Dreischeibenhaus | |
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General information | |
Type | Commercial offices |
Architectural style | International |
Location | Düsseldorf, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°13′40″N 6°46′56″E / 51.22778°N 6.78222°E |
Construction started | 1957 |
Completed | 1960 |
Owner | Momeni Projektentwicklung GmbH |
Height | |
Roof | 95 m (312 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 25 |
Floor area | 33,700 m2 (362,700 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Hentrich, Petschnigg & Partner (Helmut Hentrich, Hubert Petschnigg) |
The Dreischeibenhaus (English: "Three plates building", also known as the Dreischeibenhochhaus) is a 95-metre office building in August-Thyssen-Straße in the Hofgarten district of the Düsseldorf city centre. It was also known as the Thyssenhaus or Thyssen-Hochhaus owing to its former use as the headquarters of the Thyssen and ThyssenKrupp groups. It is among the most significant examples of post-war modernist International style and a symbol of the so-called Wirtschaftswunder, or 'economic miracle' of post-war Germany, and contrasts with the neighbouring Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus on Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz. Dreischeibenhaus, The "Three Plates Building" (a rough translation of its name in German), was one of the first skyscrapers to be completed in Germany after WW2.[1]
In the early 1990s the building was completely refurbished including a new curtain wall matching the appearance of the original, but with improved thermal performance and moisture control.[2]
After another complete renovation under the direction of Düsseldorf HPP Architects in 2013,[3] the skyscraper now offers 35,000 m2 of gross floor area.[4]