Mecanoo ha ganado el concurso para la construccion de una torre multifuncional en frankfurt, la cual surge de forma lógica como respuesta al crecimiento urbano y el acercamiento del espacio publico al ciudadano.

El diseño la torre de mecanoo ha sido fuertemente influenciada por el carácter industrial de la ciudad, y consiste en dos volúmenes dispuestos como si fuese un plintio. Esta separacion es fácilmente diferenciable gracias a la forma que toma la torre cuando las distintas terrazas de cada piso pierden gradualmente su forma redondeada y se convierten en angulos rectos, que consigue dotar al edificio de un personalidad unica.

Descripción del proyecto por Mecanoo

Grand Central, Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main es la quinta ciudad más grande de Alemania, con más de 700,000 habitantes. Es una ciudad de gran altura con una treintena de torres que alcanzan más de cien metros en el centro y sus alrededores. La población está creciendo, trayendo un aumento en la demanda de vivienda en todos los segmentos del mercado. A poca distancia de la Estación Central, donde una vez estuvo la antigua oficina de correos, Phoenix y Gross & Partner están desarrollando una torre residencial multifuncional. La competición para este desarrollo ha sido ganada por Mecanoo.

Animado espacio publico
La ubicación está delimitada por Hafenstrasse y Adam-Riese-Strasse, en el lado norte del ferrocarril. Los últimos años han visto los comienzos de una transformación del área entre el ferrocarril y el Frankfurter Messe. La llegada de la nueva torre residencial con espacios de trabajo flexibles, tiendas, catering, gimnasio y jardín de infantes será un ímpetu importante para la transformación de esta área actualmente centrada en los negocios en un barrio mixto para vivir y trabajar. El acercamiento al espacio público también contribuye a esta transformación. En el lado del ferrocarril, habrá un parque lineal que se extiende hasta la Estación Central. En el lado de la ciudad, se agregará una plaza verde como un espacio público animado que conectará el área con el vecindario existente y con el centro de la ciudad.

Un ícono en un lugar destacado.
La torre, con su fachada de vidrio y metal de color cobre, se inspiró en el ambiente industrial del lugar. Cuando el tren se acerca a la estación, los pasajeros son recibidos por esta torre icónica. El diseño consiste en un conjunto de dos volúmenes en un plinto. La torre de 140 metros de altura contiene viviendas sociales hasta el séptimo piso y unidades ocupadas por sus propietarios y áticos en los niveles superiores. El volumen inferior consiste en vivienda social. Los dos edificios están conectados por un zócalo transparente, animado por entradas e instalaciones residenciales, que también animan el espacio público circundante.

Apariencia dinámica
La torre de 140 metros de altura tiene una forma dinámica que parece transformarse a medida que miras hacia arriba. A medida que la torre se eleva, se ensancha y las esquinas redondas cambian gradualmente a ángulos rectos. Este juego sutil de líneas y perspectivas le da a la torre una silueta característica. No son los planos de planta de las viviendas los que aumentan de área, sino los balcones que cambian de tamaño y posición. En los niveles superiores, las pantallas de vidrio agregan una capa adicional a la fachada y los balcones se vuelven continuos. El resultado es un conjunto icónico que le da al área una nueva identidad.

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Groß& Partner, PHOENIX Real Estate Development GmbH
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58,000 m²
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Design: 2018
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Francine Houben (Holland 1955) began formulating the three fundamentals of her lifelong architectural vision while studying at the Delft University of Technology. It was in this crucible of higher learning that she began an architectural practice with two fellow students with the design of a groundbreaking social housing development. As a result, she graduated as architect with cum laude honours in 1984 and officially founded Mecanoo architecten with these same partners.

Francine has remained true to her architectural vision, Composition, Contrast, Complexity throughout her career. Always looking for inspiration and the secret of a specific location, Francine bases her work on both analyses and intuition. She enjoys interweaving social, technical, playful and humane aspects together in order to form a unique solution to each situation. Francine Houben combines the disciplines of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture in an untraditional way; with sensitivity for light and beauty.

Her use of material is expressive. She is known as one of the most prolific architects in Europe today. Her wide-ranging portfolio comprises an intimate chapel built on the foundations of a former 19th century chapel in Rotterdam (2001) to Europe’s largest library in Birmingham (2013). Francine Houben’s work reveals a sensory aspect determined by form and space, a lavish use or subtle combinations of the most diverse materials, as well as planes of saturated colour. Francine’s contribution to the profession of architecture is widely recognized. She was granted lifelong membership to the Akademie der Künste, Berlin in 2010.

In 2008, she received the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Award. Honorary fellowships to the American Institute of Architects and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and an international fellowship to the Royal Institute of British Architects were granted to her in previous years. The past three decades have seen her cumulative effect on the profession of architecture. Francine lectures all over the world and takes part as a jury member in prestigious competitions.

Her commitment to research and education is evidenced in her instatement as professor in Architecture, Chair of Aesthetics of Mobility at the Delft University of Technology (2000), her professorship at the Universitá della Svizzera Italiania, Accademia di architettura, Switzerland (2000) and her appointment as visiting professor at Harvard (2007). Dedication to her alma mater is reflected in generous sponsorship of the UfD-Mecanoo Award for the best graduating student of the Delft University of Technology.

Francine Houben lives in Rotterdam, a modern city where the skyline is dotted with buildings designed by world renowned architects; including her award winning Montevideo Skyscraper (2005). It was in this dynamic city that she directed and curated the First International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (2003), with the theme, ‘Mobility, a room with a view’. She has realised numerous signature projects throughout the Netherlands and Europe including Philips Business Innovation Centre, FiftyTwoDegrees in Nijmegen, (2005-2006), La Llotja Theatre and Conference Centre in Lleida, Spain (2009) and the Delft University of Technology Library (1999). Currently, she is expanding her architectural vision to other continents with the design of Taiwan’s largest theatre complex, The Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts in Kaohsiung (2014), Dudley Municipal Center in Boston (USA) and Shenzhen Cultural Center (China). In 2011 the book Dutch Mountains was released, a chronicle of Francine Houben and eight special projects in five different countries.

Francine maintains an active presence in academia and culture, regularly publishing and giving lectures worldwide. She has performed in many academic and professional capacities throughout her career, including Chair of Architecture and Aesthetics of Mobility at Delft University of Technology, visiting professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design, and as director of the First International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam.

Francine has received honorary fellowships from the Royal Institute of British Architects, the American Institute of Architects and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. In 2014 Francine was named Woman Architect of the Year by the Architects’ Journal and in November 2015 Queen Máxima of The Netherlands presented Francine with the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Prize for her wide-ranging career. Francine was awarded Honorary Doctorates from the Université de Mons, Belgium (2017) and the Utrecht University (2016).

“Architecture must appeal to all the senses. Architecture is never a purely intellectual, conceptual, or visual game alone. Architecture is about combining all the individual elements into a single concept. What counts in the end is the arrangement of form and emotion.”

Francine Houben, architect/creative director Mecanoo Architecten.

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