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View of a Stuttgart 21 light eye. Work on the light eye is carried out in a large tent. Installation technicians work on the glazed light eye.

27 light eyes by seele are being built under white tents at Stuttgart 21 – out of sight, but full of progress.

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stuttgart 21 – how the light eyes are installed

seele is realising 27 light eyes for the future Stuttgart main station. Watch how we install the complex structures on site.

The Henderson office tower in Hong Kong is a prime example of seele’s outstanding expertise in executing highly complex 3D-bent façades.

The Henderson office tower in Hong Kong is a prime example of seele's outstanding expertise in executing highly complex 3D-bent façades.

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stuttgart 21 – installation of the grid shells

seele is realising three huge access façades for the new Stuttgart Main Station. Experience how these steel and glass constructions are created.

 

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the henderson – an icon amongst icons

In the heart of Hong Kong, seele has erected the all-glass façade of an iconic skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

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iwis forum – mounting ISOshade®

An office building with an ISOshade® façade from seele is rapidly taking shape in Munich.

Façade made of ISOshade elements by seele, featuring venetian blinds within the cavity between the panes and large glass surfaces, printed with grey dots or golden patterns.

Work on the 2,500 sqm façade of a new office building in Munich is in full swing. The building envelope consists of various façades made by seele.

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 A white lorry with seele logos is driving out of a gate at the seele site in Gersthofen, featuring a façade made of glass and light-coloured metal. In front of the building, there are green spaces and trees.

seele plays the leading role in another video by Deutsche Bahn about the construction site logistics for Stuttgart 21.

 

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stuttgart 21 – construction site logistics

32,000 components are required per light eye, seele realises a total of 27 skylights. How do we keep track of so many parts?

A dimly lit construction site of the underground station hall for Stuttgart 21, featuring barriers, a chalice-shaped column, and a skylight by seele, allowing daylight to filter through.
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A construction site documentary, a press event and numerous newspaper articles – the media response to the light eyes was tremendous.

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stuttgart 21 – unveiling of the light eyes

seele proudly presents one of the first unveiled light eyes. Watch the sunlight falling into the underground station hall for the first time.

 A view from below of a seele skylight for Stuttgart 21, featuring a steel mesh and rectangular glass panels, with sunlight filtering through and casting shadows on the chalice-shaped columns.

With the removal of the assembling net and protective film, a light eye was ceremoniously unveiled at the construction site of Stuttgart 21.

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A bronze-coloured façade of Principal Place Commercial in London, featuring numerous windows and ISOshade façade elements by seele on the top floor.

As part of the German research project “SHIQ”, seele is focusing on safe integration of façades into an open source platform for building control.

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stuttgart 21 – manufacturing of the gridshells

How will travellers get to Stuttgart Central Station in the future? Trough the gridshell structures at the entrances made by seele.

 A view from inside the construction site of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, with red and yellow machinery visible, looking through the curved panes of the glass façade by seele towards the palm trees and hills of Los Angeles.

What started with performance tests is now becoming a reality: The glass installation for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has kicked off.

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Bronze-coloured façade with numerous window areas, largest on the top floor, of the Principal Place Commercial office building in London, with plants in the foreground.

The façade construction specialist is involved in the research project "SHIQ" to integrate façades into a secure and digital ecosystem.

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A white seele lorry drives past the seele factory in Gersthofen, featuring a black-and-white patterned façade, a factory gate, and a tower in the background.

A construction site as large as five football pitches, 27 light eyes and thousands of components – Stuttgart 21 is a significant logistical task.

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A white lorry with a black seele logo next to a blue post featuring a white RFID reader.

The construction site for Stuttgart’s new main station is the size of 5 football pitches. That is why seele implemented a RFID-based tracking system.

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ISOshade façade element by seele, featuring large glass panes designed as an all-glass corner and incorporating Venetian blinds with louvres located in the cavity between the glass panes.

ISOshade® is a façade that fulfils various tasks – equipped with a smart sun shading, state-of-the-art sensor technology and a digital interface.

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Exterior view of an all-glass corner made of ISOshade façade elements, with Venetian blinds featuring white louvres positioned between the glass panes.

façades must save energy, react to extreme weather conditions, provide sound insulation and be intelligent and predictive – like ISOshade®.

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A grey wind turbine with a white seele logo, propellers, and a red grid, positioned in front of a façade test setup on seele’s testing grounds.
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There is currently a high level of activity at thee test centre in Gersthofen/Germany: Comprehensive design and performance tests are scheduled.

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Frederik von Dohlen, metalworker in constuction technology at seele, wearing a black seele shirt

Great success for our trainee Frederik von Dohlen and for us as a training company: He took 2nd place at the Championship.

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stuttgart 21 – engineering art in glass and steel

How are the light eyes for the new stuttgart main station created by seele? We show you the process – from engineering to installation.

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capricorn bridge, dusseldorf/germany

The “Capricon Bridge” is a steel and glass pedestrian bridge with a special geometry and a spectacular structural concept.

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new street square bridges, london/uk

The New Street Square Bridges in London, UK, spanning 12 m, create a seamless journey between two buildings of the new Deloitte Campus.

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moynihan train hall, new york/usa

3 roof structures, more than 3,000 elements and 670 t of steel construction – made by seele for a train station in the heart of New York.

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iconsiam shopping centre, bangkok/thailand

A 300 m long all-glass façade consisting of 333 glass panes and 333 glass fins surrounds the luxury shopping centre “Iconsiam” in Bangkok.

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chadstone shopping centre, melbourne/australia

How do you create an extraordinary edifice in a very short time, in a confined space and under extreme climatic conditions?