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Dreischeibenhaus

Coordinates: 51°13′40″N 6°46′56″E / 51.22778°N 6.78222°E / 51.22778; 6.78222
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Dreischeibenhaus
Dreischeibenhaus is located in Germany
Dreischeibenhaus
Location within Germany
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleInternational
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
Coordinates51°13′40″N 6°46′56″E / 51.22778°N 6.78222°E / 51.22778; 6.78222
Construction started1957
Completed1960
OwnerMomeni Projektentwicklung GmbH
Height
Roof95 m (312 ft)
Technical details
Floor count25
Floor area33,700 m2 (362,700 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hentrich, Petschnigg & Partner (Helmut Hentrich, Hubert Petschnigg)

The Dreischeibenhaus (English: "Three plates building", also known as the Dreischeibenhochhaus) is a 95-metre office building in August-Thyssen-Straße in the Hofgarten district of the Düsseldorf city centre. It was also known as the Thyssenhaus or Thyssen-Hochhaus owing to its former use as the headquarters of the Thyssen and ThyssenKrupp groups. It is among the most significant examples of post-war modernist International style and a symbol of the so-called Wirtschaftswunder, or 'economic miracle' of post-war Germany, and contrasts with the neighbouring Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus on Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz. Dreischeibenhaus, The "Three Plates Building" (a rough translation of its name in German), was one of the first skyscrapers to be completed in Germany after WW2.[1]

In the early 1990s the building was completely refurbished including a new curtain wall matching the appearance of the original, but with improved thermal performance and moisture control.[2]

After another complete renovation under the direction of Düsseldorf HPP Architects in 2013,[3] the skyscraper now offers 35,000 m2 of gross floor area.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Mi Modern Architecture".
  2. ^ "Curtain wall refurbishment : a challenge to manage. DOCOMOMO Seminar, January 25, 1996" (PDF). DOCOMOMO. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Dreischeibenhaus | HPP Architekten". www.hpp.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Dreischeibenhaus". Momeni Projektentwicklung. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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Further reading

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  • Heike Werner: Architektur und Geschichte in Deutschland. München 2006, ISBN 3-9809471-1-4.
  • Roland Kanz: Architekturführer Düsseldorf. Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-496-01232-3.
  • Falk Jaeger: Bauen in Deutschland. Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-7757-0182-6.
  • Paul Ernst Wentz: Architekturführer Düsseldorf. Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf 1975, Objektnr. 13, ISBN 3-7700-0408-6.
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