During the extensive renovation work at Neuschwanstein Castle, the historic stone floors and mosaics were also restored in great detail. In order to protect the historic stone floor in the best possible way, the Kempten State Building Authority decided, after extensive consultation, to lay the flooring with the dry adhesive Neuschwanstein Castle is one of the most visited palaces and castles in Europe. Every year, around 1.4 million people visit the […]

During the extensive renovation work at Neuschwanstein Castle, the historic stone floors and mosaics were also restored in great detail. In order to optimally protect the historic stone floor, the Kempten State Building Authority opted to lay the flooring with dry adhesive after extensive consultation.

Neuschwanstein Castle is one of the most visited palaces and castles in Europe. Every year, around 1.4 million people visit King Ludwig II of Bavaria’s fairytale castle in Schwangau in the Allgäu region. In summer, more than 6,000 visitors often stream through the rooms every day – quite a strain on the flooring of the walkways. It is exposed to soil, small STEINs, salt and moisture from countless visitors’ shoes all year round.

During the extensive renovation work at Neuschwanstein Castle, the historic stone floors and mosaics were also restored in great detail. The floor coverings in the highly frequented entrance and corridor areas were then renewed. In order to optimally protect the historic stone flooring, the Kempten State Building Authority decided, after detailed consultation, to lay the flooring with Uzin’s Sigan 1 dry adhesive on a decoupling mat and stainless steel sheet.

“In renovation projects, old stone or parquet floors are often used as subfloors,” explains Uzin specialist consultant Robert Weckerle. “If a new floor covering is to be bonded here and the existing floor is not to be damaged, we recommend laying with the Sigan 1 dry adhesive on patented micro-perforated special film.” The double-sided high-performance adhesive has the advantage that coverings can be laid quickly and dust-free on existing floors. They can be used again immediately.

Thanks to the special adhesive technology, the flooring can also be removed without leaving any residue even years later. The original floor can then be used again or serve as a substrate for a new floor covering. This was expressly requested by the Kempten State Building Authority as the client. Robert Weckerle says that the construction has already been used successfully in the renovation of the flooring in Linderhof Castle.

The high-performance adhesive technology on foil backing is available for different substrates. Sigan 1 is used for laying textile and elastic coverings on metal, which is equipped with the appropriate adhesives on both sides of the film. For optimum adhesion, a thin primer coat of the special Planus primer is applied first. The substrate must be firm, even, dry, crack-free and clean.

After a two-hour drying phase, the supplied tape is applied along the walls and projections to increase the adhesive strength. The Sigan-1 sheets can then be applied butt-jointed in the direction of the floor covering to be laid or the overlap of the sheets can be cut back butt-jointed and the acclimatized floor covering fitted.

The covering is folded back on one side and the protective paper of Sigan 1 is removed flat and straight up to the folded back floor covering. The floor covering is then pushed onto the Sigan 1 film carrier flat on the floor without flash-off time and rolled on. Proceed in the same way with the second half of the floor covering. The floor covering can be walked on and used immediately after bonding.

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Landscape Architecture Award Baden-Württemberg, new election of the bdla president, IBA Thuringia, Lee-Kuan-Yew World City Prize 2020 … Here you will find the most important planning news at a glance.

In line with the May issue of G+L, which is dedicated to the topic of urban mobility, Germany discussed the 9-euro ticket for public transport in April. The reason: rising energy prices due to the war in Ukraine. Read here to find out what the 9-euro ticket means for our cities and whether commuters will actually switch to public transport.

One city that has had affordable public transport for many years is Vienna. Speaking of Vienna: the Austrian capital was subsequently awarded the Lee-Kuan-Yew World City Prize 2020 in March 2022. The prize is awarded every two years by the City of Singapore. It recognizes the creation of liveable, sustainable and vibrant urban communities. Find out what the prize is all about and why Vienna won here.

Various landscape architecture projects received prizes in April 2022. The Baden-Württemberg Landscape Architecture Award, which took place for the first time in 2022, went to relais Landschaftsarchitekten for their design “Neue Ufer, Überlingen”.

The ÖGLA awarded the LandscapeArchitecturePrize 2021 to students from BOKU Vienna and the University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland. The motto of the prize was “immoderate”. After times of privation during the pandemic, restraint was allowed to fall. The designs had to break all norms!

The Carlo Scarpa Prize 2022 went to Natur Park Südgelände in Berlin. This is the first time in 25 years that a German park landscape has won the prize.

Berlin not only receives prizes, but also its old landmark: the Ferris wheel in the Spreepark. As a floating supporting structure, the Ferris wheel will soon ride directly above the water level. Read more about the plans here.

News from garden shows and IBA Thuringia

BUGA Rostock: On April 8, 2022, the Supervisory Board stopped the plans. The BUGA cannot take place as planned. The coronavirus pandemic and possible effects of the war in Ukraine would have led to delays in the planning process and rising costs. Various options are currently being examined. A possible postponement to 2026 or 2028 or a Federal Garden Show on the so-called IGA site is being discussed.

SINAI designs state garden show in Kirchheim: In 2024, the Bavarian State Garden Show comes to Kirchheim near Munich and welcomes visitors to a new local park of over 100,000 square meters – structured into the five spheres of “water”, “wilderness”, “garden”, “forest” and “meadow”.

IBA Thuringia launches new online series: Under the title “nextpractice StadtLand”, IBA Thuringia is giving us the opportunity to take part in project presentations by IBA Thuringia and its partners. Find out more here.

The bdla elected new association leadership

Tilman Latz took over the professorship for Planning and Design at the HSWT in 2022. On the occasion of the professorship, Theresa Ramisch spoke to Tilman Latz about his new role and work-life balance. Read the full interview here.

Stephan Lenzen also took up a new position: The bdla elected him bdla President at the beginning of April 2022. Stephan Lenzen and his executive committee advocate a paradigm shift in building culture and remind us of landscape architecture’s responsibility for climate protection.

The bdla and other environmental organizations published concrete recommendations for action to speed up planning. They criticize the current federal government’s symbolic policy. Click here for the proposals and criticism.

Books, films and event news

Our movie suggestion for May: We are all Detroit. On May 12, 2022, the film “We are all Detroit” will be released in German cinemas. Directors Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeke portray the development of the two cities of Bochum and Detroit following the withdrawal of the car industry.

Books that are worth reading: “Solid, Liquid, Biotic. Alpine Landscapes in Transition” by Thomas Kissling (ed.)and “The Resilient City – Landscape Architecture for Climate Change” by Elke Mertens.

Living in a plastic world? From March 26 to September 26, 2022, the Vitra Design Museum is hosting the exhibition “Plastic. Rethinking the world”. Read here what you can expect here.

And an idea at the end …

Munich architect wants to convert Nord Stream 2 pipes into buildings: In the wake of the war in Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea is unlikely to be put into operation. Munich architect Benedikt Hartl has an alternative proposal for the use of the pipes. You can find the idea in words and pictures here.