Case studies

Iberdrola Tower, Bilbao, Spain, 2011

iberdrola-tower-at-night-640x640x80Iberdrola tower is situated in Bilbao, the biggest city of the Basque country, in the North of Spain. The concrete, steel and glass giant is 165 m (541 ft) high, consists of 41 floors and comprises a total of 50 000 square meters. Construction started....

Holzhafen Hamburg West, Hamburg, Germany, 2011

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Located between the traditional Hamburg fish market and the ferry terminals, “Holzhafen Hamburg” is one of the top addresses on the river Elbe. This is the location of the office building “Holzhafen West”, whose style is inspired by typical Hamburg storage buildings.

Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011

rigshos-bygning.jpg With more than 1.100 beds, Rigshospitalet is the largest hospital in Denmark and has responsibility for 65.000 yearly inpatients and approximately 420.000 ambulant visits annually.It is by far the most specialized hospital in Denmark with more than 8.000 employees.

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands, 2011

museum One of the most attractive museums in the Netherlands is the Kröller-Müller Museum near Otterlo. Situated in the center of the De Hoge Veluwe National Park, it exhibits the world’s second largest collection of Van Gogh paintings.

Rheinhallen (RTL Studios), Cologne, Germany, 2011

koeln3.jpgIt’s a building of superlatives: the biggest building site in Germany while under construction, one of the largest office complexes all over Europe and the biggest one in Germany, measured by its gross floor area of 160,000 square meters. And Europe’s biggest private TV station has moved in, the RTL media group....