The Dreischeibenhaus (also known as the Dreischeibenhochhaus) is a 95-metre office building in August-Thyssen-Straße in the
Hofgarten district of the
Düsseldorf
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city centre. It was also known as the Thyssenhaus or Thyssen-Hochhaus owing to its former use as the headquarters of the
Thyssen and
ThyssenKrupp
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groups. It is among the most significant examples of post-war modernist
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style and a symbol of the so-called
Wirtschaftswunder
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Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
The is a theatre building and company in Düsseldorf. The present building with two major auditoria was designed by the architect and built between 1965 and 1969. It opened in 1970.
History
The theatre dates back to 1747 when during the ...
on Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz. Dreischeibenhaus, The "Three Plates Building" (a rough translation of its name in German), was one of the first skyscrapers to be completed in Germany after WW2.
In the early 1990s the building was completely refurbished including a new curtain wall matching the appearance of the original, but with improved thermal performance and moisture control.
After another complete renovation under the direction of Düsseldorf HPP Architects in 2013, the skyscraper now offers 35,000 m
2 of gross floor area.
Notes
References
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Werner Durth Werner may refer to:
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* Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
: ''Düsseldorf: Demonstration der Modernität''. In: Klaus von Beyme et al., ed. ''Neue Städte aus Ruinen. Deutscher Städtebau der Nachkriegszeit''. Munich: Prestel, 1992, , pp. 239–40.
"Dreischeibenhaus für 72 Millionen Euro verkauft"''
Rheinische Post
''Rheinische Post'' is a major German regional daily newspaper published since 1946 by the ''Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH'' company, and headquartered in Düsseldorf. The Post is especially dominant in the western part of North Rhine- ...
'', 2 June 2011.
"Das Dreischeibenhaus wird umgebaut"''Rheinische Post'', 4 June 2011.
"Dreischeibenhaus an Schwarz-Schütte"''Rheinische Post'', 15 June 2011.
* Werner Durth: ''Deutsche Architekten. Biographische Verflechtungen 1900–1970''. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1992, , pp. 456–57.
* Adolf Max Vogt, Ulrike Jehle-Schulte Strathaus, Bruno Reichlin: ''Architektur 1940–1980''. Frankfurt: Propyläen, 1980, , Plate 103, p. 127 and text pp. 38, 215.
* Werner Müller, Gunther Vogel: ''DTV-Atlas zur Baukunst'', Vol. 2 (''Baugeschichte von der Romantik bis zur Gegenwart''), 2nd ed. Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1981, , pp. 546–47.
* Rolf Purpar: ''Kunststadt Düsseldorf. Objekte und Denkmäler im Stadtbild.'' 2nd ed. Düsseldorf: Grupello Verlag, 2009, , p. 84.
Further reading
* Heike Werner: ''Architektur und Geschichte in Deutschland.'' München 2006, .
* Roland Kanz: ''Architekturführer Düsseldorf.'' Berlin 2001, .
* Falk Jaeger: ''Bauen in Deutschland.'' Stuttgart 1985, .
* Paul Ernst Wentz: ''Architekturführer Düsseldorf.'' Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf 1975, Objektnr. 13, .
External links
skyscraperpage.com description of Dreischeibenhaus
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Skyscrapers in Düsseldorf
International Style (architecture)
Skyscraper office buildings in Germany
Office buildings completed in 1960