At the same time the quality of design in regards of construction, materials and products is affecting the grade of sustainability. The task of an architect is to reconcile economics, ecology and social interests with good design.  

In creating esthetic work environments we execute our sophisticated standard to achieve a coherent building performance – interior and exterior. Keynote of our architectural team is to create authentic buildings with distinct design and timeless character. When designing interiors, furniture, illumination, acoustics, materials and colors as well as plants and multi-media they have to be brought in accordance with the different functional areas of a building, since an attractive space creates coziness and causes users to approve their working environment. Based on this comprehensive perspective esthetics becomes a major factor for the performance of employees and buildings respectively.  

Our teams of architects, designers and industrial engineers not only optimize the investment of erecting a building but also the costs of its entire life cycle, e.g. costs for energy and water, cleaning as well as service inspections, maintenance and repairs. As a matter of course we provide a precise cost accounting and a systematic monitoring during the construction phase. For building projects it is mandatory to have control over the costs at all times.

Since buildings are of longevity the proper energy design becomes a relevant factor for their sustainability - especially in regards of operating costs, rental chances and their resale value.

We support our clients when implementing the latest technology of renewable energy as well as in the development of energetic optimized real estate. With our comprehensive experience in this field we increasingly erect so called Zero-Energy and PlusEnergy buildings. For our clients, today these buildings already provide reliability in costs and a high level of supply guarantee for the future.

We feel obligated to aim for the superordinate target where buildings more and more become power plants – as a pillar for a decentralized energy supply in the future that serves the society and a balanced environment. The key for a high performance building is to integrate all energy relevant aspects in a comprehensive Energy-Design. To achieve this, we use parametric planning criteria, simulations and a number of other software solutions, which are being tied together for an overall energetic concept. This approach automatically leads to buildings which offer the user a comfortable ambiance and persuade with their interior quality. To implement high-performance buildings, KOP offers consultancy to embed building projects into current research programs.

KOP also offers many years of experience in servicing existing real estate: we advise in cases of energetic optimization of buildings including the planning and implementation of the necessary measures.

KOP provides comprehensive know-how to visualize ideas and planning approaches.  We use these instruments to develop building alternatives, which are then being finalized in close cooperation with our clients. Virtual Reality improves the quality of planning and allows controlling its results, while accelerating the projects at the same time.

The advantages of Virtual Reality become apparent in the planning process of large building projects as well as in developing important details like spatial and operational concepts. Since we now apply model-based working for many years, we are able to integrate 3-D architectural data into various other 3-D models of engineering like for example product development and mechanical engineering.

We are operating our own Virtual Reality unit, a so called Power Wall with interactive projection. We also generate renderings, vision flights and immersive stereographic projection using the latest hardware and software applications.