Spin Tower

The new Europaviertel quarter in Frankfurt am Main, Germany has now received its concluding urban redevelopment highlight with THE SPIN, 128 metres high. Here on the corner intersecting Güterplatz/Mainzer Landstrasse, the highrise forms a striking link between the inner city and the new main thoroughfare which, in the shortest time span, has readily developed into an extremely sought-after location on the plots of this former main freight yard that had been designated for conversion. The building’s base reaches out into the outdoor space with a sweeping gesture, offers visitors an extensive rooftop terrace above and a generous canopy for pedestrians below. Girded from three sides by streets, THE SPIN equally occupies a crucial node for local public transit: access to the underground metro was integrated into the building concept. As of 2024 the U5 line will stop directly alongside the building. THE SPIN is a hybrid highrise that unites different uses: lobbies, event and conference spaces, a wellness zone and a restaurant are all located on the staggered projecting floors in the base. Above them, 18 identically structured storeys adjoin containing hotel rooms in the 4-star category. The uppermost third of the structure is comprised of 10 floors of offices whose projecting and cantilevered storeys generate 11,800 m² of office space, including small outdoor terraces and one large rooftop terrace. With its interplay of austere and axially offset arrangements of layers, THE SPIN is a metaphor for the vertical city: a building structure whose plinth zone is characterised above all via direct dialogue with the urban space around it, and as tower rises high above the city itself to become a vibrant stimulus. Its views from below, its views from the top, its inward- and outward-swinging gradations – all of them spatial elements that correspond with their urban surroundings and simultaneously serve as a benchmark for this environment. The dynamic architecture is the easily apparent namesake for the THE SPIN, whose concept is accentuated through the uniformly vertical façade structure: transparent and black-tinted fields of glass alternate with one another and are further articulated by chrome-plated vertical profiles. What once emerged as the winning draft from a competition, THE SPIN displays itself from all sides as an unmistakable landmark that shall effectively enhance the Frankfurt Skyline.

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