KfW Westarkade

KfW Westarkade
The Westarkade in 2010
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office building
Location	Zeppelinallee 6, Frankfurt, Germany
Coordinates	50°07′15.22″N 8°39′15.99″E
Construction started	2007
Completed	2010
Owner	KfW Bankengruppe
Height
Tip	60.1 m (197 ft)
Roof	56 m (184 ft)
Top floor	47.7 m (156 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	14
Floor area	39,000 m2 (420,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	8
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sauerbruch Hutton & Architekten Theiss Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Structural engineer	Werner Sobek Group GmbH
Main contractor	Züblin
Other information
Public transit access	Bockenheimer Warte 16 Bockenheimer Warte 32, 36, 50, N1 Bockenheimer Warte
References
CTBUH ArchDaily

KfW Westarkade is a 60.1-meter (197 ft) office building located in Frankfurt, Germany. The 14-storey building completed in 2010, is located in the Westend district in Frankfurt and serves as the headquarters for KfW, the German state-owned development bank. The KfW Westarkade is an example of sustainable architecture, which was led by three key factors, natural ventilation, activated slabs and geothermal energy, and the building is one of the first office towers in the world predicted to run on less than 90KWh/m² of primary energy per year. The KfW Westarkade was named the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2011 Best Tall Building Overall.

Background

The KfW Westarkade began construction in 2007 following the demolition of the library which had previously sat at the space. The Westarkade contains conference facilities and office space for 700 people, and served to expand the KfW campus in the area, which includes buildings constructed from the 1970s through to 1990s.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
• List of tallest buildings in Germany
• List of tallest buildings in Europe

External links

• "KfW Westarkade". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
• "KfW-Westarkade". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020.