DGNB Certification (Germany)
Introduction
The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, also known as Deutsche Bank Headquarters (German: Zwillingstürme der Deutschen Bank or Hauptverwaltung Deutsche Bank AG), are two twin towers located in the Westend-Süd&action=edit&redlink=1 "Westend-Süd (Frankfurt am Main) (not yet redacted)" district of Frankfurt, Germany. Both towers have a height of 155 m and are the headquarters of Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest bank. The twin towers are sometimes nicknamed “debit and credit” (German: Soll und Haben), the two aspects of every financial transaction.
Location
The twin towers of Deutsche Bank are located on the border of the districts of Westend-Süd&action=edit&redlink=1 "Westend-Süd (Frankfurt am Main) (not yet drafted)"), Bahnhofsviertel "Bahnhofsviertel (Frankfurt am Main)") and Innenstadt&action=edit&redlink=1 "Innenstadt (Frankfurt am Main) (not yet redacted)"), close to a series of parks (Wallanlagen) and the Opernplatz. This area constitutes the financial district of Frankfurt, called Bankenviertel.
These towers are part of a group of skyscrapers located on Mainzer Landstraße, which extends from Opernplatz to Platz der Republik in the west. The towers have direct access to the underground Taunusanlage S-Bahn station. In front of the entrance there is a 66-ton monolith, called "Continuity", carved by the Swiss sculptor Max Bill.[6].
Architecture
The towers were built between 1979 and 1984, originally to house a Hyatt Hotel Group hotel. The buildings were already under construction when Hyatt canceled its project and Deutsche Bank decided to establish its headquarters there.
The complex is made up of three parts: a four-story base and the two towers. The buildings have a reinforced concrete structure with a glass façade.
In contrast to the nearby Trianon skyscraper "Trianon (Frankfurt am Main)"), built a few years later, the pedestal of the Deutsche Bank towers adapts to the urban environment. It is lower than the neighboring buildings, but has a larger surface area. They have an irregular plan with sections towards the east, southwest and northwest. Both have identical irregular trapezoidal floor plans that are symmetrical about a 45-degree angle.