Stadttor

Stadttor (English: City gate) is a 20-storey 84 m (276 ft) skyscraper in Unterbilk neighborhood of Düsseldorf, Germany. The building was designed by Düsseldorf-based architecture firm Petzinka, Overdiek und Partner and completed in 1998. It marks the Southern entrance of Rheinufertunnel, which is also reason for its parallelogram-shaped floor plan.

Stadttor
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleModernism
LocationStadttor 1
Düsseldorf, Germany
Coordinates51°12′55″N 6°45′40″E
Completed1995–1998
OwnerGbR Düsseldorf Stadttor mbH
Height
Roof84 m (276 ft)
Technical details
Floor count20
Floor area41,000 m2 (440,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators11
Design and construction
ArchitectPetzinka Pink und Partner
EngineerArup
Stahlbau Lavis
Main contractorAugust Heine Baugesellschaft
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The building features a 15-story atrium and a double-facades, allowing natural ventilation even on higher elevation floors. The total gross floor area is some 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft) .[4] From 1999 until 2017, the Stadttor was seat of the state-chancellery of the Prime ministers of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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