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A family-owned company, took on the challenge of placing furniture design in a successful architctural setting with a coordinated lighting concept. Today, the new company headquarters are on a site that used to be occupied by an old farmhouse.
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The name of the Hesselschwerdt company in Stuttgart is linked to the tradition of home furnishings. But now, the company also sells furniture classics and contemporary designer furniture as well as fixtures and furnishings for interior and exhibition design and, in future, would like to provide premises for celebrations and exhibitions. The old headquarters of the company was unable to do this.
For the new location, the family chose a piece of land on the outskirts of Stuttgart which was easy to reach by car and public transport. The existing building, an old farmhouse with stalls and a barn, was not suitable for the envisaged use and was therefore torn down. But the owners restored some elements such as beams, brickwork and old doors with the intention of integrating them later in the new building. The result is an ensemble composed of three structures, which differ from each other in terms of function, shape and design. The house has a simple plaster facade whereas the furniture store, with its ceiling-to-floor windows and natural wood facade made of Siberian larch, is an unusual eye-catching element in the conventionally built surroundings. The two stuctures are complemented by a brickwork tower that, if necessary, can be used as additional showroom space. All three buildings are connected to each other by passages, some of which are underground.
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