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Project update “The Cradle”, Düsseldorf:

In December 2020, the hybrid timber construction of the “The Cradle” office building won a special award as the best BIM project in the Heinze Architektur Award 2020. The special feature of the project is the establishment of a link between the BIM model and the digital material passport. So already now, the foundation is laid for the creation of a digital material database for the building.

The new build is being developed following the Cradle-to-Cradle© principle and will for the most part be constructed with recyclable, non-toxic building elements and minimize the CO2 emissions compared with conventional construction methods.

The building construction work started on schedule in December 2020. Completion is expected for the second half of 2022.

Picture credit: INTERBODEN Gruppe/HPP Architekten/bloomimages

Project update Koelnmesse 3.0 – exhibition, conference and event location Confex©

Demolition of the old trade fair hall 1 is underway @Koelnmesse.

As part of this, it was also necessary to perform demolition work above the DB-Netz railway tracks (ICE line), which required a line obstruction.

As a consequence, it was only possible to perform the work between midnight and 5 a.m. on a few days that had to be agreed with Deutsche Bahn well in advance.

Picture credit: Koelnmesse Ludolf Dahmen

In close proximity to the Duisburg main railway station, in an area known as Quartier 1, Aurelis Real Estate is realizing a five-storey office building (approx. 11,400 m²) that will be used by the financial service provider Consors Finanz.

The project comprises a V-shaped building that will be constructed behind the south wing of the station. It will have a transparent entrance structure connecting the two legs and a single-level underground car park.

Earthmoving work already started in October 2020 and shell construction work is underway. The interior fit-out is planned for August 2021.

Upon completion of the project in the autumn of 2022, Aurelis will apply for certification of the property with a Gold Certificate from the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).

Picture credit: HHVISION, Cologne

Mercator One was honored with an award by the jury of the architecture prize “BDA 2020 Rechter Niederrhein” on October 14, 2020.

The approx. 100 meter long, 17 meter wide and 26 meters high building with high-quality office and commercial space is centrally located between Mercatorstraße and Duisburg central station.

The first tenants have already moved into the new office space. The handover of the outdoor facilities has taken place.

Client: DEVARIO represented by SK62 Grundstücks- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Picture credit: IQ Real Estate GmbH