The stunning exterior of Burda Hochhaus, designed by Christoph Ingenhoven, showcasing its integration with the sustainable design elements
The stunning exterior of Burda Hochhaus, designed by Christoph Ingenhoven, showcasing its integration with the sustainable design elements
PROJECTS / BURDA HOCHHAUS
Hubert Burda Media Tower
This slender high-rise tower was built to be a highly-visible architectural sign for the successful printing and publishing company Burda in Offenburg, Germany. The refurbishment of the 1960s tower created a building with open offices, flexible usage, efficient services and a double-skin façade for natural ventilation. As part of a comprehensive reorganisation, the original edifice was stripped down to its structure and an extra storey was added to provide space for conference rooms at the top of the building.
The double façade creates additional interior space and allows natural ventilation almost year round. Thus, the provision of full air conditioning for the building could be avoided and operating costs reduced. The building is heated and conditioned through a custom-designed heating-cooling baffle with integrated lighting
Data
Construction Start 2002
Completion 2004
Client Hubert Burda Media
GFA 7,200 m²
Credits
Structural Engineering
KKK Ingenieure
Special Structural Engineering
Werner Sobek
Technical Building Equipment
HL-Technik
Lighting Design
Werning Tropp Schmidt, Feldafing
Clemens Tropp, Markus Tuppen
Façade Planning & Building Physics
DS-Plan
Fire Protection
Ingenieurbüro Dieter Rothe
Aerodynamic Study
Institute for Industrial Aerodynamics
Office Organization
Quickborner Team
Awards
2005
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