Frankfurt Projects 5 Created 16-Mar-16 By Jonny Ph7, Sligo, Ireland Frankfurt Museum of Applied Art 2 Frankfurt, Richard Meier museum Commerzbank Tower Siedlung Goldstein MyZeil Shopping Mall 5 Frankfurt, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas cinema, commercial space, mall, restaurant, retail 3 Frankfurt, Foster & Partners commercial space, congress centre, office Olivetti Headquarters 6 Frankfurt, Egon Eiermann office 4 Frankfurt, Gehry Partners social housing http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jonnyph7/guides/frankfurt/ 1
Frankfurt Museum of Applied Art Schaumainkai 17 60594 Frankfurt http://wwwangewandtekunst-frankfurtde/ "Urban form evolves between type and incident, fabric and discontinuity, history and the moment of design This dialogue strongly influenced the design of the Museum of Applied Art in Frankfurt am Main It developed out of a notion of context that takes in not only geographic features but also historical and typological ones In this sense, and in contrast to some of the earlier buildings for more rural or less historic sites, the museum is emphatically a public and an urban institution, a rejection of the modernist isolation of the building as a free-standing object distanced from its surroundings The scheme here is meant to connect: to respond to, enlarge, and reinforce the public context and the urban fabric" (text from book 'Richard Meier: 1964/1984') Project is public! 1985 Richard Meier Marco_De_Trizio Monday: closed / Tuesday: 1000-1700 / Wednesday: 1000 2100 / Thursday - Sunday: 1000-1700 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jonnyph7/guides/frankfurt/ 2
Commerzbank Tower Kaiserstrasse 30 60311 Frankfurt The Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt, designed by Sir Norman Foster and completed in May 1997, was the tallest building in Europe until it was surpassed by the Triumph-Palace in Moscow Unlike most high-rise office buildings, it receives natural daylight and ventilation, has an atrium reaching from the ground to the top floor, and each office enjoys an unobstructed view to the outside It therefore successfully reconciles seemingly inreconcilable requirements: optimal use of space, a humane working environment, environmental soundness, technological innovation, and architectural quality The building shows what possibilites there are for the high-rise in the dense inner-city (text from website Crowstep) Project is not public! 5-1997 Foster & Partners Marco_De_Trizio http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jonnyph7/guides/frankfurt/ 3
photo: Giovanni Bellinvia photo: Giovanni Bellinvia Siedlung Goldstein Straßburger Straße 7 60529 Frankfurt Housing are located at the eastern edge of a public housing zone know as Goldstein South and includes 162 units of housing and related parking, a semi-public-park, a social centre and shops Balconies and stairwells are clad of zinc in contrast with elevations finished in yellow, white and red-terracotta plaster Project is not public! 1996 Gehry Partners archviews photo: Giovanni Bellinvia http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jonnyph7/guides/frankfurt/ 4
photo: Rodney Cudmore photo: Rodney Cudmore MyZeil Shopping Mall Zeil 106 60313 Frankfurt http://wwwmyzeilde/ The project's structure was inspired by a fluid form connecting the Zeil, an important shopping street, to the Thurn and Taxis palace (a building re-built in a historical style) People never stay on the ground floor of the structure: upon entering the building, they find a series of fluid paths easing circulation A sequence of voids lets the natural light into the interior spaces, making it pleasant to stop over The facade running along the Zeil embodies a sense of leisure time, entertainment and relaxation The other side is where the entrances to the hotel and offices are located The hotel lobby, reconstructed inside the Thurn und Taxis, is set near the art gallery and the most upmarket shops in the mall The rooms can be reached by lifts, while the conference centre and sports facilities are set on the third and fourth floors A glass-and-steel translucent skin envelops and deforms the entire building Project is public! Floor area/size 2-2009 78000 m² Client Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Palais Quartier GmbH & Co KG Atozone_Tonine photo: Rodney Cudmore Mon-Wed 1000-2000 Thu-Sat 1000-2200 Sun 1300 1900 Public transport: MyZeil is just a few minutes walk from The Hauptwache station U-Bahn services U1, U2, U3, U6 or U7, and S-Bahn (local trains) 1?9, all stop at Hauptwache Car: To get to the MyZeil shopping centre by car: from the North via the A5, A661; from the South via the A5, A67 / A3; from the West via the A66 and from the East via the A45 / A66 The parking entrance is on Grosse Eschenheimer Strasse 10-14 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jonnyph7/guides/frankfurt/ 5
photo: Joost Hovenier Olivetti Headquarters Lyonerstrasse 34 60528 Frankfurt Administrative and training center for Olivetti in Expressive shaped building, clearly visible from the Autobahn 5 Concrete core with steel skeleton and filigrain exterior structure for service, safety and sunshutters Project is not public! 1972 Egon Eiermann winhov photo: Joost Hovenier http://wwwmimoaeu/users/jonnyph7/guides/frankfurt/ 6