The Tour Total marks the first new construction within a 40 acre new master-plan in the Heidestrasse north of Berlin‘s new main train station. The project is being developed by CA Immo as the German headquarters of the French energy company, Total. This 18,000 square meter 18 story solitary tower is marked by a gently inflected, folded volume clad by a pre-cast concrete facade consisting of unique facetted elements that give the facade a dynamic and visually articulated appearance, while contributing to a well insulated and sun- screened glass façade. The project is on track to achieve the equivalent of LEED Gold certification within the German (DGNB) sustainability rating system. A two-story arcade wrapping the building at the ground floor marks the entrance. Pedestrian passages, lobby, and café provide a transition to the surrounding public streets and park.
Architects — Barkow Leibinger, Berlin, Frank Barkow, Regine Leibinger
Team Feasibility Study — Martina Bauer, Michael Bölling, Hans-Georg Bauer, Patrick Delahoy, Hiroki Nakamura, Nora Peyer, Katrin Voermanek, Gabriel Warshawsky
Team Design and Construction — Klaus Reintjes (Project Architect), Hans-Georg Bauer, Andreas Lang, Christina Möller, Ruwen Rimpau, Tobias Wenz
Model: Jens Weßel, Derek Bangle, Werk 5, Berlin
Program:
Lobby, Offices, Conference and Seminar Rooms, Underground Parking Garage
Location:
Berlin, Germany
Size:
28.000 sqm total gross/18.000 sqm above ground
Construction:
06|2010 - 09|2012
Client | Investor:
CA Immo Deutschland GmbH
District Development Europacity | Project Management and Investor:
CA Immo Deutschland GmbH
Construction Management:
omniCon Gesellschaft für innovatives Bauen mbH, Bereich Berlin
Structural Engineer:
GuD Planungsgesellschaft Ingenieurbau mbH, Berlin
Mechanical Engineer:
Fürstenau & Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Berlin
Energy Design:
energydesign braunschweig GmbH, Braunschweig
Façade Consultant:
Priedemann Fassadenberatung GmbH, Großbeeren/Berlin
Sustainability Consultants:
Drees & Sommer, Berlin
Fire Protection Consultants:
hhp Berlin Ingenieure für Brandschutz, Berlin
Acoustical Engineer:
BBM Müller-BBM, Berlin
Concrete Unit Fabricators:
Dreßler Bau GmbH, Stockstadt
Photos:
© Johannes Foerster
© Robert Mehl
© Philipp Meuser
© Christian Richters
© Corinne Rose