| Architect |
Gunter Henn |
| Date
Built |
2002 |
| Location |
Lennestrasse
and Stubelalle |
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The
"Glaserne Manufactur" (literally the
vireous manufactury) sits a short distance
from the centre of the old city of
Dresden. At the other end of history
is this space-age transparent factory
producing Volkswagen's luxury Phaeton
models in a spotlessly clean building with
Canadian maple floors. The parts for
the cars arrive throughout each workday
transported to the site by dedicated
"CarGo Trams". This is a final
assembly plant and already painted bodies
are delivered to the factory by truck.
 Finished
cars are stored in a glass tower where
robotic transporters stack them on one
of the 14 floors.
  The process is transparent in every sense of the word because customers are invited to visit the factory to watch their cars being constructed. |
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The
Transparent Volkswagen Factory - Lennestrasse,
Dresden, UK
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