SWR broadcasting building

a polar.pictures film

creative direction
brigida gonzález, jan horvath, hannes bierkämpfer

b-roll : jan horvath
original music : paul menz
edit : jan horvath, lasse truckenmüller
grading : susi montgomery
retouching : reinhard truckenmüller


visite polar.pictures for the making-off.

The sweet smells of roasted almonds and mulled wine have been filling our noses in our offices on Stuttgart's market square for a few weeks now. Just in time for St. Nicholas' Day, the Christmas spirit also moved into the offices. With a sack race and a singing competition, we set off for the south of Stuttgart. Christmas was then heralded in with a home-cooked feast at the pbcooking school.
We wish everyone a wonderful Advent season.

Every year, bestarchitects25 publishes a lovingly designed book that honors the best architecture of the year. We are delighted to be featured again this year in this pink and white dotted book "bestarchitects25". A book for all architecture and / or tablebook lovers. A little tip for all those who always bump their shins on the edge of the table: the book even glows at night.

You can order the book on the bestarchitects Website.
or via ISBN 978-3-946021-09-4

Überlingen High School is planning a new building on the school campus on Obertorstrasse. Our design envisages two intersecting structures that zone the open spaces and break areas and create a place of arrival. Inside the timber building, the clusters with learning balconies and views of the green inner courtyards offer a varied and appropriate learning landscape.

As part of the lecture series “Jung - Architecture Talks”, an invitation has been extended to Munich on 14.11.24. The motto of the evening is - Make Architecture Great Again - and Thomas Steimle will be among those giving insights into the work of Steimle Architekten.

Twenty-five “Exemplary Building” awards were presented in October for the district of Constance 2018-2024. Among the award winners was the Markolfhalle at the entrance to the village of Markelfingen in the district of Radolfzell.

On February 6, 2025 at 6 pm, the award ceremony and exhibition opening of the award-winning works will take place at the District Office of Constance.

We recommend taking a look at the architecture guide before your next vacation in Germany and exploring exciting buildings along the way. For example, our Markolfhalle, which is located in Radolfzell on Lake Constance. But there is also extraordinary architecture beyond the southwest in the Architecture Guide Germany 2025.

This guide and other architectual guides you can find on the website of DOM Publisher.

On Sunday, October 27, the Ueberlingen fire department's new east fire station was officially opened. The new building unites Deisendorf and Nußdorf and, with its optimal location on the B31, will ensure safety in the future. The fire department training tower will be completed next week and complements the simple building with its cantilevered, round roof with the tower element so typical of fire departments.
From the Lord Mayor to the fire department commander, speeches were made and now everyone is looking forward to the start of the new era of the eastern fire station.

A short break for the shell construction work - a celebratory act for everyone involved

On the right-hand side of the construction site, the shell work is in full swing, while a brass band with construction site helmets tunes up on the left-hand side. This is the picture that awaits you on the building site in Gunzenhausen on Monday morning, the day the foundation stone is laid.

The foundation stone was laid on the floor slab of the underground parking garage. A time capsule was ceremoniously filled by the Minister of State for Education and Culture, Ms. Anna Stolz. In addition to the current building plans, the daily newspaper, a coin with the current minting, the key to the former “silo” and a specially made meter stick were placed in the time capsule. The aim is to combine history and the future. Above all, Ms. Stolz emphasized that this is more than just a construction project - it is a symbol. For the schools and the future of children throughout Bavaria, the aim is to lead the way with a flagship project. To wish the project continued success, a four-leaf clover was symbolically added to the time capsule.

With this in mind, we wish the building site and the project continued good luck.

Further information about the laying of the foundation stone on the BR website and the LAS press release