The design envisages an ensemble consisting of a high-rise building and an L-shaped low-rise building. This structure is planned in the typology of an “urban shelf” with a densely greened top floor and airy pergola construction. As an open, urban and future-oriented building, the flexible building structure is intended to enable a permanent variety of uses and adaptability.

The high-rise building is designed as a non-directional, horizontally structured cube and consists of a delicate reinforced concrete rib construction with a transparent façade. The defining design characteristic is the coffered, ornamental ceiling soffit. The terracing on the lower floors is continued by projecting plant balconies on the upper floors.

The openness that both buildings signalize on the outside is also continued on the inside, where they combine many uses under one roof. Office use, co-working spaces, spa and fitness areas, dance studio, rooftop bar and roof terrace with pool, to name but a few. Many of the special floors have a direct connection to the open space thanks to adjoining terraces.

Wind-protected open spaces are being created between the two buildings, which form attractive links in the ensemble and will gradually fill with life thanks to their generous dimensions and dense greenery. The design for this green urban building block addresses the essential question of how we can create high-quality space without consuming too many resources, and also shows that a balanced synthesis of greenery and architecture can create new, “softer” urban environments.