within the well-known “Stuttgart 21� development, Cloud No. 7 occupies the most prominent site. On a major intesection the facade signifies the many intersecting modes of transportation that the site provides. Built overtop of a new rail hub, Cloud No. 7 will provide a well connected home and hotel to its occupants.
STUTTGART, GERMANY
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HOSPITALITY
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THE TALLEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN STUTTGART.
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STUTTGART, GERMANY
HOSPITALITY
“VARIOUS DESIGN LINES, CAREFULLY
CRAFTED TO WORK WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE ARCHITECTURE, CAN BE CHOSEN ”
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Credit: UC Studio
Credit: UC Studio
Credit: UC Studio
STUTTGART, GERMANY
HOSPITALITY
Credit: UCstudio
LOCATION CLOUD No.7 is adjacent to around a million square meters of central downtown apartments, retail outlets and offices under construction at main station, and the heart of the European quarter is already more than 80% complete. The historic castle gardens and Rosenstein Park are converging into one, while other parks are seeing significant extensions. Parks, cultural, medical, educational and academic institutions are nearby. Stuttgart’s downtown, castle gardens and main station are within walking distance from Cloud No.7. The metro train service stops at the door, as does the new Milaneo shopping district.
Contact: Cloud No. 7 GmbH Stuttgart, Germany +49 (0) 711 960 2929
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THREE SOPHISTICATED DESIGNLINES, CREATED BY tecDESIGN
CATER TO THE TASTES OF THE LUXURY CLIENTELE
ABU DHABI
HYBRID HIGHRISE
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“A CASCADE OF GARDENS OPENS UP THE MASSIVE 1000 FT BUILDING RIGHT AT IT’S MOST PROMINENT CORNER.”
GARDEN TOWER Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
The main architectural feature of the building are the “german gardens”, which combine the 2 parts of the building on various levels. These gardens are themed as typical german outdoor spaces, and artfully elevated to a sculptural feature within the building. The gardens are structuring the building and provide impressive indoor/ outdoor spaces for the various sections and uses of the building.
Status INVITED COMPETITION - 2014
ABU DHABI
HYBRID HIGHRISE
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GRAPHICS: tec
HANGZHOU, CHINA
APPARTMENTS
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“A RIPPLED FACADE RESPONDS TO THE WATERS OF THE FAMED HANGZHOU RIVER.”
TWIN TOWERS HANGZHOU, CHINA
Eight complexly shaped aluminum modules create an organic facade. This facade is highly responsive to site orientation and HVAC requirements, whilst providing and iconic luster, uncommon to the area’s skyline..
Status DESIGN - 2009
Area
64,000 SM
HANGZHOU, CHINA
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APPARTMENTS
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HOSPITALITY
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“SHIMMER, CASCADE, RELAX . . . . LET LOOSE!”
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IBEROSTAR BENDINAT Calvia, Mallorca, Spain
Iberostar Bendinat is the renovation of an existing hotel property into a 20 unit apartment hotel. The project encompasses a total of approximately 7.000 m2 gross. Among the properties communal amenities are a rooftop pool, communal garden, subterranean parking, 2 bars, 1 restaurant, and a spa. A grandiose stair flows down the site from the 7th floor roof deck pool to the beach, providing access to all the communal amenities.
Status Under Construction
Area
55.000 SF, 5.100 m²
MALLORCA, SPAIN
HOSPITALITY
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MALLORCA, SPAIN
HOSPITALITY
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FACADE The hotel’s facade is a dichotomy between multiple opposites. On the southern and sea side of the building, large expanses of glass open up to views of the sea. Sun shading louvers that are controlled by software to reduce solar heat gain during the hot hours of each day and completely disappear behind the white horizontal bands. Various colors of tinted film give the facade a subtle variation, and enhance the performance of the window units. All glass is Low-E, argon filled, and double glazed with a large portion of the facade being operable. On the northern, land forward side of the hotel, the facade embraces a more stylistic approach. Acting as a backdrop for evening activities, and an iconography for a grand entrance, the facade utilizes aluminum architectural screening elements. These elements are perforated with the logo of the hotel crest and double as shutters over windows towards the interior space
MALLORCA, SPAIN
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HOSPITALITY
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Credit: MW Studio
Credit: MW Studio
MEKONG RIVER, LAOS
RESORT
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“GUESTS EMBARK ON A SOULFUL JOURNEY STEEPED IN THE MYSTERIES OF THE ANCIENT GOLDEN KINGDOM OF LAOS.”
LUANG PRABANG LUANG PRABANG, LAOS
Luxury suites for the adventurer. This large estate-like hotel development focuses on eco-tourism and is sited gracefully into it’s lush surroundings along the Mekong River.
Status DESIGN - 2009
MEKONG RIVER, LAOS
RESORT
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MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA
RESORT
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“THE ARCHITECTURE AND ICONOGRAPHY OF THE TROPICAL OASIS REDEFINED TO CREATE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.”
MOOREA GOLF RESORT MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA
The site, flooded with a giant swimmable pool would create a natural oasis between the villas.
Status PROJECT 2013
PHUKET, THAILAND
RESORT
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POETIC VILLAS NESTED ON A SCULPTED TROPICAL BEACH SITE- THE BREEZE CREATES THE ARCHITECTURE
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NATAI VILLA & RESORT PHUKET, THAILAND
The villas blur the distinction between inside and outside. old notions of boundary and enclosure, so common to the semi chic box architecture of nowadays misinterpreted minimalism, are being thrown overboard. walls become fabrics become bamboo become driftwood become air, dematerialize, while the soft becomes the shelter. everything floats and sways in the wind like the sarongs. the resort is ideas and imaginations associations and memories,- somewhere between a take right to the heart and a fata morgana in a tropical sunset.
Status Year Designed 2008
Area
323,000 SF; 30,000 SM
PHUKET, THAILAND
RESORT
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PHUKET, THAILAND
RESORT
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K-STAR, COLOGNE
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HOSPITALITY
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“SERVICED APARTMENT CONCEPTS FOR 21ST CENTURY LIVING.”
KAMEHA RESIDENCE CONCEPT EUROPE
Interior design and concepts for serviced appartment livining. Design included all industrial design for customized furniture pieces that were multi-functional.
Status Completion: 2014
Area Various
K-STAR, COLOGNE
HOSPITALITY
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HOSPITALITY
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“MADISON AVENUE, THE YEAR 2020”
K-STAR HOTEL CONCEPT EUROPE
tecGROUP, together with a european luxury hotel group, developed the concept of the K-Star hotel. The hotel chain would be a more affordable branch of the hotel groups luxury brand. tecGROUP developed the idea of a hip yet classic ambiance. A mixture of a futuristic Madison Avenue advertising firm and the graffitti artists that lurk within the alleys of the urban landscape.
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OFFICES
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INOTERA TAIWAN
OFFICES
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INOTERA HEADQUARTERS & PRODUCTION FACILITY Taipei, Taiwan Status: completion June 2004 Area: 290,000 SF; 26,900 SM Clean Room: 200,000 SF; 18,600 SM Photographs © Hisao Suzuki
“AN INSTANT ICON OF MODERNITY, SHOWING THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE THIRD MILLENIUM”
L’ARCA PLUS MAGAZINE, ITALY
Section with Lightfunnels
INOTERA HQ TAIPEI, TAIWAN
The Asia Pacific region, an evolving hub for advanced technology and creative intelligence, benefits from a unique juxtaposition of hi-tech development and natural environment. We seized this opportunity, investigating strategies that integrate the latter two and bring the human being back to the center of all deliberation.
Status Completed April 2005 with Fei & Cheng Associates, Taipei, Taiwan GTL-Landschaftsarchitekten, Kassel,
Area
Office 290,000 SF; 26,900 SM Clean Room 200,000 SF; 18,600 SM
INOTERA, TAIWAN
OFFICES
“INVENTING A NEW ICONOGRAPHIC NOTION FOR THE ‘GESTALT’
OF HI-TECH PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING FACILITIES”
In the case of the Inotera Headquarters in Taipei this is achieved by infusing hi-tech requirements with emotional content. The all glass façade, typical for standard office buildings, is reinterpreted in light of Taiwan’s tradition of tile construction. Technology is thus explored in order to emulate cultural values and environmental aspects within a contemporary context. As there is no iconographic notion for the ‘Gestalt’ of hi-tech production and engineering facilities, the office building allows for its own expression; hundreds of shapes and colors portrait the formal complexity of natural elements such as the leaves of trees or ripples of water. An intricate assemblage of printed glass utilizing the latest glass printing technologies, structural glass and glass curtain wall systems, articulates a building that seeks to define its unique identity while assimilating local customs. In contrast to the transparent office structure, an attached fabrication facility provides a fantastic screen for a dadaesque ceramic tile composition that dilutes its scale by use of perspective geometries.
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PHOTOS: HISAO SUZUKI
Credit: Photographer tiles are laid in perpective sizing
Inotera Headquarters in Taipei combined with a fabrication facility aims at creating a sense of identification, persona, and location for a new joint venture between a European and an Asian company. The structure’s working title “the culture lab” emphasizes its role in making the most of cultural differences while evoking the ambience of a social laboratory. Such use of new technology exemplifies its potential in improving our lives economically as well as aesthetically. This is key to a complex architectural approach that not only applies technological innovation but also internalizes it.
INOTERA TAIWAN
OFFICES
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“IT IS NOT MERELY ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF A FORM, BUT THE DESIRE IT CREATES”
INOTERA TAIWAN
OFFICES
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INOTERA TAIWAN
Photos: Hisao Suzuki
The building was completed in a record time of twelve months including its design. It was built on a very low budget, comparable to medium to medium low office building price standards within the country. The façade utilizes the latest technologies in CAD and CIM to provide a colorful , if not romantic image motivated by the colors of trees and skies.The extremely tight schedule in connection with the economically crucial ramp up process of the factory allowed for zero tolerance in design deadlines. The building has been published in countless magazines and books worldwide and was called by international press “an instant icon of modernity, showing the craftsmanship of the third millenium”. Contact: Inotera Memories Inc. Hwa Ya Technology Park 667, Fu Hsing 3rd Rd, Kueishan Taoyuan, Taiwan R.O.C. Tel: +886-3-3272988
OFFICES
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Hisao Suzuki
ASIA PACIFIC HQ, SINGAPORE
OFFICES
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“THIS COMBINATION OF FORM AND TEXTURE CREATES A DYNAMIC AND ALMOST MYSTERIOUS APPEARANCE THAT STIMU-
LATES AN ATMOSPHERE OF INSPIRATION.”
INFINEON HQ - ASIA PACIFIC SINGAPORE, ASIA PACIFIC
The new Asia Pacific headquarters of Infineon Technologies, one of the worldʼs leading semiconductor companies, characterizes the spirit of Infineon as a forward-thinking company. The projectʼs priority was to create an environment that stimulates and nurtures the thriving of ideas, and to set the framework for pursuing a unique architectural expression. Taking into consideration particular work ethics, industry dynamism and cultural diversity, the building reflects its specific context by use of unconventional materials, structural interpretations of local architecture and specific ecologic considerations.
Status Completion April 2005 Developer: Bovis Lend Lease; Landscape: GTL-Kassel
Area
Total GFA: 290,000 SF, 26,000 SM Parking: Subterranean
ASIA PACIFIC HQ, SINGAPORE
OFFICES
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“THE BUILDING HAS BECOME A RECOGNIZABLE ICON, NICKNAMED THE “SAILBUILDING”
ASIA PACIFIC HQ, SINGAPORE
Credit: Tim Nolan
OFFICES
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Credit: Tim Nolan
Credit: Tim Nolan
ASIA PACIFIC HQ, SINGAPORE
OFFICES
In its composition, two organic shaped office towers emerge from a common public podium. A tensile roof structure transforms the space between the office towers into a grand, open atrium. This naturally ventilated zone acts as a climatic buffer, forming a transition between inside and outside. The building is wrapped with a system of fabric fins that not only shade the surface but also soften the contour of the building. This combination of form and texture creates a dynamic and almost mysterious appearance that stimulates an atmosphere of inspiration and lets the user partake in the creation of the company始s identity.
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Credit: Tim Nolan Looking into the courtyard area. Mulitple bridges connect the two major buildings
DUISBURG, GERMANY
OFFICES
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“ THE ART OF ARRANGING GRIDS OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL IN MULTIPLE LAYERS”
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DEVELOPMENT CENTER Duisburg, Germany
This building is a specialized studio building for designers of micro technology components. We call it the monastery of the nanometer. The microcosm of people who think in nanometers is being expressed by a Zen-like water garden surrounded by an organically shaped courtyard building. The highly specialized product is elusive and small. The art of arranging grids of conducting material in multiple layers, possibly even storing an entire encyclopedia on the area of a thumbnail, represents the key technology of the information age.
Status Completion 2004 with GTL, Landscape Architects, Kassel
Area
115,000 SF; 10,700 SM
DUISBURG, GERMANY
OFFICES
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DUISBURG, GERMANY
OFFICES
tecGROUP - USA/CH
DUISBURG, GERMANY
OFFICES
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Hisao Suzuki
MUNICH, GERMANY
Credit: Peter Eichler, Leipzig
MASTERPLAN & OFFICES
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“ARCHITECTURE IS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH SCOPE FOR INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY�
Above: Masterplan; Opposite page: Cafeteria Building
Status Completion: 2005 Landscape: GTL Landschaftsarchitekten;
Area
GFA: 250,000 SM
CAMPEON HQ Munich, Germany
For companies today, the most important production factor is the knowledge possessed by its employees. This is what distinguishes the demands of modern working environments from the structures handed down from the industrial age. Today buildings and architectural structures are to provide employees with scope for innovation and creativity. With up to 7000 workstations, diverse office environments, a retail business, sports grounds, a civic park and spaces for the informal exchange of ideas, features of municipal structures are transferred to corporate headquarters. The division of the open spaces into, for example, park, campus, gardens, courtyards and terraces elucidates the concept of the campus town.
MUNICH
MASTERPLAN & OFFICES
“NATURE ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE SITE, CREATING BOTH AREAS OF
IMMENSE EXPANSE AND PRIVATE REPOSE.”
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Credit: Peter Eichler, Leipzig
ECOCITY HAMBURG, GERMANY
Credit: Photographer
MASTERPLAN
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“FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION... THE VENTURI SHAPE BUILDINGS GENERATE ENERGY WITH AN INTEGRATED TURBINE.”
Overview of 3d massing model.
ECOCITY-HAMBURG Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Known as the german Venice, the port city of Hamburg is rapidly developing beyond its maritime history. Within the past few years Harburg has experienced major advancements in commercial and residential growth, cultivating multifarious layers of enriching diversity. The Eco‑City project proposes to not only enhance the areas current progression, but to set a new standard for environmentally forward construction of our built world.
Status Completion: Under Construction Key Consultants: ARUP-Los Angeles Decoration: Marcel Wanders Studio
Area
Total GFA: 829,000 ft2 / 77,000 SM Uses: Hotel, Conference Center, Residential Apartments, Light Industrial, Offices
ECOCITY HAMBURG, GERMANY
MASTERPLAN
“THE LARGEST ROOFTOP PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY IN GERMANY”
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Credit: Photographer
ECO CREDENTIALS: • • • • •
Large-scale building integrated wind turbines produces up to 100% of electric power needs. Germany’s larges photo-voltaic roof installation. ca. 5,000m2 Energy efficient building throughout, targeted for LEED platinum. Adaptive reuse of historic building/ structures. On-site industrial waste mitigation measures.
MARINA BAY, SINGAPORE
Credit: Photographer
URBAN MASTERPLAN, COMPETITION
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“WINNING SUBMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION.”
Corniche Concept
MARINA BAY Singapore
Marina Bay invites the city of Singapore to redefine itself. Running a total length of 2.2 miles, the waterfront of the artificially created marina will be developed beyond the standards of gross floor area demands and their respective costs. By adding a rich urban fabric of cultural diversity and strong sense of identity, an animated downtown environment will evolve. This operation, joined with the incorporation of the grand water surface and the generous connections between the marina’s open spaces become the means used to abolish the ongoing contradiction between the city center and its periphery
Status
Competition: 1.prize Key Consultants: ARUP-Singapore Area
2.2 miles of promenade and multiple buildings
MARINA BAY, SINGAPORE
URBAN MASTERPLAN COMPETITION
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Credit: Photographer
ECO CREDENTIALS: • • • •
Extensive use of photo-voltaics. Landscape planting utilizing native plant species. Rainwater collection system via leaf-like canopy system. Shoreline erosion mitigation using walking paths and seawall upgrades.
SCHWAIG, GERMANY
RENZENHOFER VILLAGE In a bucolic setting, Masterplan Renzenhofer Village offers a diverse modern neighborhood where young families can feel at home. Focused around a private inner street, the neighborhood maintains a quaint yet energetic center that encourages pedestrian interaction. Designed as a drivable streetscape, not a freeway, this inner street provides all the necessary access while keeping a high degree of pedestrian safety. A forest and stream border the southern side of the development inspiring a bucolic attitude towards the inner landscape. Credit: Photographer
MASTERPLAN
Schwaig, Germany
Just a short walk down the street at the corners of M端hlach Strasse and Renzenhofer Strasse, Masterplan Renzenhofer Village also provides for a 500 QM Market. This market will serve both the Renzenhofer Strasse development as well as the surrounding community providing a neighborhood asset to many people. As a buffer between the market and the residential development, Masterplan Renzenhofer also provides a small mixed use lot with underground parking for an office and apartment development.
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“AN ECO-FRIENDLY VILLAGE THAT OFFERS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY�
Sample Single Family Home
Status Completion: 2010
Area
This unique modern neighborhood focuses on earth-friendly concepts, including provisions for green roofs, and semi-permeable driving surfaces where possible. Relocation and restoration of the existing stream to control erosion and treat residual runoff from the Market parking lot is of utmost importance. Finally, the development addresses the problem of Sub-Urban sprawl by both providing multi-family dwellings in addition to closely situated two-story single family houses. This density, while not as dense as the areas main urban centers, creates a development with urban energy and sub-urban security.
Gross Floor Area: 25,000SM Market Site, 5072 SM -ca. 500 SM Market Possible -79 Parking spots CV- Control Headquarters, 2668 SM -2 penthouse apartments -2 separate office buildings Masterplan -309 SM Park -34 Individual site totaling 16,581.9 SM
SCHWAIG, GERMANY
MASTERPLAN
“MODERN HOMES UPON A COMMON PATH, SURROUNDED BY GREEN AND BORDERED BY A RIVER”
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Credit: Photographer
ECO CREDENTIALS: • • • • • •
Common on-site central power plant. Permeable paving techniques using geo-grids & grass pavers. Roof top gardens with intensive and extensive green roofs. Energy efficient building throughout. Higher density-low environmental impact layout works with the site constraints. Mix of residential, office and retail ensures an economically viable and livable community.
Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Partial Masterplan
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“A RESPECTFUL MERGER OF HISTORIC AND NEW.” B07
10
Hannoversche Staße
B08 B
B06
B08 A
Terrasse
2
Terrasse
15.53
AA
3.7
13
2.4
12
6
82.7
dtower
4 + B05
B05
Feuerwehrzufahrt
Fahrtrichtung Befestigte Flächen
41.4
13.5
Corniche Concept
Eingang Gebäude
13.6
B03
Landschaft
B04
Gebäude neu Gebäude Bestand
BB
Neuländer Staße
BB 56.3
1
Dachfläche begrünt
13.1 Bäume
AA
Baumpflanzungen (großkronig, einheimisch) Stellplätze
EcoForestFlats
ECOCITY RESIDENTIAL
TecDesign
Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Part of the Ecocity development in Hamburg-Harburg, this quad focuses on residential housing. The masterplan done earlier by tec, called for integration of the historic building to the sites southern side. The design of this apartment building encompasses a courtyard. Strict acoustic regulations governed the design of the building. Within a very industrial zone, the building reacts bey creating a deep facade towards the outside. Glassed-in winter-gardens provide outdoor space for each apartment while blocking noise from the nearby railway. Integrated planters within the facade act as vegetative filters cleaning the air around them and providing a touch of nature in an industrial zone. Intensive green roofs provide communal space.
14-11-2012
Status under development 2014
NUERNBERG, GERMANY
Credit: Photographer
MASTERPLAN
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“ . . . A CARBON NEUTRAL DEVELOPMENT.”
ECO-CITY, NUERNBERG NUERNBERG, GERMANY
The buildings along Hansa Alley, together with the iconic “fernsehturm”, form a unique and unusual Ensemble, which lend identity to the entire area. shape and materiality of the buildings are best described by comparing them to an ascending chain of crystals. the façades are uniquely invented for eco-city projects and allow natural and highly controlled ventilation while providing organic air purification and superb sound remediation. The project features some of the world’s most progressive technologies and outstanding design. The cohesive design of the buildings within the business park will exude the ambiance of fine sculpture carefully placed amongst forest trees. These “villas in the park” will symbolize the independence and success of their tenants.
Status Mixed-use commercial and office.
Area
Gross Floor Area: 50,000 SM
NUERNBERG, GERMANY
MASTERPLAN
“THE ICONIC OLD TV TOWER GETS A NEW LIFE AS WIND POWER GENERATOR ”
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Credit: Photographer
ECO CREDENTIALS: • • • • • • •
Approaching carbon neutral. Landscape planting utilizing native plant species. Reuse if Fernsehturm as wind powered generator. Extensive green-roofs. On-site water retention. Grass paver parking. Communal parking garage.
SHANGHAI
APPARTMENTS
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“A PLAYFUL ECOSYSTEM OF FLYING TERRACES AND GARDEN PLANTERS”
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Status DESIGN - 2009
Area
LOT 78 SHANGHAI, CHINA
Located in the center of Jing An District of Shanghai, Lot 78 Project is a masterplanning and architectural design project. The lot is surrounded by 4 major streets giving it a excellent location for commercial and residential use. Keeping tec’s ecological sensitive approach, the playful façade has planters and large outdoor balconies integrated in them. The planters provides opportunity for a greening the façade; the large balconies provides shading from direct heat gain. All the units are minimized in the horiontal direction, allowing for cross ventilation..
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PERSONNEL
SEBASTIAN KNORR,
CEO, HEAD OF DESIGN
Dipl.- Ing. Sebastian Knorr , AIA, Architect Bavarian chamber of Arch. CEO TEC DESIGN Inc., Los Angeles Education: Technical University Munich, Diploma engineer Founding of TEC PMC Inc., Los Angeles, 2000 US citizenship awarded for professional achievements Former offices: Richard Meier and Partners, New York City William Mc Donough and Partners, New York City
Memberships and Associations: Member of Chamber of Architects, Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Associate Member of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chairman of The Small Business Advisory Board, California Founding member of “Forum für Wissenschaft und Technik” chaired by the then president of the German government Prof. Dr. Süssmuth, 1997 Personal Commendations and Awards: 2006 AIA/LA Honor Award Winner for Inotera Headquarters, Taiwan, Taipei. Winner of various national and international design competitions including: International Design Competition for Pier40, New York, 1999 “Bavarian of the Year” award by German TV, 1999 Member of “Transatlantic Forum 2000” - “Innovation and Society” by the Herbert Quandt Foundation, Los Angeles, 2000 Invitee to international workshop for “Europaviertel Frankfurt”, 1999 Invitee to AIT-forum, Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 1999 Columnist and architectural critic for “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, 2000 Founding of TEC PMC Inc., Los Angeles, 2000 Permanent residence in the U.S. for special achievements Member of “Architekturbuero Deutschland”, a high profile group of 8 internationally renown german offices
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Former Offices:
Richard Meier and Partners, New York City William Mc Donough and Partners, New York City Brandi+Partner, Göttingen/Berlin Sebastian Knorr (1964) is the CEO and head of design of tecDESIGN los angeles one of the leading and most innovative architecture and design firms. Throughout the last 15 years tec has designed and executed a multitude of international award winning projects totaling more than U$ 2.5 bill. ranging from high profile masterplans to global office headquarter buildings for leading hi- tech companies. From large scale industrial to designer hotels and villas that redefine the idea of luxury tec approaches all projects with unique and precise thought. All projects attempt to combine luxury and world class design with an emphasis on the use of sustainable technologies. tec’s expertise and experience, having researched and practiced sustainable design since the early 1990’s, connect the various projects and recently led to “ECO-CITY” commissions in Europe and Asia, with a special emphasis on climate neutrality. Sebastian Knorr is one of the founding partners of tecDESIGN in the united states and tecARCHITECTURE in Switzerland. As the head of design , he and his team of award winning designers ensure the specific tecDESIGN fusion of west coast creativity and european functionality. Currently tecDESIGN is working on a variety of high end designer hotels and luxury residential projects in Europe, the United States and Asia, including the new 5star KAMEHA grand hotel in zurich , the iconic CLOUD7 tower in stuttgart, Germany, as well as a 14th century doge palazzo on the Canale Grande in Venice. tecDESIGN has won various awards and international high stakes competitions in cities like New York, Singapore, Munich and Los Angeles, the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles, Honor Design Award 2006, and the “NEXT” L. A. AIA Award 2007 . tec projects and designs are being published in newspapers and magazines all over the world, like the “NEW YORK TIMES”, “ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, Italy”, “LE FIGARO”, “WALLPAPER” etc. , and are a fixture of countless architecture and design blogs from all around the world . tec’s work has been described as “icons of modernity” and as works that reveal “a craftsmanship of the third millennium”.
PROJECT LIST
PROJECT LIST
Inotera Headquarters Taipeh Taiwan 2004 Asia Pacific Headquarters Singapore 2005 Suzhou Headquarters China 2004 Gebäude 4.0 Villach Austria 2004 Office Building Dresden Germany 1996 Technology Park Duisburg Germany 2002 Development Center Duisburg Germany 2004 Campeon Munich Germany 2002 Dalmannkai Hamburg Germany 2005 Heidelberger Druck - Showroom and Offices Hamburg Germany 2009 Schmidt Bank Chemnitz Germany 1997 Landeszentralbank Halle Germany 1999 House H, Regensburg Germany 1994 House K2, Straubing Germany 1994 Loft H12, Calvia, Mallorca Spain 2005 House K, Regensburg Germany 1993 Drive-In Dresden West Germany 1996 House O, Bad Meinberg Germany 1996 Thomaskirche, protestant Church. Goettingen Germany 1998 Hoeffner Furniture, Dresden Germany 1997 Dental Office Braumandl, Regensburg Germany 1997 Sparkassenversicherung Dresden Germany 1996 Central Hospital, Magdeburg Germany 1999 Dental Office Kreft, Munich Germany 1999 Residence Zier Regensburg Germany 2006
Pier 40 Hudson River, New York City USA 2000 Residence CSV1 Mallorca Spain 2009 Private Residence Salenstein Switzerland 2009 Private Residence and Office Buliding Ermatingen Switzerland 2008 LA-SOLAR Powerplant 1, Los Angeles USA 2009 LA-City College Powerplant 2, Los Angeles USA 2006 Marina Bay Singapore Singapore 2005 Design Hotel Munich Germany 2005 House of Design, Hamburg Germany 2004 Apartment Complex Köln Germany 2005 Refit Boat -- Nomad 1 and 2, Kiel Germany 2006 German Center, Dubai UAE 2007 House W2, Mallorca Spain 2007 House W, Duesseldorf Germany 2006 Residences Village Erlen Switzerland 2004 Oryx Towers, Manama, Bahrain 2006 Route 66 Car Mall, Irvindale, California USA 2005 Office Building Röthenbach- Nürnberg Germany 2006 House B, Koenigstein Germany 2006 Mamula Hotelresort Montenegro Montenegro 2007 Navigon Headquarters Wuerzburg Germany 2005 Stage Set German American Theater Festival, Berlin Germany 2006
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Private Residence Salenstein Switzerland 2005 Grace Semiconductors Shanghai Masterplan China 2009 Grace Semiconductors Headquarter Shanghai China 2009 Tower 1 &2, Hangzhou China 2009 LNS Partners Shanhai Masterplan China 2009 Phuket 5 Star Hotelresort Thailand 2008 Hospice Bad Soden Germany 2008 Masterplan and Residence Schlossinsel Harburg Germany 2007 Ecocity Hamburg Harburg - Masterplan Germany 2007 Ecocity Kammfarbik Germany 2009 Marine Training Center Hamburg Harburg Germany 2008 Hotel Hamburg Harburg Germany 2008 Residence Röthenbach-Nürnberg Germany 2007 Prefab Private Housing Germany 2007 Deutsche Telekom Office Complex, Nuernberg Germany 2009Eco City Hansapark, Nuernberg Germany 2009 Universa Versicherung, Residences, Frankfurt Germany 2009 Immosolar Experimental Shading, Mallorca Germany 2009 Residential/ Multi Use Complex, Erlen Switzerland 2007 BMW / Mini Pavillon Nürnberg Germany 2009 House JMH,Phuket Thailand 2009 Villa Villa Villa Villa Villa Villa
CSV1 Mallorca Spain 2007 - 2009 CSV2 Mallorca Spain 2007 CSV 3 - Mallorca Spain 2009 CSV 4 - Origami Mallorca Spain 2009 CSV 5 - Mortix Mallorca Spain 2009 CSV 6 -- Albercuix Mallorca Spain 2009
Casa Warth Mallorca Spain 2009 Hotel 12 Mallorca Spain 2008 Apartments Berlingen Switzerland 2006 Residence Weingarten Switzerland 2009 Oldtimerquartier Bodensee Tägerwilen Switzerland 2009 Masterplan Blauort Ermatingen Switzerland 2007 Residences Oberfruthwilen Switzerland 2007 YOO Lofts 1-3, Munich Germany 2009 Seelofts Ermatingen, Residences Switzerland 2011- 2014 Natai Resort, Natai, Thailand, 2010 House B, Mount Fuji Japan 2009 Masterplan Seeloft 2 Ermatingen Switzerland 2009 House M, Salenstein Switzerland 2009 Kameha Grand, Bonn, Germany 2009 Kameha Mekong Resort, Luang Prabang, Laos, 2010 Seerheinsinfonie Residences, 2010- 2013 Kameha Residences, Duesseldorf Germany 20102013 K-Star Residences, Cologne, Germany 20102013 Kameha Grand Zurich, Switzerland 2011- 2014 Villa E, Zuerichsee, Zuerich, Switzerland 20122014 Villa Rockenfeller, Munsterlingen, Switzerland 2012- 2014 Villa Hollywood Hills , Los Angeles, USA 20102013 Cloud 7 , Hotel and Residences, Stuttgart, 2011 Villa Kuperberg, North Fork, California 20102011 Lankenberg Residences, Ermatingen, CH 2012 Solar Pavillon Carport for BMW i8 worldwide introduction 2014
ABOUT
ABOUT
ABOUT US tecGROUP, consisting of tec los angeles and tec switzerland is an international award winning highly recognized and experienced architectural design company, creating buildings, projects and visions for spirited clients around the world. tecGROUP’s highly talented design and architecture professionals which throughout the years have performed architectural designs and planning for executed buildings worth more than U$ 2.5bill. in nearly all fields of the profession. From office campuses to the biggest clean room facility in the world, from luxury residences to hotels, from furniture to breathtaking villas , published around the globe. For the past 15 years tec has been reliably delivering world wide recognition for their commercial clients. the advertising equivalent of tec project publications ranges in the multi million U$ range , thus delivering real add on market value to the client. Currently tecGROUP is working on a variety of high end designer hotels and luxury residential projects in europe, the united states and asia, including the new 5star KAMEHA grand hotel in zurich , the iconic CLOUD No7 tower in stuttgart, germany, as well as a 14th century doge palazzo on the canale grande in venice. tec is not only delivering architectural design but has also played major roles in the conceptualisation and branding and marketing of real estate. as example tec was instrumental in the conception of the KAMEHA group , one of the worlds most highly decorated hotel brand. tec has won various awards like the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles, Honor Design Award 2006, the “NEXT” L. A. AIA Award 2007, and international high stakes competitions in cities like new york, singapore, munich. tec projects and designs are being published in newspapers and magazines all over the world, like the “NEW YORK TIMES”, “ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, italy”, “LE FIGARO”, “WALLPAPER” etc. , and are a fixture of countless architecture and design blogs from all around the world . tec work has been described as “icons of modernity” and as works that reveal “a craftsmanship of the third millennium”.
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EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS, LECTURES
EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS, LECTURES
EXCERPT
Pier 40, International Competition, Hudson River Waterfront Development, New York City, USA, 1998 (1st prize) World Young Leader Transatlantic Forum lecture , Bombay , India Doha Conference- Global Construction Technologies and Building Materials Quatar, Speaker Winner of NEXT LA PROGRESSIVE AWARD - 2007 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE / Los Angeles Winner of the 2006 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE /Los Angeles Design HONOR Award. Bavarian citizen of the Year The Downtown at Marina Bay - Singapore, 2004 (1. Prize) Architecture Gallery Aedes - Berlin, Germany DAZ Exhibition Glashaus - German Center - Berlin, Germany AIA International Committee Los Angeles Introductory Lecture Union International des Architectes, Architecture and Water, International Ideas Competition, Honorary Special lecture, exhibition for “Capital of Culture” studio, Regensburg Goree Memorial and Museum - Dakar, Senegal, 1998 (with B+P, 3rd prize) Design Award of the Bavarian Construction Industry for Krae House, 1998 (3rd prize) Dalmannkai - Hamburg, Germany, 2003 Il Cuore di Milano - Milano, Italy, 1999 Landeszentralbank - Halle, Germany, 1997 (with B+P, 1st prize) Otto v. Guericke University - Magdeburg, Germany, 1996 (with B+P, 1st prize) Kindergarten - Frankfurt, Germany, 1991 (with Mc Donough, 1st prize) Orgatec 2002 Pavilion - Cologne, Germany European Patent Office - Munich, Germany Van Alen Institute 1999 - New York City, USA Art Gallery Lindinger+Schmidt - Regensburg, Germany Sarajevo Concert Hall competition at the Biennale - Rome, Italy
TECHNICAL tecDESIGN is working on apple systems and with the latest versions of BIM capable Vectorworks and Rhinzeros 3D as main CAD programs. File im-export via dwg/ dxf. any other file types of mainstream CAD programs can be improted or exported to. We are also capable of generating CIM capable “iges” machine files for direct cutting/ routing purposes on all scales. Other programs used at tec are: Microsoft office suite Adobe creative suit (photoshop etc) various other design/ 3D/ web programs.
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PRESS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS List of the mayor publications: tec has been featured in hundreds of international publications, on various TV shows in Europe and the USA (HGTV, million dollar houses , “tatort” , germany etc), radio shows, and in countless style and design blogs worldwide New York Times LE FIGARO, Paris, France AIA Journal Sueddeutsche Zeitung, ’Haus der Gegenwart Contemporary Home’, Germany Columnist and architectural critic for “SueddeutscheZeitung”, 2000 WA magazine, China a&d, magazine, Singapore Centrum Architectural Yearbook 2000 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany Bauwelt - Architecture Magazine, Germany AIT - Architecture Magazine, Germany d+a Design and Architecture (Asia),issue 022.2004 l’ArcaPlus, Italy l’Arca, Italy New York 2000 : Architecture and Urbanism from the Bicentennial to the Millennium , Robert Stern Beyond the Edge, New York’s new Waterfront, Raymond W. Gastil Aesthetics and Efficiency, Buildings for Administration and Industry, Nelte Architektur + bauwirtschaft – Azure Baumeister CorporteBuildings ENTREE –, Switzerland Financial Times Germany Hinge 2008 LebensArt 04/08 Leicht Book 2008 Lufthansa „Das mobile Büro“ – 03/07
Mensch & Büro „Der Hightech-Donut“ – 03/05 Plan Stand_Ort_Fluß – Taiwan Contact – Tec 21 – Küche & Bad – MD Magazine, Hong Kong Elle Decor Germany AD italia Elle Decoration Russia AD Mexico Porsche magazine Argentina Belle Australia Plaza Magazine DECO - cover story Interior Design US House Beautiful Turkey Marie Claire Greece Bolig Sweden - cover story Lux Portugal - cover story Rem Spain cover Apartment Therapy BG Ecuador Bilon Argentina Cool Hunter Design Milk Elle Decor Mexico - cover Madame Figaro Splendora Wallpaper Mag
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