
Ingenhoven Architects is an
architectural firm
In the United States, an architectural firm or architecture firm is a business that employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture; while in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and other countr ...
based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 1985, the office became notable for its ecologically oriented designs for high-rise buildings. Until 2003 the company was named Ingenhoven Overdiek and Partner.
Design
Ingenhoven Architects designed the
RWE Tower in Essen (1991–96), a naturally ventilated
double-skin facade
The double-skin façade is a system of building consisting of two skins, or façades, placed in such a way that air flows in the intermediate cavity. The ventilation of the cavity can be natural, fan supported or mechanical. Apart from the type o ...
high-rise building. Other low-energy office buildings by the office are the Lufthansa Headquarters in Frankfurt (2006), the
European Investment Bank in Luxembourg (2008), the Breezé Tower in Osaka (2008),
1 Bligh Street
1 Bligh Street is a skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The modern style office building is located in the Sydney central business district overlooking Circular Quay, the Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Design
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building in Sydney (2006–11) and the
Marina One complex in Singapore.
References
Further reading
*Binet, Helene: ''Ingenhoven Overdiek and Partner: Energies'', Birkhäuser, Basel, 2002
External links
Official site
Architecture firms of Germany
Companies based in Düsseldorf
21st-century German architects
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