Eclipse

Landmark of Dusseldorf‘s North Together with the L‘Oréal building on the opposite side of the Kennedydamm, the 16-storey office tower Eclipse will form the northern gateway to Dusseldorf’s city centre. The triangular shape of the building is inspired by the street outline and neighbouring hotel. It also gives users of the building a 360-degree city vista. A vertical Ecosystem The vertical work campus provides areas for communication and connection, which, in conjunction with landscaped atria, create inspiring environments with a variety of interior and exterior spatial elements. The spiral of green atria forms the central communicative space of the high-rise campus building, designed to inspire encounter and interaction. The atria are fundamental meeting places, represent the central connections between the different storeys and serve as spaces for regeneration, where employees can spend breaks, but also come together for informal meetings or enjoy a coffee together. Sustainable & Smart The Eclipse office building is being planned as a smart building. This enables sensor control of lights and temperature at the workplaces, dynamic information on workplace usage, presence-controlled air-conditioning and even an intelligent parking system. The building will also be a certified ‘Green Building’ in line with the DGNB Platinum standard. A two-storey underground car park will provide charging stations for electric vehicles, ample bike stands as well as charging points for e-bikes. Connected & Collaborative The floor plans of the vertical office campus ensure good daylight on every side and high flexibility: individual offices, open-plan or cubicle designs or a mixture of the two, anything is possible. Whilst these areas enable concentrated, undisturbed and if necessary confidential working, the characteristic atria enhance office efficiency by the added value of social spaces. Smart technologies ensure that the building can be adapted to user requirements and optimise functional and working processes and energy consumption. Scaled Facade The distinctive glass façade is framed with scale-like copper-coloured elements. Smooth and transparent sections of the façade trace the helix shape of the atria within. Inviting Oasis Between the office tower and the existing hotel, an inviting two-storey podium forms a transparent link and, together with the main entrance, creates a flowing transition to the exterior space. A landscaped roof garden provides an additional peaceful oasis from street noise. To highlight the main entrance and accentuate the volumes of podium and tower, the eloquent apex of the tower is cantilevered approx. 11 metres over the adjacent vehicle entrance. The seemingly suspended tower structure is supported by a striking three-dimensional v-shaped pillar. Under construction The Eclipse office building is already under construction and due for completion at the end of 2022.