GLASS FOR FAÇADE 2019

15 SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS / 14 / SAINT-GOBAIN BUILDING GLASS ST. JAKOBSHALLE The St. Jakobshalle sports and event complex in Basel vis-à-vis the Basel stadium was designed in the late 1960s under the banner of brutalism and inaugurated in 1976. Its characteristic feature is its central, large hall with a curved concrete roof construction. The house was renovated in 2018 by the architects Degelo and Berrel Berrel Kräutler and rebuilt to today’s standards. The now 44,000 square meter complex is designed for up to 12,000 visitors. A cantilevered concrete canopy combines the complex of hall and annex buildings into a whole. It forms a protected exterior space and, like an inviting gesture, points to the public function of the building. Also new is the square in front of the complex. From the previously single-storey and dark entrance area, the designers created a spacious room that can be played on in a variety of ways and is double-storey towards the square. The surrounding glass front of the foyer, arranged in a corner, removes the boundary between inside and outside and integrates the complex into the urban planning situation. OPEN AND HONEST RENOVATION AND MODERNISATION OF THE ST. JAKOBSHALLE IN BASEL WITH OVERLENGTH GLASS FROM SAINT-GOBAIN Location Architect Glass processor Façade maker Basel, Switzerland architect community Degelo/Berrel Berrel Kräutler, Basel, Switzerland Thiele Glas, Wermsdorf, Germany Ziltener AG, Aarau, Switzerland SPORT & LEISURE © Barbara Bühler, Basel © Barbara Bühler, Basel Façade with double glazing units CLIMAPLUS featuring COOL-LITE XTREME 50/22 II in OVERLENGTH Product