WESTHAFEN TOWER

Westhafen Tower is a skyscraper in the Gutleutviertel district of Frankfurt. The building, which has a height of 109 metres, was designed by the architects Schneider & Schumacher and was completed in 2004. The tower, whose name literally means "Western Port Tower", is one of the first buildings at the former Western Port.

From the outside, the building is shaped like a cylinder, but the storeys are square-shaped, creating 18 conservatories between the interior and exterior. Each of the 30 floors above ground has a rentable area of approximately 820 square metres. One of the architectural features is the rhomboid facade structure, with 3556 triangular panes of glass forming the outer skin.

The structure of the building's glass facade resembles the rhombic surface of a typical Frankfurtian cider glass. Therefore, the building is popularly called das Gerippte, literally meaning "the Rhombic".

A portion of the triangular segments of the glass can be automatically opened for ventilation purposes in the bottom corner. The floors are heated with under the windows recessed convectors as the cooling is done via a cooling ceiling

General information
Type	Office
Location	Westhafenplatz 1, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Coordinates	50.101111°N 8.664167°ECoordinates  50.101111°N 8.664167°E
Construction started	2001
Completed	2004
Opening	2004
Height
Roof	109.9 m (361 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	30
Floor area	23,527 m2 (253,240 sq ft)
Design and construction
Owner	Westhafen Tower GmbH & Co., OFB Projektentwicklung GmbH
Architect	schneider+schumacher