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‘Haus F’.
Lars Puff.
‘Haus F’.
Constant reinvention on firm ground:
HPA+ Architektur
Lars Puff, architect and founder of HPA+ Architektur leads a team of six coworkers. After restructuring the office in 2008, he started a concept that he calls a permanent reinvention. TEXT: CORNELIA BRELOWKI I PHOTOS: DETLEF PODEHL
Due to the variety of clients as well as the continuous growth of a young office, HPA+ Architektur shows flexibility while keeping to its own path. The essence of HPA+ Architektur is informed by their design language, namely clear lines and a knack for choosing materials that complement its understated yet uplifting expression. This essence is then applied to a multitude of tasks, from family home to corporate design. For their clients, HPA+ Architektur provide the whole spectrum from evaluation 100 | Issue 43 | October 2016
to building application, from design to tendering through to construction management. Design and its execution coming from a single source of expertise has proven an essential high-quality component of HPA+ Architektur. Therefore, their services include the commissioning and coordination of all necessary engineering and specialist tasks through a high-performing, flexible network of experts. Manifold experience with both conversion projects and new buildings as well as the effective combination of design and construction management ensure robust and
reliable assessments for future projects. By taking on the role of principal, HPA+ Architektur supervise the whole building process including decision preparation and control of deadlines and cost levels. Thus, frequent status reports and meetings form a continuous flow of first-hand information for the client. Architect Lars Puff started out with a bricklayer apprenticeship before he began architectural studies in Cologne. After a stint in San Diego with Studio E architects, he worked with various Cologne-based architects before opening his own office as a result of the direct realisation of the ‘Haus F’ project, which he had designed together with Dorothee Vicario in 2007. The ‘Haus F’ family home stands at the rim of a quiet and exclusive residential area.