The architectural appearance of the building complex is timeless and of high quality - and at the same time the planners realised their claim to sustainable buildings in many areas: In addition to the low-energy construction method and the generation of solar power, natural, biologically compatible and long-lasting building materials were used consistently. The façade design of the building complex also follows this high standard: the highly insulated ETICS facade (StoTherm Mineral) was clad with Ströher Zeitlos 359 charcoal-gloss brick slips in NF format and combined with rendered surfaces for design reasons.

‘The south-western entrance to Freudenstadt is characterised by a quarry area and the former spa centre with its copper façade. In order to support this urban landscape with the colour of the façade design, our first consideration was to also use a copper façade for the Parkside,’ explains Siegfried Schmelzle from Schmelzle+Partner Architekten BDA. Ultimately, the architects responsible decided against the copper solution, as Schmelzle explains further: ‘Our final choice was the clinker brick slips Zeitlos 1985 kohleglanz from Ströher, which, in addition to many advantages such as better acoustics and forward-looking sustainability, also give off a similar play of colours. In order to visually reduce the height of the building, but at the same time emphasise it, white plaster flaps in a horizontal format were chosen to complement the surfaces clad with clinker brick slips.’