Blaas

At a glance

Project by: monovolume architecture + design
Location: Bozen, Italy

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Blaas (monovolume architecture + design)

© Oskar Da Riz

Project images

	South elevation © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	South-west elevation © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	West elevation with entrance and staircase © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	West elevation with entrance and staircase © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	South-east elevation © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Shop main stairs © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Detail main stairs © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Main stairs © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Detail skylight © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Detail façade east elevation © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Detail glass façade with glass fin © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Detail glass façade with glass fin © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Third floor roof garden with skylight © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Third floor roof garden with skylight © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Third floor office © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Third floor office © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Staircase © Oskar Da Riz View project image
	Changing room © Oskar Da Riz View project image

Architect's statement

The projects Blaas is the fruit of a special focus to the client's needs, the context and the utilization. For the Blaas project, a trading firm for the solid building, a contained architecture in fair faced concrete and glass gives maximum prominence and visibility to the displayed items.

The main materials used in this projects are concrete for the structure and glass for the façade.

The entrance area features an inviting free standing stairway with an organic stairway opening and a skylight above. This skylight allows excellent two-sided illumination of the office work places. The massive construction style provides enough thermal mass to allow the building to absorb heat during the day and to release it during the night.

The building with a full glass façade extending across two floors resembles a showcase. A balcony extending approximately five meters serves as a canopy for the customer entrance and also as an employee outdoor area for special workshop activities.