High-Rise Building on Europaplatz
High-Rise Building on Europaplatz
Allmannwappner
ARCHITECTS
Allmannwappner
ENERGY PLANNING
Transsolar Energietechnik Gmbh
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Rsp Remmel + Sattler Ingenieurgesellschaft Mbh
FACADE PLANNING
Simon Köppl (Project Lead)
FACADE DESIGN
Knippers Helbig
MODEL MAKING
Matthes Max Modellbau Gmbh
PROJECT TEAM
Manfred Sauer (Team Lead), Ulrike Fuchs-lee (Project Lead), Janosch Welzien, Edurne Bona Gallego, Esther Escolano Bort, Xaver Heltai, Muslima Rafikova, Jakob Wolfrum
COMPETITION TEAM
Alexandra Wagner (Design Direction), Philipp Vogeley (Lead), Janosch Welzien (Project Lead), Valerio Calavetta, Maximilian Jüngling, Edurne Bona Gallego, Patrik Uchal, Carolin Krebber, Hristina Mladenova
FIRE PROTECTION CONSULTANTS
Hagen Ingenieurgesellschaft Für Brandschutz Mbh
YEAR
2023
LOCATION
Berlin, Germany
CATEGORY
Office Buildings
The high-rise developed by CA Immo and realized for its portfolio acts as a prominent entrance to the new Europacity quarter in Berlin and forms a profile-forming triad with the existing high-rises.
In its external appearance, the building confidently takes up a position and enters into a dialog with the two other towers.
While the structure of the Tour Total (also an existing CA Immo building) is characterized by vertical concrete elements and that of the 50 Hertz building by horizontal metal bands, the new building plays with the structure of an undirected grid of condensing aluminum rods.
In addition, the façade folds in the lower areas and becomes smooth as it rises. The building opens upwards as the curtain of light-colored aluminum rods on the upper floors visually rises while the rods become denser, offering a panoramic view over Berlin.
The rods, which are placed close together at the top, fan out on the lower floors and thus hang as a fine curtain in front of the façade.
As an inviting gesture, the curtain on the two-story first floor opens up towards Europaplatz.
The office space in the tower, which is rented exclusively to KPMG, is organized around a compact core and offers great flexibility of use for different scenarios and requirements for today's working environments - from individual to open-plan offices.
The building complex, which consists of a high-rise building and a five-story section, is accessed via a central hall.
It is the communicative center, connecting element and inviting gesture, which is oriented towards Europaplatz.
