Post Tower is the headquarters of the logistic company DHL Group with the two brands: the Deutsche Post postal services and the DHL logistics service. The Post Tower is a 162.5-metre, 41-storey office building in Bonn , Germany. It was designed by German-American architect Helmut Jahn and won the 2002 Silver Emporis Skyscraper Award .
6-504: It is the sixteenth tallest skyscraper in Germany , and the tallest in Germany outside of Frankfurt am Main . The building is located at the river Rhine and in the center of the old parliament area of Bonn near the Deutsche Welle and has about 55,000 m office surface. Construction phase was May 2000 to December 2002, 80,000 m³ of concrete and 16,000 tons of structural steel were used in
12-540: A decentralized underground convector, the external air is sucked in from the space between the façades, then it is conditioned and fed back into the offices. The air also reaches internal areas of the building through doors and corridors. The office air is filtered into the Sky Gardens, warms up those areas and then is filtered back outside via façade flaps on the east and west sides of the Sky Gardens. The double skin façade enables huge energy savings. The benefits gained by
18-594: Is not common in German cities, and especially not in the city centres, where traditionally steeples are the tallest structures. Due to its economic profile as an international financial centre , only Frankfurt has developed a skyline of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in its city centre. Out of a total of 21 skyscrapers in Germany, meaning buildings at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, 20 are located in Frankfurt. The development of high-rises in Germany began in 1915, with
24-800: The Post Tower in using up to 130 liters of groundwater per second to heat and cool the concrete core. The remaining energy requirement is covered by connection to the district heating system, refrigerating equipment and heat pumps . 50°42′56″N 7°07′48″E / 50.71556°N 7.13000°E / 50.71556; 7.13000 List of tallest buildings in Germany This list ranks buildings in Germany that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall. Only habitable buildings are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers , observation towers , steeples , chimneys and other tall architectural structures. The construction of high-rise buildings
30-447: The building shell. The building dimensions are; height: 162.5 m, width: 41.0 m, length: 81.1 m (with ring walls 86.55 m), weight: 300,000 t. The building has the ground floor, 40 upper floors and 5 underground levels. The Tower has a surface area of 7,000 m². The Tower is constructed as a steel-glass-building. The base of the Post Tower has the shape of two staggered semi-ellipses of two shifted circle segments. Most office walls, doors and
36-409: The floors of skygardens and elevators are therefore made of 93,000 m² glass used. A double skin glass façade with about 1.2 m cavity between the external skin and the primary façade, provides natural ventilation regulated by venetian blinds . The north-facing windows at the front are smooth, the glass windows on the south-facing façade are gently sloping to allow a better flow of air (see picture). Via
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