Project
Float

On the site between Franziusstraße and Holzstraße in the southern part of Düsseldorf’s Medienhafen, Pritzker Prize laureate and internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano designed the new “FLOAT” office and commercial building. The 200-meter-long building is divided into six individual structures with distinct volumes, connected by a six-story access structure (“Passerelle”) running parallel to Holzstraße on the south side. The upper floors offer office space, while the ground floor is designed for restaurant and retail use.

All cooling is provided by geothermal energy via wells. The "Passerelle" is air-conditioned exclusively using electricity generated by photovoltaic modules, which are also integrated into the building structure to provide shade. The cooling energy is thus generated entirely in a CO2-neutral manner.

The intelligent hydraulic piping system in the heated and cooled ceilings allows for extremely flexible office layouts at any time, based on the standard grid—without the need for costly modifications to the building services and thus without high investment costs.

Planning/Construction Phase:
2016–2019

Location:
Franziusstraße 6, 40221 Düsseldorf-Medienhafen

Client:
IMMOFINANZ Group

Project management:
Witte Projektmanagement GmbH

Architect:
RPBW Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Paris, in collaboration with BM+P Architekten, Düsseldorf

Gross floor area:
35,000 m² (above ground),
30,000 m² (below ground), 780 parking spaces

Scope of services:
HOAI §53, LPH 1–7,
AGR 1–5, 8

Certification:
LEED Gold