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Imagining the impossible Architecture and interior design bureau Frank Architekten convinces with its timeless approach in harmonically merging functionality with aesthetics and designing modern buildings that are beautifully embedded in their surroundings.
realisation of complex construction projects easier and more feasible. The language of architecture
TEXT: MARILENA STRACKE | PHOTOS: FRANK ARCHITEKTEN
Based in Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Winnenden, family business Frank Architekten was founded in 1965 by Werner Frank and can look back at successfully designing buildings for over four decades.Today his son Arion Frank, who became a partner in 2000, has taken over and runs the bureau. Together with his team of architects and interior designers, Arion Frank develops sophisticated designs for private and industrial purposes, ranging from single-family homes to complex office buildings. Services include comprehensive consulting as
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well as the planning and supervision of construction until the handover of the finished building. As well as developing new buildings, Frank Architekten also offers support for re-construction and refurbishments. Over the years the company’s professional network has naturally expanded and clients benefit greatly from the close relationships the architects have with engineers, specialising in structural planning, technical building facilities, building physics, fire protection and geodesy. This makes the
Frank’s well established team of architects do not follow a stylistic design idiom but try to think outside the box in order to find neat all-round solutions. Frank explains:“I approach every new project with an open mind and curiosity. That is what my creativity springs from. For me architectural expression arises from the dialogue between design, functionality and built environment.“In my opinion architecture has to convince through clear geometrical shape and conceptual and functional simplicity. Quality architecture is generally a result of an experienced approach to proportions, a sense for space and carefully selected combination of materials,”he adds.