Aesthetic wave: New office building of Reckli

Figure: Lutz Hammer / Reckli

A new administration building, elegantly integrated in the existing stock, was constructed at the headquarters of Reckli in Herne

Figure: Lutz Hammer / Reckli

The dark, vertically running „Hawaii“ wave profile provides the façade with a shallow deep structure similar to a curtain

Figure: Lutz Hammer / Reckli

Concreting of the textured formliner. This was manufactured by the Reckli GmbH company itself.

Figure: Lutz Hammer / Reckli

A total of 14 sandwich elements in the size of 3.58 x 4.71 m were manufactured by Hering Bau for the project

Figure: Lutz Hammer / Reckli

A special crane was used for assembly of the precast concrete panels, lifting, turning and positioning each element into the correct installation position

Figure: Lutz Hammer / Reckli

In the course of comprehensive extension works at the company headquarters in Herne, Reckli, the leading manufacturer of textured formliners, has had a modern administration building constructed recently. The complete article can be read in the „BetonBauteile Jahrbuch 2023“ yearbook (in German) which is available at the Profil bookstore of Bauverlag.

The anthracite façade made of fair-faced concrete with an exceptional wave pattern and three-dimensional effects is the absolute eye-catcher of building designed by Schildgen architects (Herne/Germany) in an efficient sandwich construction – an excellent example of successful concrete architecture in interaction with innovative construction technique.

Architectural concept

The Reckli company has stood for high-quality and innovative molds and textured formliners for architectural concrete for more than 54 years and has realized reams of outstanding projects all over the world. Owing to the...