Westhafen Tower

Westhafen Tower is a 109.826 m (360.32 ft) 30-storey skyscraper in the Gutleutviertel district of Frankfurt, Germany.

The building was designed by the architects Schneider & Schumacher and was completed in 2004. The tower, whose name literally means "West Port Tower", is one of the first buildings at the former West Port.

Westhafen Tower
Westhafen Tower
Westhafen Tower in 2019
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial Offices
LocationWesthafenplatz 1
Frankfurt
Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°06′04″N 8°39′51″E / 50.1011°N 8.66417°E / 50.1011; 8.66417
Construction started2001
Completed2004
CostUS$77 million
OwnerWesthafen Tower GmbH & Co.
OFB Projektentwicklung GmbH
Height
Roof109.826 m (360.32 ft)
Technical details
Floor count30
5 below ground
Floor area42,800 m2 (461,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
Architect(s)Schneider + Schumacher Architekten BDA
Structural engineerSchüßler-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Main contractorPhilipp Holzmann AG
References

Construction

From the outside, the building is shaped like a cylinder, but the storeys are square-shaped, creating 18 conservatories between the interior and exterior. Each of the 30 floors above ground has a rentable area of approximately 820 square metres. One of the architectural features is the rhomboid facade structure, with 3556 triangular panes of glass forming the outer skin.

The structure of the building's glass facade resembles the ribbed surface of a typical Frankfurtian cider glass. Therefore, the building is popularly called das Gerippte, literally meaning "the Ribbed". (see Geripptes (de))

A portion of the triangular segments of the glass can be automatically opened for ventilation purposes in the bottom corner. The floors are heated with under the windows recessed convectors as the cooling is done via a cooling ceiling.

Tenants

Westhafen Tower houses the headquarters of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.

See also

References

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