Neuer Zollhof or Der Neue Zollhof (''The New Zollhof'', named after a former customs facility), located at Neuer Zollhof 2-6, Unterbilk, is a prominent landmark of

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, part of the redeveloped port of

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. The building complex consisting of three separate buildings, was designed by American architect

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and completed in 1998. Floorplans and facades of all three buildings curve and lean, reason for them being likened to

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. The tallest building is 14 storeys high and just under 50 m tall. Each building has a different facade cladding - the outer two in white

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and red

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respectively; the central building's

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facade reflects material and shapes of its two neighbour buildings. The buildings have a total gross floor area of 29,000 square metres. A previous architectural design competition for the site was won by Iraqi-British architect

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during the early 1990s, however never commissioned. The buildings are also popular with tourists who visit the region.

References

* Roland Kranz, Jürgen Wiener: ''Architekturführer Düsseldorf'', Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin, 2001

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City of Düsseldorf on Neuer Zollhof
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