HeidelbergCement Headquarters, Heidelberg, Germany

The undulating façade, which many viewers later associated with the waves of the nearby river Neckar, developed from an originally rather floral form. The people of Heidelberg gave the building the positively intended nickname "cruise ship".

The project provided us with the occasion and the opportunity to show the design potential of concrete as a material, also in the interior, in interaction with other materials such as wood. At the same time, we developed a new form of working environment that does not simply arrange office workstations, but creates a freely designable living space.

Not only was the project planned using BIM methodology, but the digital model also supported DGNB certification for the first time and already contains the relevant data for ESG classification.

It is also an example of the new view of the building task "office", as it is primarily designed to promote informal communication and offers an abundance of freely activatable special spaces that users can freely appropriate and play with. The energy design and sustainability strategy are also forward-looking and were rewarded with a DGNB Platinum certificate.