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Old Posted Jan 14, 2009, 1:40 PM
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FRANKFURT | HochVier/Palais Quartier | 136 & 99 M/ 446 & 325 FT| 35 & 28 FLOORS
FRANKFURT:

Palais Quartier / FrankfurtHochVier (35st + 28st + mall + palace)

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Type: Mixed-use development

1. Tower @ Thurn & Taxis Palais – 136m/446ft, 35 floors, office
2. Hotel @ Thurn & Taxis Palais – 99m/325ft, 28 floors, hotel
3. Zeilforum – 44m/144ft, 8 floors, retail
4. Thurn & Taxis Palais Reconstruction

Size:

· Gross Floor Space above ground: 120 500 sq m (1 296 580 sq ft)
· Retail: 48 500 sq m (521 860 sq ft)
· Office: 42 000 sq m (451 920 sq ft)
· Hotel/Residential: 20 500 sq m (220 580 sq ft)
· Parking: 1 390 cars


Location: Frankfurt Zeil – Europe’s biggest pedestrian mall

Architect: KSP Engel & Zimmermann (Frankfurt), Massimiliano Fuksas (Rome), Martha Schwarz (New York)

Developer: MAB B.V. (The Hague)

Date of completion: 2009

Website: http://www.frankfurthochvier.de/


Facts:

· Replacing the main post office and one of Frankfurt’s first highrise buildings after World War II – the 75m/246ft T-Hochhaus.
· Original reconstruction of an 18th century palace (1727), designed by Robert de Cotte (Paris), the court architect for Louis XIV, the french “sun king” – which was mostly demolished after WWII
· Costs: € 960 000 000 ( over 1.4 bn US $)





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Shopping mall

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Model of the palace

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Old Posted Jan 14, 2009, 1:41 PM
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Some photos I took during the weekend:





















And a few more of the mall:
     
     
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wow, who knew that stuff was going on in Frankfurt? Undoubtedly one of Europe's best skylines currently. Thanks for the new threads r@ptor!
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Old Posted Jan 14, 2009, 4:24 PM
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I'm loving these towers. Frankfurt is awesome!

But what is up with that mall? Wormholez anyone?
     
     
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Old Posted Jan 14, 2009, 4:53 PM
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That mall base is SICK!
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Neat buildings. . .
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Very nice development. I really like the glass hole.
     
     
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Old Posted Jan 14, 2009, 6:18 PM
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Neat towers; they have some interesting shapes and details.

That glass vortex is absurd/amazing.
     
     
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seems like i really have to visit Frankfurt again this Summer. The Mall looks amazing with this Dark Hole / Wormhole thing going on Great pictures!
     
     
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Awesome towers and that base is amazing!
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