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The new issue of ARCH is all about naturally ageing surfaces, about materials that change over time and acquire a patina. We show buildings for which architects chose façade cladding or roofing made of uncoated fibre cement panels because they were looking for a material that would age naturally. This enjoyment of patina reflects a need for authenticity and closeness to nature in today's architecture. Even if some of the projects selected for this issue are still quite young and have not yet developed much patina, they all demonstrate the creative power of these naturally ageing materials.
The Liesing employment office in Vienna is considered an icon ofinternational modernism in Austria. It was built by the architect Ernst AntonPlischke in 1930/31 and restored by Hermann Czech in the late 1990s.In the course of this, the fibre cement façade was renewed, too, however, visually, it cannotbe distinguished from the original state.
A new, mixed residential quarter has formed on the site of the former Felix Platter Hospital in the west of Basel. Located directly on the main square, vis-à-vis the old hospital building, is the “Kreativpavillon,” a commercial building for companies from the creative sector. With its grey façade, and the patina that will form on its surfaces over time, it blends in well with the ensemble and mediates between the new residential buildings and the existinglisted hospital.
In Eschenbach, Enzmann Fischer Partner are expanding a multipurpose building from the 1980s with a triple sports hall. So that old and new align over time, also the new façades are clad with untreated fibre cement panels.
The new building for the extension of the Bethusy school campus in Lausanne looks strange and yet familiar. The mineral façade conceals a timber construction with bright, comfortable learning spaces.
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