Architects:
Ingenhoven Architekten, Düsseldorf/Germany
Planning time:
1997 – 1999
Construction time:
1999 – 2000
Services rendered by Werner Sobek:
structural engineering of loadbearing structure
Client:
Burda Immobilien GmbH, Offenburg/Germany
Photographers:
H.G. Esch, Hennef/Germany
Holger Knauf, Düsseldorf/Germany
The load-bearing structure of this office building in Offenburg/Germany consists of reinforced concrete. The floors and the curved roof shell are designed as beamless slabs supported by round columns. Horizontal stiffening is provided by vertical wall plates in the access zone. Since load-bearing subsoil is only found at a depth of 14 metres, the entire structure is built on a pile foundation.