High-rise building on Europaplatz Square, Berlin

The high-rise acts as a prominent entrance to the new Europacity district in Berlin and forms a profile-forming triad with the existing high-rises. In its external appearance, the building confidently takes a position and enters into dialogue with the other two towers. While the structure of the Tour Total is characterised by vertical concrete elements and that of the 50 Hertz building by horizontal metal strips, the new building plays with the structure by means of an undirectional grid of compacting aluminium 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 of Berlin.

The rods, which are set close to each other at the top, fan out on the lower floors and thus hang in front of the façade as a fine curtain. As an inviting gesture, the curtain on the two-storey ground floor opens towards Europaplatz.

The building complex, which consists of the high-rise building and a five-storey component, is accessed via a central hall. It is the communicative center, connecting element and inviting gesture that is oriented towards Europaplatz.