AN APPETITE FOR LUXURY
Last year, Frankfurt am Main scored one of the highest ratings
in estate agency Knight Frank’s benchmark, Prime Global Cities
Index. This report highlights the performance of luxury residential
prices across the world, with the major business hub recognised
as one of the fastest growing areas for luxury property.
Teherani is no stranger to this market, having designed many now
iconic residential apartments across the globe. Furthermore, he
approached the project with a deep understanding of Frankfurt,
especially its urban layout and culture.
the surrounding buildings, yet be individual enough to stand out
from the crowd.
The client was very clear they wanted a building with original
exterior design elements to create an eye-catching aesthetic
statement. This meant adopting an unusual and alternative
approach to Flare’s cladding, dispensing with the standard, flat
panels which typify many multi-storey buildings.
Teherani applied his signature, holistic approach to façade
design with a desire to create something both functional and
emotionally appealing.
In the city’s densely populated centre, where space is at a
premium, Teherani had to work intelligently to maximise on the
client’s (Strabag Estates) ambitious brief for an achingly cool,
ultra-modern combination of hotel, apartments and commercial
space in a single complex. After drafting a number of different concepts, the architect
eventually decided on an angular, three-dimensional design for
the façade panels. This would give the building singular points of
visual interest, but also complement the area around it.
AN ORIGINAL CHARACTER
From the outset, the design concept for Flare of Frankfurt had
to strike a fine balance between a robust, durable structure and
visual appeal. Importantly it also had to relate and respond to Crucially, the unconventional and striking structure of the
exterior would also serve a practical purpose, with exaggerated
overhangs further sheltering individual apartments from the
elements.
THE CLIENT WAS VERY CLEAR THEY
WANTED A BUILDING WITH ORIGINAL
EXTERIOR DESIGN ELEMENTS TO CREATE
AN EYE-CATCHING AESTHETIC STATEMENT.