Architecture
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris/France &
JSWD Architekten und Partner, Cologne/Germany
Planning time
2006 − 2008
Construction time
2007 − 2010
Services by Werner Sobek
Structural engineering of special structures and facades
Client
ThyssenKrupp AG, Essen/Germany
Photography
Christian Richters, Münster/Germany

ThyssenKrupp AG is planning and constructing the ThyssenKrupp Quarter in inner-city Essen with an area spanning 20 hectares. The Quarter, planned to accommodate 2,500 employees, includes the new ThyssenKrupp Headquarters as well as further corporate office and administrative buildings. Furthermore, the quarter includes a multifunctional building with a conference center and a canteen as well as the ThyssenKrupp Academy and a hotel with a GFA of approx. 100,000 m².