Saturday, March 13, 2010

Arag-Tower gets a twin



Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf now gets its twin towers. Right next to the Arag Tower will build a real estate fund from Israel a similarly designed high-rise. The special feature: It will even give homes.
On Thursday the jury were smoking their heads, architects, politicians and other professionals needed to meet the architectural competition for a new skyscraper on Mörsenbroicher egg a decision.
Chairman Karl-Heinz Petzinka (one of the most famous architects of Düsseldorf) was happy about the end of the unanimous decision. The choice fell on the proposal of the Berlin office "Sauerbruch Hutton. A disc-shaped construction, the fit to the neighboring Arag Tower, as if there was nothing else was ever possible. "We wanted these twin situation.
This will create a sort of gateway to Dusseldorf, "says architect Matthias Sauerbruch his design. Baudezernent Gregory Bonin and praised him effusively praised the positive effect on the cityscape. "The two houses we see already from the highway. As we know now is one in Dusseldorf. "
Impressive 120 meters high, the new super-tower, he is so after Arag-Tower (125 m) LVR-Tower (123 m) the number three. When planning the use of commissioned project developers (haberent from Berlin) or floating. "We only see once in a mixed use with hotel, apartments and offices," says project director Maximilian Hägen. Can be found at the end of an anchor tenant who wants to have the entire building, but it is also possible.
The absolute but is probably the Pops on the 35th Stock planned restaurant. Elegant dining 89 meters in height with a view of the airport or the Bergisch Land - a dream! 2010 would be started with the construction, early 2013 will be ready.