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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Trivago Headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany by slapa oberholz pszczulny | architektenMarch 16th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: slapa oberholz pszczulny | architekten The new headquarters of the global hotel search trivago is located in the Dusseldorf MedienHafen. To create an appropriate company headquarters for the international team from more than 50 countries, slapa oberholz pszczulny | sop architekten designed an urban campus that offers the highest quality to up to 2,000 employees. The site is exposed at the foot of the harbour basin A on Kesselstraße and consists of two buildings and generous open spaces. The organically shaped structures open invitingly to the water and offer a playful balance at the intersection of the numerous building lines and edges of the MedienHafen.  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer
 Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer The six-storey, drop-shaped building used by trivago covers about 30,000 m² and faces the harbour basin. The plinth area of the elongated architecture is subdivided into two parts of the building, connected by green inner courtyards. On the southern side of the building is the main entrance, which is clearly marked by a two-storey entrance hall. The flowing building form is emphasized by the strict, homogeneous design of the façade. The horizontally structured façade is defined by its sculpted, white balustrades and creates a varied spatial structure through numerous balconies, terraces, and loggias. This blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior surfaces, opening the building and creating a welcoming atmosphere that reflects the company’s transparency and openness.  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer The clear-cut architecture continues inside the building, whose office space is predominantly kept in an open structure, and thus provides the ideal setting for the multi-faceted interior design, which the interior design firm raum.atelier developed in close cooperation with trivago. The state-of-the-art, urban-style campus underscores trivago’s corporate culture and offers ample space for employees’ different focuses and innovative ways of working. Gastronomy and kitchen areas in the form of the “Culture Kitchen”, conference and training rooms, a library and a cinema are available to employees as well as fitness rooms for daily sports courses. The leafy outdoor areas with additional landscaped water also offer many comfortable living spaces outside the building. This includes the jogging track on the planted roof terrace with a unique view over the MedienHafen.  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer The first construction phase of the trivago headquarters, whose owner and developer is the Austrian commercial property group IMMOFINANZ, was completed in the summer of 2018. In the second construction phase, a 16-storey 24,000 m² office building will be built on the site, which will complete the property to the west. The façade design of the trivago headquarters with its striking parapet strips and the jutting balconies will be continued. Together, the two buildings, which are connected to each other underground via a parking garage with around 500 parking spaces, form a new architectural ensemble that shapes the MedienHafen.  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer About sop architekten For over 30 years, architects J.M. Slapa, H. Oberholz and Z. Pszczulny have been developing and realising joint projects for administrative, commercial, industrial and residential purposes, including airports and sports stadiums. Based in Düsseldorf with some 90 employees, the international architecture firm of sop architekten is committed to a clear and timeless architectural language as well as a holistic approach to their constructions, down to the last detail. This includes urban planning analyses as well as the revitalisation of existing properties, professional execution planning and construction management, sophisticated interior design or taking the lead in sustainable construction. With buildings such as the Gap 15, the Hyatt Hotel in Media Harbour, the Esprit Arena or the new Dusseldorf Airport, sop architekten have heavily influenced the face of Dusseldorf. The Orjin Maslak business centre in Istanbul and Wroclaw’s UEFA Euro 2012 football stadium are two of the firm’s successful international endeavours.  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer About raum.atelier raum.atelier was founded in 2006 by the two interior designers Marleen Goldemann-Sabbak and Verena Hasiewicz, who today lead a team of 17 (interior) architects and project managers and develop office projects for well-known companies domestically and abroad. They develop spatial concepts that make the spirit of a company spatially tangible, fit perfectly with the team and its work culture, are sensitively planned, conceptually CI-compliant, and professionally implemented. They stand for interior design that can touch, motivate and inspire people through all of their senses; for the use of sustainable materials that will provide enjoyment for a long time; and for the successful and personal cooperation of all project partners. Further information: www.raumatelier.de  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer About IMMOFINANZ IMMOFINANZ is a commercial real estate company focusing on the retail and office segments in seven core markets in Europe: Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Poland. Its core business includes the management and development of real estate. IMMOFINANZ relies heavily on its brands STOP SHOP (retail), VIVO! (retail), and myhive (office), which represent a promise of quality and service. The company owns real estate assets of around EUR 4.3 billion, spread over approximately 220 properties, and is listed on the Vienna (stock index ATX) and Warsaw stock exchanges. Further information: http://www.immofinanz.com  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer  Image Courtesy © Constantin Meyer About trivago trivago is a global hotel search engine. Our goal is to change the way travellers search for and compare hotels. At the same time, trivago helps hoteliers strengthen their market position by providing access to millions of travellers through our websites and apps. trivago offers a variety of hotel information and prices that allow travellers to personalize their hotel search and make informed decisions. With over 55 localized platforms, trivago provides access to more than 3 million hotels and vacation rentals in over 190 countries.  Image Courtesy © slapa oberholz pszczulny | architekten  Image Courtesy © slapa oberholz pszczulny | architekten
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