The retirement and nursing home in Engelberg with more light and sunshine
How the new extension to the retirement and nursing home became a true rock crystal In an architectural competition, the “Bergkristall” planning design was chosen as the winner by the jury and recommended for implementation. This involves a new extension for a retirement and nursing home in Engelberg, which is reminiscent of a rock crystal
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From fairy tales and other true events
The Märlihuus Engelberg benefits from the project cooperation with HP Gasser AG The Märlihuus project in Engelberg offered a truly fairytale environment. Where usually children with or without their parents experience fairy tales with big eyes and open ears, HP Gasser AG has executed a special project. The first thing that mattered was the wealth
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HPG oecoline quadro® – Our strong own brand as a standard solution
Where the striking old post office building used to stand at Flawil train station will soon be aFixed glazed rooflights in square, rectangular or round shapes. These are the HPG oecoline quadro® elements from HP Gasser AG in Lungern in the canton of Obwalden. Developed as an own brand, such rooflights offer the comfortable and
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Pentagonal rooflight as if made of one piece
Where the striking old post office building stood at the Flawil train station, a new building will soon attract attention and provide a special living experience in 30 residential units. Just as striking as its predecessor, the new building captivates with its unusual pentagonal floor plan, which is not so common for a residential building.
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The living area now begins in the staircase
In Kriens, moving house was recently on the agenda. The first residents have taken possession of the modern apartment building at Obernaustrasse 28. You notice it as soon as you enter: Here, special attention was paid to the ambience. “Warm” oak wood meets “cold” exposed concrete: in the doors, the railings, the windows. The wood
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A tricky kindergarden roof in Riehen
The roof structure of the kindergarden in Riehen has it all: It is unequally inclined on all sides, like a pyramid whose peak has been trimmed with a slight slope. The task of HP Gasser AG was to design and install suitable roof lights for the trapezoidal openings. And all this without on-site dimensional control!
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Light from above – made to measure from the factory
Why the frame does not play a secondary role in rooflights, and why the use of stepped glass and the element construction method pays off. Whether on a flat, pitched, monopitch or barrel roof, rooflights allow rooms to be flooded evenly with daylight. What I always notice during consultations is that it’s not so much
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