Project Dominium, Generali Deutschland Holding
Back to Projects list- Location
- Köln, Germany
- Year
- 2009
- Client
- Hochtief Projektentwicklung GmbH Köln
- Nutzer
- Generali Deutschland Holding AG
- BGF
- 24.600 m²
- BRI
- 74.340 m³
This office interior project posed the challenge of transforming a building designed to provide 45 individual office units into a single unified and fully-integrated working environment which conveyed the values and identity of the tenant company.
The outer skin of the building, designed by Hans Kolhoff, remains untouched, while GATERMANN + SCHOSSIG’s interventions radically transform the former, rather fragmented interior of the building into a series of fluidly-connected spaces that actively encourage communication and interaction. A variety of carefully-chosen materials combine with the architectural deployment of light, colour and transparency to ensure that the building’s interior reads as a single, dynamic entity. The resulting scheme provides a dynamic contrast with the exterior of the building and effectively communicates the tenant’s corporate identity. The interior also features a range of bespoke furniture designed by GATERMANN + SCHOSSIG.
Unconventionally, the client employed a biologist as a specialist consultant to ensure that all materials used in the building were certified non-toxic and of the lowest possible emission rates.
Owner
Hochtief Projektentwicklung GmbH, Köln
User
Dominium, Generali Deutschland Holding
Area
24.600 sqm
Volume
74.340 cbm
Press
db 06 2010