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CLOSING THE GAP: OFFICE BUILDING IN RED
A vacant lot in the heart of Düsseldorf has been filled with a bright red building. In 2018, the developer from Hamburg organized a competition for the development of the plot, which stretches deep into the interior of the city block. The future office building needed to be sustainable and offer highquality interiors. JSWD submitted a concept for an x-shaped building with a bright red facade and was chosen to carry out the project.
Today, the new office building is confidently situated within the existing structures around the perimeter of the block. Six stories, with a setback, the height of the street frontage remains in line with its neighbors on either side. The building sits flush with the buildings at its flanks before curving in at the center with an unexpected flourish. This flowing movement creates a protected forecourt within the building line, highlights
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