KfW Westarkade

KfW Westarkade
The Westarkade in 2010
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice building
LocationZeppelinallee 6, Frankfurt, Germany
Coordinates50°07′15.22″N 8°39′15.99″E / 50.1208944°N 8.6544417°E / 50.1208944; 8.6544417
Construction started2007
Completed2010
OwnerKfW Bankengruppe
Height
Tip60.1 m (197 ft)
Roof56 m (184 ft)
Top floor47.7 m (156 ft)
Technical details
Floor count14
Floor area39,000 m2 (420,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators8
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sauerbruch Hutton & Architekten Theiss Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Structural engineerWerner Sobek Group GmbH
Main contractorZüblin
Other information
Public transit access
References
CTBUH[1] ArchDaily[2]

KfW Westarkade is a 60.1-meter (197 ft) office building located in Frankfurt, Germany. The 14-storey building completed in 2010, is located in the Westend district in Frankfurt and serves as the headquarters for KfW, the German state-owned development bank. The KfW Westarkade is an example of sustainable architecture, which was led by three key factors, natural ventilation, activated slabs and geothermal energy, and the building is one of the first office towers in the world predicted to run on less than 90KWh/m2 of primary energy per year.[1] The KfW Westarkade was named the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2011 Best Tall Building Overall.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "KfW Westarkade". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Archdaily was invoked but never defined (see the help page).