{"id":31692,"date":"2022-05-20T11:36:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T09:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sha.de\/aktuelles\/we-see-ourselves-as-caretakers"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:52:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:52:33","slug":"we-see-ourselves-as-caretakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sha.de\/en\/news\/we-see-ourselves-as-caretakers","title":{"rendered":"“We see ourselves as caretakers”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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"We see ourselves as caretakers"<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A conversation with Christoph Helbich about SHA\u2019s self-image<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n

Four years ago, the first<\/span> SHA<\/span><\/span>-journal was published four years ago.<\/span> What has changed in the meantime at<\/span> SHA<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>done?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>We have moved into an incredibly great building on Phoenix West<\/span> despite the<\/span> C<\/span><\/span>orona pandemic, we have<\/span> growth, have expanded our location in Berlin<\/span><\/a> strengthened and <\/span> are an international partnership with Gina Barcelona<\/span> Architects. We were also able to improve our spe<\/span>and expand our fields of activity. <\/span>Overall, our office has developed extremely well.<\/span>
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D<\/span><\/span>think<\/span> S<\/span><\/span>here of something quite<\/span> S<\/span><\/span>pecial?<\/span><\/strong>
In the past, our focus was primarily on <\/span>the planning of large building materials stores<\/a><\/span>, bicycle centers<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Sports facilities<\/a><\/span>. Today we know that our specialization<\/span> is much broader and we are always able to advise our clients<\/span> clients particularly well when it comes to complex material and<\/span>and goods flows, production and logistics processes or the systematic<\/span> the systematic organization of a wide range of functions<\/span>areas. We have a cross-industry <\/span>know-how and know how to structure these processes. <\/span>As a result, many more sectors have been added to our <\/span>other sectors have been added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is this what is commonly known as<\/span> A<\/span><\/span><\/strong>rchitecture?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>It is far more than that; it is ‘architecture plus’. Since we have<\/span> functional processes come first and the logistical processes are initially<\/span> logistical processes are solved and organized first, we can<\/span> we can rule out arbitrariness in the design process.<\/span> Good and meaningful architecture is the logical derivation of function.<\/span> function. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

The 125-year-old quote from the<\/span> C<\/span><\/span>hicago architect<\/span> Louis Sullivan “Form follows function” is more relevant for us<\/span> than ever. We take a very close look at the location and users and<\/span> question existing processes. We can do this with many<\/span> similar situations and companies and, as outsiders<\/span>as outsiders, we can see very well where the bottlenecks are.<\/span> In many cases, we tell the client what he needs, <\/span>without them giving us a concrete space program.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do<\/span> S<\/span><\/span>ou mean when<\/span> S<\/span><\/span>you speak of “<\/span>P<\/span><\/span>lanning from a single source”<\/span> speak?<\/span><\/strong>
As complex as the internal functional processes are today<\/span> the construction and planning process. No one can be in<\/span> to cover all of this alone. All the more important<\/span>It is even more important to build up a network of specialists<\/span> the right partner is available for every individual requirement.<\/span> is. Like the conductor of an orchestra, we conduct all specialist dis<\/span>disciplines into a joint work. <\/span>At the end of the day, the client can rely on SHA as a single point of contact.<\/span> only one contact partner. <\/span> <\/p>\n

The pure contractual relationship<\/span>relationship is almost irrelevant: either the client commissions us<\/span> separately or to us as a representative of the specialist disciplines<\/span>neral planner. Our understanding of responsibility towards <\/span>The costs to the client are the same in both cases. We are interested in a<\/span> Comprehensive advice for the client<\/a><\/span> – and that beyond the building<\/span>beyond the legal requirements. We see ourselves as management consultants in <\/span>functional aspects and, above all, as a caretaker for the whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>

Which<\/span> R<\/span><\/span>ole of the colleagues in Berlin <\/span><\/strong>and Barcelona?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This is exactly the same basic idea: the projects are becoming<\/span> increasingly complex and we want to specialize more and more<\/span>specialization, so we need more colleagues with special <\/span> Specialist knowledge. Last year, together with Gina Barcelona Architects, we<\/span> the competition for a large grammar school in D\u00fcsseldorf<\/span><\/a><\/span> won. They have experience in school construction,<\/span> while we are strong in execution. At the same time <\/span>our office in Berlin to meet the demand from our construction<\/span>the space available to us. We are <\/span>is now really broadly diversified.<\/span>
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D<\/span><\/span>t’s fair to say.<\/span> U<\/span><\/span>nd what comes as<\/span> N<\/span>next?<\/span><\/strong>
At the moment we are planning a green parking garage<\/a><\/span><\/span> with wooden slats and vertical planting. The entire fa\u00e7ade <\/span>is covered in green like a trellis and can absorb the<\/span> CO2<\/sub><\/span><\/span> that is<\/span> building is still released is converted into oxygen by photosynthesis. This is absolutely low-tech and our contribution to combating climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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