grüntuch ernst architekten’s layered scheme wins porsche residential tower competition

grüntuch ernst architekten’s layered scheme wins porsche residential tower competition
(above) first place: grüntuch ernst architekten
all images courtesy of porsche design

the winner of the coveted task of designing the porsche residential tower in frankfurt has been announced. german practice grüntuch ernst architekten‘s layered tower design will ‘offer its resi­dents excellent interior layouts and an excep­tional spatial ambiance with views of frank­furt’s skyline and the taunus mountains’. awarded with the €100,000 prize, the interior will be comprised with porsche suites, fully furnished and exclusively designed boutique apart­ments, pent­house apart­ments and two-story town houses. meanwhile, a unique multi-level car park with electric charging stations and car-sharing oppor­tunities will also be available. chosen over designs by 3XN, stefano boeri and NMDA, the tower is due to be completed by 2018 it will be ‘europe’s first branded building’.

grüntuch ernst architekten comments: ‘seemingly with a single sweep, a high slender resi­dential tower that tapers towards the top to accom­modate the required spacing evolves from the low build­ing segment, which in turn creates a transition to the neigh­boring build­ings via the connecting plinth.’

second place: blauraum architeckten

with many entries for the competition, second place went to blauraum architekten‘s scheme where it would be divided into three areas with different uses. the exterior façade of the north, east and south sides are closed whereas the façade to the west is domi­nated by large-scale glazing.

third place: meixner schlüter wendt architekten

meixner schlüter wendt architekten‘s dynamic design was third place. clad in white glass, the resi­dential tower with irregularly placed, differently sized windows that are offset from each other, is supported by two interior centrally positioned access cores. ‘the distinguishing feature is the interplay of statics and dynamism, of solid standing and hovering. there is a balanced inter­action of themes such as stability and instability, heaviness and lightness.’

fourth place: behnisch architekten

the fourth and final place of the prizewinners went to another german practice behnisch architekten. their sculpted tower would’ve consisted of many balconies, loggias, terraces and winter gardens, some of which extend over two floors, with different protrusions and inden­tations provide texture to the façade. simultaneously, the greened façade extending upwards as an exten­sion of the park. 

neutelings riedijk architects

many notable firms participated and entered their unique scheme into the competition which followed the brief of a tower with an unusual, unmis­takable appear­ance, with high quality vertical elements and excep­tional internal planning.

read designboom’s previous article of the competition here:

competition entry by neil m. denari architects

competition entry by 3XN building

competition entry by italian practice stefano boeri architetti

competition entry by delugan meissl associated architects

competition entry by titus bernhard architekten

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