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Facts
Official Name KfW Westarkade
Type building
Status Completed
Country Germany
Hessen
City Frankfurt am Main
Street Address Zeppelinallee 6
Building Function office
Structural Material composite
Proposed 2004
Start of Construction 2007
Completion 2010
City Ranking #40 tallest in Frankfurt am Main
Figures
Height: Architectural 56.0 meter / 184 feet
Height: Occupied 47.7 meter / 156 feet
Height: To Tip 60.1 meter / 197 feet
Floors Above Ground 14
Floors Below Ground 4
# of Elevators 8
Companies Involved
Owner KfW Bankengruppe
Design Architect Sauerbruch Hutton Architekten
Associate Architect Architekten Theiss Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Structural Engineer Werner Sobek Engineering & Design
MEP Engineers Reuter Rührgartner GmbH;
Zibell, Willner & Partner;
Transsolar
Main Contractor Zublin
Videos
Best Tall Building Europe, Overall: KfW Westarkade
2011 Awards Ceremony

Other CTBUH Links
Case Study: KfW Westarkade, Frankfurt
CTBUH Technical Guide, 2012
KfW Westarkade, Frankfurt
CTBUH Featured Tall Building, 2011

News Articles
The World's Best Tall Building Doesn't Have to be Tallest
A|N Blog, 2011-11
Computerized Facade Allows Skyscraper to Inhale and Exhale
Co.Design, 2010-09
More Than Skin Deep
Architectural Record, 2010-07