coop himmelb(l)au releases images of flying garden tower, frankfurt

coop himmelb(l)au releases images of flying garden tower, frankfurt
image © coop himmelb(l)au
all images courtesy of coop himmelb(l)au

austrian studio coop himmelb(l)au has released images of their competition-winning ‘flying garden tower’ project to be located within the ‘gateway gardens’ at frankfurt’s airport city. the twisting 67m-tall glass tower becomes an easily recognizable, almost sculptural form that will house the headquarters for many major corporations. the building form allows for a considerable energy efficiency, opening the north and south facades for solar gain while the east and west facades contain a string of suspended gardens and atria that filter the direct light and help cool the interior space. it is behind these gardens that the conference rooms and informal meeting areas are located, while the rest of the structure contains open office plans enjoying natural light and views.

image © coop himmelb(l)au

image © markus pillhofer

image © markus pillhofer

image © markus pillhofer

project info:

site area: 10,300 m²
gross floor area: 33,100 m²
net floor area: 30,120 m²
building height: 67 meters
number of floors: 18
client: grundstücksgesellschaft gateway gardens gmbh
planning: coop himmelb(l)au, wolf d. prix & partner zt gmbh
design principal: wolf d. prix
design partner: karolin schmidbaur
senior project partner: frank stepper
design architect: stephan sobl
project architect: johannes behrens
project team: akvile rimantaite, ursula trost, jinhee koh
graphic design: jan rancke
model building: win man, paul hoszowski , po yao
energy design: brian cody consulting gmbh
structural engineering: bollinger grohmann schneider ztgmbh
visualization: luxigon los angeles