Area : 400 m²
Colour : special
Texture : slate
Surface : special
Mounting : Undercut anchor
Architect : Kessler²
Year : 2022
Building within the existing fabric
glemm21 is the name of the new company headquarters in Austria, featuring a modern working environment developed in collaboration with Vitra. For this purpose, specific communication pathways, spatial relationships, and many needs were analysed. This resulted in a comprehensive concept to create flexible work zones, areas for concentrated individual work, creative workspaces, group discussions, meeting spaces, informal areas, and much more.
A decommissioned bus garage was transformed into a testing ground for the ecological transformation of the globally active company. By renovating an existing building, Rieder consciously chose to set a good example in terms of sustainability in construction. Not only was the old building preserved to save embodied energy, but numerous other components were reused and recycled. Concrete columns from Rieder's grandfather's and father's old factories were used, along with a massive concrete beam from previous production, 150 tons of recycled steel beams, and much more. Even an old wall cladding made of stone pine wood, salvaged elsewhere, contributes to the pleasant atmosphere of a modern, creativity-enhancing workspace.
Another highlight is the facade: Rieder developed a CO2-reduced glassfibre reinforced concrete. Elements with a reduced cement content cover the new headquarters on a facade area of 400 m².