OstStern Gewerbe West

On the eastern side of a new public square on Hanauer Landstraße, the office and retail building forms the urban entrance to the new quarter. This beginning is accentuated by a sculptural elevation of the building mass at this corner.

The entire structure is clad in a light-colored, suspended metal façade that contrasts with the recessed window surfaces like a woven mesh. The ground floor houses a retail unit at the corner that extends along the elongated building body into the new neighborhood. The building is accessed via two separate entrance halls opening southwest to the square. Additionally, the ground floor includes two office units and a cafeteria. Each upper floor accommodates 132 workspaces and can be flexibly divided into two to four units.The ground floor features a more generous rhythm of façade glazing, subtly defining a base zone. The upper floors’ typical 1.35 m grid is visually softened by alternating large band elements and narrow formats.