Office in Barckhausstraße, Frankfurt am Main, DE

Modernization of an office building with an elegant entrance

ATP Frankfurt modernized this nine-story office building in the city’s West End for DEKA Immobilien Investment GmbH. The objective of the real estate company was to attract high-quality future tenants, in line with the prominent location and the proximity of the banking district. In cooperation with ATP sustain, we obtained BREEAM In-Use Certification for the building.

A key aspect of the modernization project was the desire to give the office building a premium appearance. Thanks to a complete remodeling of the spacious entrance area, the building now attracts attention from far and wide and offers individual tenants the opportunity to present themselves to the outside world. Broad steps lead visitors to the elegant entrance and undulating white strips draw them into the double-height lobby, the centerpiece of which is a reception desk made from light translucent concrete.

A further requirement was to give the office spaces on the upper floors an open and modern ambience as well as a state-of-the-art technical infrastructure. By using this space efficiently ATP was able to create not only open-plan, combi, and individual offices but also multi-level rental units. In some areas, the depth of the building permitted the realization of a spacious central zone. This structures the office floors, integrates a range of communication zones such as meeting points or tea kitchens, and invites visitors and employees to enjoy the modern office landscape.

For ATP, the key to the long-term success of a client and their building is sustainability. In complex refurbishment projects, in particular, the creative energy of integrated design can deliver innovative results. In this case, it was possible to neither exhaustively visit the building nor carry out a detailed survey. And yet, ATP Frankfurt and ATP sustain refurbished the office building so successfully that it was able to obtain BREEAM certification. With the help of a number of special solutions and short-term adaptations to the design, especially in the area of building services, the earlier office building was remodeled in such a way that it continues to be operated and marketed economically.

Project information
Client: DEKA Immobilien GmbH
Location: Frankfurt am Main, DE
Construction start: 06/2016
Completion: 03/2017
Ground Floor Area: 8,850 m2
Ground Breaking Volume: 29,570 m3
Lead project manager: Barbara Meyer
Interior: Buero Weller Innenarchitektur

