The normative power of the human aspect

The projects planned and implemented by Brunner redefine the function of commercial buildings on a new level.

The shopping centres and office buildings he designs offer new impulses for regional planning. The ideal cost-benefit ratio during planning and constructiontranslates into an obvious increase in the quality ofthose town districts that profit from the customers’ investments, the bold decisions of communal politicians, and the competent planning and implementation by Brunner.

Commercial buildings in particular must often establisha balance between the varying interests. At Brunner, theconcept of functional, location-oriented architecturedoesn't focus on artistic self-realization. His solutionsconcentrate on the function and form that buildingsmust assume in the service of man. Atmosphere and function, hand in hand with efficiencyand economic efficacy constitute criteria that serve as ameasure for the architecture of Brunner, justifying hisclaim that: „Good architecture is objectively measurable“.