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Completion of ZIPPER - RKM 740 Tower
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In recent years, increasing urban density has led to new kinds of hybrid high rises. Our project ZIPPER is part of the latest generation of these mixed-use concepts. The project combines various medical practices and residences on the former park grounds of Dominikus-Krankenhaus in Düsseldorf-Heerdt. The synergy effects thus achieved with comprehensive health grant the existing hospital transregional importance as the “prototype of a hospital for the future.”
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Right on the Rhine, a new campus combining housing and health facilities is being erected on the former park on the grounds of Dominikus-Krankenhaus, a hospital in Dusseldorf-Heerdt. The hybrid high-rise Zipper is the striking emblem of this transformation, visible from afar. J.MAYER.H was the winner of the international design competition for this joint residential and health unit.
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The unique panorama view over the Rhine and Dusseldorf makes the building striking. The conception of the perforated metal curtain façade allows for a gentle arrangement of open and closed areas.
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Photos: David Franck, Ostfildern
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On the east, south, and west sides of the building, the wavy shell opens generously while also offering shade and wind protection. On the north side, the façade is closed to provide sound insulation from the traffic. Like a zipper, the transitions between open and closed are gradual and allow for flexible adaptation during the process of development over the years.
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Photos: David Franck, Ostfildern
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The combination of group practices, specialists, and therapists in the lower six floors of the building offers synergies with the existing hospital to create a medical health center with an importance that goes beyond the local region. The fourteen floors above feature a vital mix of various residential forms resulting in transparent, light-flooded living spaces with generous terraces, balconies, loggias, and rooftop gardens.
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Before completion, the building has already won 2 fantastic awards:
Congratulations to Ebener GmbH for the Metal Construction Award 2021
and Lars Gruber Architekturfotografie for the Loop Design Award 2022.
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Project Data
Invited competition 2011, 1st prize
Location: Dusseldorf-Heerdt, Germany
Construction period: 2013 - 2022
Architect: J. MAYER H. und Partner
Partner in charge: Jürgen Mayer H., Andre Santer
Project leader: Dr. Paul Angelier
Team: Ana I. Alonso, Isabell Fogden, Matthias Gotter, Max Margorskyi, Anna Pidhorna, Marta Ramirez Iglesias, Christine Rosemann, Jens Seiffert, Lilly Czok, Paul Rindt
Client: RKM Tower GmbH & Co. KG
Gross Floor Area: 22.000 sqm
Collaborations:
Architect on site: Höhler + Partner, Aachen
Structural Engineers: AWD Ingenieure
Building Services: Ingenieurbüro Liebert, Berlin, LP 2-3
Winter Ingenieure, Hamburg, LP 3-8
Ingenieurbüro Buss, Ahaus, LP 5-8 (Penthouse, Community Center)
Building Physics: Santer Bauphysik
Façade Planning: Ebener GmbH
Fire Prevention Engineers: Corall Ingenieure GmbH
Electrical Engineers: ibb-Burren&Deuring Ingenieurbüro GmbH
Lighting Planners: Lichttransfer, Büro für Lichtplanung
Acoustic Planners: Peutz Consult GmbH
Landscape Architects: RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten GmbH
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For press inquiries and press kit, please contact us
Beate Quaschning / news@jmayerh.de
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