Dreischeibenhaus

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Commercial offices in Düsseldorf, Germany

51°13′40″N 6°46′56″E / 51.22778°N 6.78222°E / 51.22778; 6.78222Construction started1957Completed1960OwnerMomeni Projektentwicklung GmbHHeightRoof95 m (312 ft)Technical detailsFloor count25Floor area33,700 m² (362,700 sq ft)Design and constructionArchitect(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]

Notes

^ "Mi Modern Architecture".
^ "Curtain wall refurbishment : a challenge to manage. DOCOMOMO Seminar, January 25, 1996" (PDF). DOCOMOMO. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2019.
^ "Dreischeibenhaus | HPP Architekten". www.hpp.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
^ "Dreischeibenhaus". Momeni Projektentwicklung. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

References

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"Dreischeibenhaus für 72 Millionen Euro verkauft" Rheinische Post, 2 June 2011.
"Das Dreischeibenhaus wird umgebaut" Rheinische Post, 4 June 2011.
"Dreischeibenhaus an Schwarz-Schütte" Rheinische Post, 15 June 2011.
Werner Durth: Deutsche Architekten. Biographische Verflechtungen 1900–1970. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1992, ISBN 3-423-04579-5, pp. 456–57.
Adolf Max Vogt, Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus, Bruno Reichlin: Architektur 1940–1980. Frankfurt: Propyläen, 1980, ISBN 3-549-05821-7, Plate 103, p. 127 and text pp. 38, 215.
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Rolf Purpar: Kunststadt Düsseldorf. Objekte und Denkmäler im Stadtbild. 2nd ed. Düsseldorf: Grupello Verlag, 2009, ISBN 3-89978-044-2, p. 84.