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Architecture inspired by classical principles Cologne based Kaspar Kraemer Architekten BDA serve a broad field of architecture: from single family homes to multi-storey residential buildings, redevelopment and renovation projects, educational and technical infrastructure to cultural buildings. However, their main emphasis has remained the construction of office buildings, which are influenced by timeless, classical architectural principles.
such as clarity, order and beauty. “Our design philosophy considers the classical principles of constructive logic, functional suitability and timeless design, which isn’t subject to fashionable ‘gags’,”Kaspar Kraemer said.
TEXT: NANE STEINHOFF | PHOTOS: KASPAR KRAEMER ARCHITEKTEN / STEFAN SCHILLING
Originally, this architectural approach stems from Friedrich Wilhelm Kraemer, the father of Kaspar Kraemer, a famous architect himself and one of the three famous architects of modernism in Germany after 1945. Today, the work is characterised by Classicism combined with the wish to create modern
“Since the office was established by me alongside a group of experienced, longstanding and trusted employees in 1999, we have received a high volume of tasks for office buildings due to our shown competence
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in this field,” Kaspar Kraemer, architect and owner of Kaspar Kraemer Architekten BDA, says. Kaspar Kraemer Architekten’s team plans, designs and creates architecture, which is based on classical architectural principles,