Hansapark, located in the Heerdt district of Düsseldorf, is undergoing a significant transformation. Until 1978, this site was home to the Oberkassel cast steel works, which produced ship propellers. After years of dormancy, it is now being redeveloped into a business park. In 2021, Deutsche Rück spearheaded this new chapter of use, engaging us to revise an existing plan, including facades and interiors, following our successful design competition win. Initially, the plan was for a single building, but our competition entry introduced the concept of the Twin Cubes. Deutsche Rück and VöV Rück will occupy one of these twin buildings, with some spaces leased out, while ÖRAG Rechtsschutzversicherung acquired the other. The design features an ensemble of one five-storey and one six-storey office building, slightly offset from the orthogonal, which is better integrated into the urban space thanks to the finer grain.

“When it became clear that our client would only be using 40% of the space on the 10,000 m² plot itself, we came up with the idea of making two buildings out of one – the TWIN CUBES.”