The space experts If there has ever been an architectural office that knows how to get the most out of a given amount of space, it’s Stuttgart-based architect and engineer dream team BFK Architekten and BFK-Plan. TEXT: SONJA IRANI | PHOTOS: BFK ARCHITEKTEN
Founded in 1973, BFK Architekten has always paid special attention to determining the whole picture before embarking on a project.“Our architectural solutions are the results of an in-depth analysis regarding the specific task and location,” says Reiner Hahn, partner architect at BFK Architekten.“While carrying out our planning procedures, we always keep the people in mind – those who will use and see the buildings that we create.”This strategy turned out to be a successful one. In fact,
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Main image and below: STEP Engineering Park, Stuttgart Photo: Dietmar Strauß, Besigheim
it was so successful that the Stuttgartbased company grew quickly and steadily. In 1987, a general engineering service was added with the foundation of BFK-Plan GmbH. Today, the strong work force of over 40 employees and several partnerships allows the company to tackle even complex client requests at short notice and to offer a broad range of performances for different projects. Among these are business-related and industrial buildings, banks, administrational buildings, public buildings, schools, commercial goods and services, multi-storey car parks, logistics centres, residential homes, urban developments, renovation and regeneration projects and architecture competitions.