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Raised beds from Richard Brink at the bus station fulfil versatile functions

In renovating the central bus station in Gelsenkirchen, the city focused specifically on providing a space that was accessible and as comfortable as possible for passengers. Modern raised beds from Richard Brink GmbH & Co. KG helped achieve this aim.…

The new central bus station in Gelsenkirchen offers passengers and passers-by an accessible, easy-to-navigate, comfortable space.

Dry feet throughout the city centre

Richard Brink products provide drainage for a timelessly modern pedestrian zone

The city of Pforzheim wanted to revamp Westliche Karl-Friedrich-Strasse, transforming it into a modern, spacious and inviting pedestrian zone. To that end, an area measuring around 200 m in length was paved with high-quality concrete tiling, and…

In Pforzheim a revamp of the pedestrian zone in Westliche Karl-Friedrich-Strasse produced a spacious, modern and inviting area for shopping and recreation.

A long-term view of functionality

Access balconies in a block of flats equipped with drainage channels from Richard Brink

A construction project in the city of Detmold shows that social housing does not have to compromise on the quality of the design and materials used. These partially covered areas are drained using Stabile and Hydra inspection channels and drainage…

A block of 25 flats across multiple floors was built in Detmold as social housing.

Green symbiosis at UNESCO World Heritage site

Individually designed raised beds add a splash of green to the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

How can we strike a respectable balance between man-made and natural landscapes at the world heritage ensemble? This was the question put to designers for a new car park and neighbouring administration building for the RAG-Stiftung and RAG AG on the…

Culture meets nature in the construction of a new car park and administration building for the RAG-Stiftung and RAG AG on the grounds of Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.

A striking play of colours

Raised beds by Richard Brink sculpt a maze of roses

A unique rose garden on your very doorstep – this was a dream come true for one client in the town of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, Eastern Westphalia. Roses and shrubs flourish in abundance in the round maze created using raised beds from the company…

A client from Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock in Eastern Westphalia realised his dream of having his own rose garden.

Green symbiosis in the urban quarter

Custom-made raised bed from Richard Brink adds finishing touch to Neudorfer Markt in Duisburg

A meadow of flowers in the middle of the city? A rarity now enjoyed by the residents of Neudorfer Markt in Duisburg. A raised bed created especially for the city lifts the overall look of the area and is a great addition for flora and fauna in the…

Residents of Duisburg’s Neudorfer Markt can now enjoy a redesigned green space, where a raised bed installed by the company Richard Brink makes for a striking visual feature.

Mastering the Wilder Kaiser

Façade channels from Richard Brink protect designer hotel from pooling water

The Wilder Kaiser-Brixental ski area is one of the largest and most modern such resorts in the world. With around 280 km of pistes and over 90 lifts, it is a many-faceted paradise for winter sports enthusiasts. At the heart of this sweeping alpine…

Opened in late 2018, the Tirol Lodge is located at the heart of the Wilder Kaiser-Brixental ski resort. Winter sports enthusiasts who come here are rewarded by a direct link to the cable car valley station.

Friday Harbour – waterside recreation

Designer gratings and tree guards from Richard Brink embellish residential and recreation complexes along the harbour’s edge

The striking residential district Friday Harbour has been created beside Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada, with an adjoining water sports harbour, a golf course, tennis courts and lots of other recreational facilities. Luxurious homes in the form of…

The residential district and marina that has emerged beside Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada, is characterised by a modern lifestyle on the one hand and a sustainable and environmentally friendly structure on the other.

Life above the rooftops of Copenhagen

Façade channels keep modular homes dry

With the redesign of a partially completed shopping centre, a unique building complex has emerged in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen. The quarter now offers an innovative combination of public spaces for shopping and relaxing, and private…

A unique building complex has emerged in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen, combining modern living with a myriad of shopping options.

Contemporary history with a modern twist

Fultura channels take care of dewatering at the Ludwig Erhard Zentrum

Fürth has gained a new landmark: the Ludwig Erhard Zentrum sees the city pay tribute to one of its most famous sons, the first Federal Minister of Economy and second Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. The brand-new place of remembrance…

There’s a new landmark in Fürth city centre. The Ludwig Erhard Zentrum pays homage to the ‘father of the German economic miracle’ with a permanent exhibition. The modern new build is made up of four slightly offset cubes.

Living with flair: FleherLeben

Raised beds from Richard Brink shape a residential complex

A residential quarter has been created that meets the demands of a wide range of target groups thanks to its clever layout and open-plan concepts. In Flehe, a neighbourhood of Düsseldorf, this housing project has surpassed every expectation. The…

The FleherLeben residential quarter in Düsseldorf appeals through its clever layout and open-plan concepts that draw on the neighbourhood's natural surroundings.

Custom-made products make the grade

Richard Brink products accentuate inner courtyard design

In order to revamp the building complex of the Anne Frank School and bring it up to modern standards, extensive renovation work was necessary. As part of a pending façade and window renovation, the project managers decided to also redesign the inner…

As part of extensive renovation work on the façades and windows, the inner courtyard at Anne Frank School in Gütersloh was also redesigned.

Tracing a clear line outdoors

Modular ‘Line’ plant boxes from Richard Brink

As the mercury rises and the days grow longer, the cold winter months finally give way to the garden and terrace season. When it comes to structuring outdoor areas, large plant boxes are a popular choice. However, transporting and assembling these…

When it comes to designing garden and terrace spaces at home, plant boxes are a popular choice, also as a way of adding a splash of green away from flower beds. With their modular planters from the ‘Line’ range, the company Richard Brink offers a sophisticated system that appeals through its quick assembly and high stability.

Capping it all off

Chimney caps from Richard Brink protect against wind and weather

After inventing chimney caps with shuttering frames more than 30 years ago, the founder of Richard Brink GmbH & Co. KG significantly simplified the process of protecting chimneys. One example of chimney cladding on a single-family home in Schloß…

Bathroom and kitchen systems

Tailored treatment

Rosenberg Hospital modernised with shower channels and gratings from Richard Brink

Modern accommodation for patients forms part of optimal clinical care. For this reason, German insurer Deutsche Rentenversicherung Westfalen (DRV) decided to redesign 96 patient rooms in Rosenberg Hospital in Bad Driburg. The building works were…

Rosenberg Hospital has over 195 beds and is run by German insurer Deutsche Rentenversicherung Westfalen (DRV). The hospital is located in Bad Driburg, near Paderborn.

Pleasant cooling

Shower channels from Richard Brink provide dewatering for the ISHARA spa

ISHARA in Bielefeld aims to be an oasis of well-being for its visitors. But over time the sanitary facilities and changing rooms of the integrated spa had become worn. In order to offer guests a relaxing time in a pleasant environment once more, the…

The company Bielefelder Bäder und Freizeit GmbH (BBF) commissioned the refurbishment of the changing rooms and sanitary area at the ISHARA spa. The outcome was a modern space with a pleasant atmosphere.

Harmonious connection

Parapet coverings unite façade elements on the new sports centre in Salzburg

The Sportzentrum Nord sports centre in Salzburg’s Liefering district offers its users numerous training opportunities, including football, basketball and climbing. The new three-court sports hall was completed on the sports area at…

The new Sportzentrum Nord sports centre was built according to plans drawn up by Vienna-based Karl und Bremhorst Architekten in Salzburg’s Liefering district. The façade is shaped by glass and concrete slabs.

Striking a colourful balance

Violet raised beds grace a themed garden at the State Garden Show in Bad Lippspringe

Creating a green refuge from city life – that was the brief for the show gardens at this year’s North Rhine-Westphalia State Garden Show in Bad Lippspringe. Employees of the company Beil Garten- und Landschaftsbau in Paderborn met this brief using…

The themed area created by the company Beil Garten- und Landschaftsbau from Paderborn for the 2017 State Garden Show in Bad Lippspringe was designed with the motto ‘urban garden refuge’ in mind.

An eye for geometry

Raised beds from Richard Brink add structure to gardens in the ‘Living Circle’

Curved contours form the leitmotif in Düsseldorf’s new apartment complex ‘Living Circle’, which has sprung up from what used to be the Thyssen Trade Center. Both the buildings and the surrounding outdoor spaces are characterised by circular shapes.…

What used to be the Thyssen Trade Center in Düsseldorf is now home to the “Living Circle”, an apartment complex characterised by its curved contours.

Chasing sunlight

Solar modules optimally aligned thanks to substructures

A rooftop system for a building’s own energy generation – for many companies, infrastructural facilities and private homes, solar modules represent an extremely economical solution that is also environmentally friendly. To get the most out of the…

The Office of Land and Buildings for the Canton of Bern has invested in the overall renovation of the secondary school Gymnasium Interlaken to improve energy efficiency. The complex was refurbished in several stages.

Built for the future

Channels and gratings ensure reliable dewatering at the IT-Rathaus in Munich

In order to bring a large part of the city’s information and telecommunications technology under one roof, the Stadtwerke München (SWM) Munich City Utilities commissioned the building of an ‘IT townhall’ – the IT-Rathaus. The building complex is…

The Stadtwerke München (SWM) Munich City Utilities commissioned an ‘IT townhall’ – the IT-Rathaus – to be built on the premises of the Campus M technology park, bringing a large part of the municipal authorities’ information and telecommunications technology under one roof.

Interplay of stainless steel and natural stone

Channels and designer gratings ensure dewatering of the outdoor area around a Münster town house

A discreet yet distinct design right down the line and at all levels – this is what characterises a new home in central Münster. Employees of architecture firm kresings architektur GmbH in Münster even designed the outdoor area of the house to…

Striking a balance between tradition and modernity, the architects from kresings architektur GmbH designed a new town house in Münster. It fits into the makeup of the Wilhelminian-style street while also adopting a contemporary look.

Straight from roof to production

Solar substructures from Richard Brink support energy supply of HEGGEMANN AG

Protecting natural resources while reducing operating costs are the objectives of the ÖKOPROFIT (ecological project for integrated environmental technology) initiative, which sees municipalities join forces with local businesses. HEGGEMANN AG from…

As a certified ÖKOPROFIT company, HEGGEMANN AG from Büren decided to install a photovoltaic system on the roofs of its production facilities.

Old and new combined

Designer gratings and channels from Richard Brink dress up the Dorint Hotel in Frankfurt/Oberursel

‘Like a phoenix from the ashes’ – that is one way to describe the Villa Gans in recent years. Before becoming derelict and ultimately demolished in 2014, the original historic building was the home of an affluent industrialist family and later a…

The Dorint-Hotel Frankfurt/Oberursel enjoys an elevated position surrounded by extensive park grounds. High-quality channels from the company Richard Brink were fitted outside the hotel to guarantee optimal dewatering.

Dewatering for miles

Channels by Richard Brink for Germany’s largest open-air shopping centre

The longest stretch ever of Richard Brink dewatering channels was installed in Ruhr Park Bochum shopping centre. Altogether the products in their various designs result in a length of more than four kilometres. One of the products used were the…

The Ruhr Park Bochum was reopened after two years of planning and implementation. Spread over an area of 245,000 m2, the second-oldest shopping centre in Germany has all the ingredients for a fun day out.

Elegantly framed

Richard Brink delivers custom-made raised beds to expert AG

For the expansion of the expert AG headquarters in Hanover-Langenhagen, architects from htm.a Hartmann Architektur designed a narrow framed extension with an air of lightness. A passage connects the new building to the existing complex. Generous…

Specialist retail cooperative expert AG has extended its headquarters in Hanover-Langenhaben. Architects from htm.a Hartmann Architektur GmbH designed the new build in a cubic style.

Amsterdam’s south opts for clear design

High-calibre neighbourhood: ‘The Edge’ and ‘O|2’ lab equipped with straight slotted channels

In the Zuidas quarter of Amsterdam lie the office building ‘The Edge’ and the ‘O|2’ laboratory in close succession. The economic and financial centre of the Netherlands is marked by modern, straight-edged and sustainable architecture, and the…

High in the sky

Aluminium beds from Richard Brink GmbH & Co. KG give structure to Berlin roof terrace

Two generous terrace areas have been created on the rooftop of a new residential building on Berlin’s Barbarossaplatz. Raised beds from Richard Brink divide and partition the roof terrace into separate areas and create the framework for a pleasant,…

More than drainage

Channels and gratings from Richard Brink put the limelight on the façade of the Museum of Lüneburg

The Museum of Lüneburg opposite the historic Old Town embraces three centuries of architecture: a new building completes the original building along with the extension and restoration wings. Architectural firm Heidenreich & Springer Architekten,…

Stairway to the Middle Ages

Slotted channels drain the colonnade of the European Hanseatic Museum

The architecture of the new building for the European Hanseatic Museum bridges the gap between past and present. A central, covered stairway connecting the main building with the castle friary also provides access to the museum’s new building.…

Inviting and functional

Discreet system offers area drainage for the DITIB Central Mosque in Cologne

The inner square of the new DITIB Central Mosque in Cologne-Ehrenfeld serves as a meeting point for religious, social and cultural events. At the same time, it provides access to all of the functional areas of the complex. In order to ensure that…

‘Today’s lesson will be outside’

Drainage systems from Richard Brink drain terraces at Viennese education campus

At the Sonnwendviertel education campus in Vienna, it is not just the curriculum that promotes modern teaching methods but also the architecture of the building complex itself. PPAG architects ztgmbh in Vienna implemented the concept of a…

Profile adds to residential experience

Parapet coverings supplied by Richard Brink edge the flat roof surfaces of the SeneCura care home in Schladming

A SeneCura care home lies in the heart of the municipality of Schladming in Styria. The new building is home to 80 individuals in need of care and assistance. In order to protect the care home against pervasive dampness and to give the flat roofs a…

A great swimming experience starts in the shower

Richard Brink’s industrial channels provide reliable water drainage at the Wiesenbad Bielefeld swimming baths

Summer sees countless visitors flock to the outdoor swimming pool on Wiesenstrasse in Bielefeld, with its 2,600 square metre expanse of water, a 110 metre long waterslide and a current channel. The showers require reliable drainage without any water…

Holiday feeling in Düsseldorf commercial yard

Richard Brink supplies nine custom-made plant boxes to Franz Morick GmbH

Franz Morick GmbH commissioned landscape designer Tita Giese to add plant life to its commercial yard in Düsseldorf. Tita Giese is renowned for her numerous plantation projects, such as on Ernst-Reuter-Platz or the eleven ‘Central American traffic…

A green entranceway

Plant boxes made by Richard Brink mark the entrance to Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH

Clean lines, open structures and an effective mix of materials comprising glass, steel and concrete all give the Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH premises in Hamm a distinctive appearance. The new building of the distribution and service partners of…

Special measurements for a special building

Flora Köln fitted with drainage and dewatering channels from Richard Brink GmbH & Co. KG

Past and present, tradition and modernity are combined in Flora, the main building and centrepiece of the Botanical Garden in Cologne. Following the general renovation and restoration of the building, first opened in 1864, KölnKongress GmbH has once…

Hydra and Cubo combine elegance and vivacity

Building on Phoenix Lake fitted with drainage channels from Richard Brink GmbH & Co. KG

The RIVA 1 building on the harbour promenade of Dortmund’s Phoenix Lake has been occupied since 2013. Commissioned by Dreier Immobilien, architectural firm Schamp & Schmalöer – also from Dortmund – created a five-storey office building including…

Discreet drainage for a large space

Drainage channels and slotted channels by Richard Brink for the Hans-Sachs-Haus in Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen’s new town hall, the Hans-Sachs-Haus, functions as a central point of contact for the town’s residents and makes a distinctive mark on the townscape. To provide efficient drainage of precipitation from the neighbouring 2,200 square…

Face to face with the skyline

Richard Brink fits penthouse with drainage channels

Taking indoor living outdoors – that was the aim in designing the 180 square metre outdoor areas of a city centre penthouse in the Rhine-Main region. By using a wide range of plants and combining materials like wood, stainless steel and natural…

Visionary living

Richard Brink dewatering and drainage channels protect home on Phoenix Lake

The site of the former steelworks in the Phoenix Ost area of Hörde, Dortmund, has been a major hub of urban development for a number of years. Phoenix Lake is situated right at the heart of this newly developed residential, recreational and service…

Harnessing the power of the sun

Solar substructures by Richard Brink installed on the roof of a Danish school

Denmark has ambitious plans for the energy transition. The aim is for 35% of end energy consumption to come from renewable energy sources by 2020. By 2050, it is hoped that the country will have made a complete switch to renewable forms of energy for…

Bathroom and kitchen systems

Shower channels by Richard Brink ensure comfort

The Austrian town of Seeboden on the bank of Lake Millstatt has seen the construction of a residential complex comprising 32 luxury apartments over the course of a year and a half. The apartments, created as part of the ‘Lakeside Dream’ project, are…

New Sparkasse head office in Hilden

Dewatering channels from Richard Brink ensure barrier-free access

With its light-flooded new building and 120 employees, the Sparkasse Hilden-Ratingen-Velbert makes a striking new addition to Hilden’s town centre. One special feature of this edifice is its barrier-free access. This is evident in features such as…

Frankfurt am Main builds on education

Edge profiles protect the parapets of two buildings on the Westend campus

Construction on the new campus belonging to Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt’s Westend district began back in 2004. A row of new buildings to the north of the heritage-protected former IG Farben Building of 1931 pay homage to this…

Educational establishment towers over shopping centre

West district centre gives Innsbruck new impetus

The west district centre has added an energy-efficient building complex to Innsbruck, combining a public secondary school and a shopping centre under one roof. In what is a unique concept in Austria to date, in addition to the 30 shops on the lower…

New Volksbank building in Gifhorn

Stainless steel dewatering systems complement the exposed concrete and glass façade

Volksbank Braunschweig Wolfsburg has erected a new building in the pedestrian zone of Gifhorn, an administrative district in Lower Saxony. The main challenge for the project was finding a way to integrate the building, designed by Stephan Braunfels…

Olive trees over the Rhine

Spectacular terrace on the Cologne Kranhaus

Sixty-three metres above the Rhine, on the 18th floor of the Pandion Vista Kranhaus, is one of a total of four exclusive penthouse apartments. The highlight of the apartment is the 200 square metre terrace that carries the high-quality living space…

Spiritual meeting place at the heart of the city

Drainage channels protect the Ecumenical Forum in Hamburg’s HafenCity against the effects of precipitation

The HafenCity, located close to Hamburg’s city centre, is one of the biggest construction projects in Europe. The newly developed city district recently acquired its own church: the HafenCity Ecumenical Forum. Nineteen churches from Hamburg have come…

‘Sign’ high-rise office tower in Düsseldorf’s Medienhafen

Dewatering channels provide a frame for the building

In recent years, some outstanding architectural projects have sprung up in Düsseldorf’s Medienhafen development. High-rise towers with glass façades stand side-by-side with listed buildings, shaping the overall character of this innovative commercial…

Exclusive address in the heart of Cologne

Residential building on the Clarenbach canal

Luxury living in a central location with a cost-effective construction method – these were the aims of the new building project on the Clarenbach canal in Cologne-Lindenthal. Düsseldorf architectural firm Wrede Architekten BDA designed a striking…

Precise mitre joints

Custom-made drainage system for Deutsche Leasing

Deutsche Leasing has built a new 16,000 square metre building besides renovating their existing building in Bad Homburg. Both the façade of the old building and the upper floor of the new building have balconies. An efficient drainage system was…

Protected against rainwater

Brink drainage channels protect R+V Versicherung

When planning new buildings, special consideration should always be paid to proper drainage. This also applied to the construction of the new administration building of R+V Versicherung in Wiesbaden, where natural drainage was not possible because of…

Elegant from the ground up

Dewatering solutions for the Cologne Oval Offices

Over the last few years, several exceptional architectural projects have sprung up along the street Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer close to Cologne’s Rheinauhafen, one of the city’s key areas of development. The ‘Cologne Oval Offices’ complex is a prize…

Water damage doesn’t stand a chance

Roof protection for the Kaufhaus Tyrol shopping centre courtesy of Richard Brink drainage systems

After six years of planning and construction, Kaufhaus Tyrol – the largest inner-city shopping centre in Austria – finally opened its doors last year in Innsbruck. Based on a design by renowned British architect, David Chipperfield, the building…