Building Investment (March-April 2022)

PROJECTS
UNStudio Wins Competition for
Mixed-Use Tower in Dusseldorf
UNStudio revealed a
mixed-use high-rise
building design in
Dusseldorf (Germany)
integrated within
the new Belsenpark
masterplan. The
tower, designed in collaboration with
OKRA Landscape Architects, results
from an international architecture
competition held by private developer
Pandion and features a diverse ground
floor programme tied together by a
pocket park. The project integrates
prefabrication and modular design, thus
reducing the building’s environmental
impact.
The project adapts to the grain of the
surrounding built environment through
the provision of two additional lowrise
buildings that, together with the
tower, coagulate with a park and foster
community interaction. The high-rise
building offers office spaces on the lower
floors with residential units above, while
the two low-rise structures comprise costcontrolled
housing. The design is based
on modular planning and prefabricated
components for the supporting structure,
the facade and building services.
The facades are designed with noise
pollution, views and sunlight levels taken
into consideration. Around the residential
units, the facades showcase an interplay
of loggias and bay windows that echo
the rhythm of the apartments while also
incorporating biophilic design elements.
On the sides of the building facing the
elevated street, the apartment loggias
feature sound-reducing baffle panes.
Located on one of Dusseldorf’s eastwest
green corridors, the project is a
critical link within the network. Therefore,
the landscaping connects to smaller green
areas in the neighbourhood and features
a sustainable water management system.
The design also proposes a main water
feature that doubles as a detention basin
during extreme flooding.
Programme: Office (Co-Working),
Residential (Condominiums and subsidized
housing), public functions such as shops,
cafes and health, parking
UNStudio design team: Ben van Berkel
with Tina Kortmann and Stelina Tsifti,
Carolina Bocella, Ignacio Andres Mejia
Zubillaga, Dichao Wang, Zhongming Fang,
Verena Lihl, Stijn Tonen, Jan Schellhoff
Landscape: OKRA landschapsarchitekten
Structure and Façade:
Bollinger+Grohmann
MEP and Energy: KBP Ingenieure Fire
HHPberlin
Renderings: Flying Architecture
(Source: archdaily.com)
32 March-April 2022 | www.b-i.biz