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Mainova

An eyesore became an energy package.

In 2006, we designed the facade of a Frankfurt heating plant for Mainova, around 1,200 m². At the time, the largest project in our company's history.

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Mainova, Frankfurt am Main (2006), project photo
Locations
Frankfurt am Main
Timeframe
2006, around one month of work
Technique
Photorealistic graffiti painting with protective sealing

01The problem

A facade that kept attracting tags.

The facade of a Mainova heating plant in Frankfurt was a repeated target of tags and vandalism. Big, gray and highly visible: exactly the kind of wall taggers look for.

So Mainova came to us with a clear wish: a graffiti mural that protects the facade.

02The solution

The power plant as a package.

We took the motto “energy package” literally and designed the entire heating plant as a package. At the bottom it is torn open, revealing life powered by Mainova's energy.

Together with Frankfurt graffiti artist Tasso, we painted the scenes photorealistically: the family cooking for gas, the sleeping child for district heating, the bathing boy for water quality. As a final step, we sealed the surface.

Painted Mainova power plant facade with a package motif and everyday scenes
The energy package
Mainova facade, after

  1. Photorealistic with Tasso

    Frankfurt graffiti artist Tasso painted the everyday scenes with us.

  2. Slogans as stamps

    Mainova's slogans sit on the painted package like postmarks.

  3. Sealed

    A protective coating makes new tags washable, and the mural stays.

03The result

Fewer tags, lower cleaning costs.

≈1,200 m²
of painted facade
around 1 month
of work
five figures
saved on painting and cleaning costs

04The proof

The package from every side.

  1. Mainova power plant facade with package print and painted everyday scenes
    01The energy packageFrankfurt am Main, 2006
  2. Wide view of the Mainova facade with bathing and family scenes
    02The whole facadeFrankfurt am Main, 2006
  3. Painted corner of the Mainova power plant with a reclining figure and plants
    03Warmth in everyday lifeFrankfurt am Main, 2006
  4. Painted yellow rubber duck with Mainova lettering on blue water
    04Water is lifeFacade detail

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